[Netz]

Judaism, as the root for all 3 Monotheistic faiths forbids Jews to eat certain kinds of living creatures (like snails) and not to mix milk and meat at the same meal.

Islam built on that and added their own spins, like Halal food.

The Bible (”Tanach”) states that G-d forbids these foods as they are considered “unfit”, “unclean” or, in other words, not “Kosher” which means “fit” (to consume). It's all about G-d commandments.

Islam calls their dietary laws “Halal”.

Whatever the Jews did, the Muslims pushed it to the extreme.
For example, Jews are commanded to pray 3 times a day, the Muslims upped the ante to 5 times a day. Jews fast for one day on Yom Kippur. The Muslims fast for a friggin’ month during Ramadan. It's like taking extreme behavior and making it more severe.

Food is considered a way of the human restraining his/her animal instincts to devour what is on the plate immediately. Religions pull the reigns in and say whoaa, say a little prayer thanking G-d before you pop that bit of food into your gullet...

[Stingray]

“Whatever the Jews did, the Muslims pushed it to the extreme.”

Except that Muslims (and Orthodox Jews) don’t follow the one Jewish example that makes all these other issues moot. Ironic, isn’t?

The Law of Moses was taken to extremes by those who “interpreted” it for the people: the Chief Priests, Scribes, Lawyers, and Pharisees, who were more about power and control than religion or truth. Jesus Christ, in part, came to show people the true intent of the Law. The fact that there are still people to this day who choose the example of the Pharisee over that of Christ simply illustrates the level of control some people want over others.

[informavoracious]

But at the time, weren’t there good reasons for some dietary restrictions? I.e., pork products carrying trichinosis?

[gunsequalfreedom]

By my way of thinking somebody misinterpreted advice as a dictate. I’m certainly no religious scholar but I find it quite funny that people get so worked up over what they eat for reasons other than what they don’t think tastes good or does not agree with them.

I’m happy to let anyone impose upon themselves whatever restrictions on diet they like, but getting back to the subject of this thread who told these people anything at McDonalds was good for them.

Further, if it is so important to them, why did they let down their god by only taking McDonald’s word over an issue they considered so important?

[D Rider]

Judaism, as the root for all 3 Monotheistic faiths...

Misconception. Allah is not the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. Allah is the Arabian moon god.

[Rome2000]

Maybe they could get really extreme and all commit suicide