Calif. Muslims see religious liberty burden in butchering rule

cna ^ | July 10, 2014 | Kevin J. Jones

[AnAmericanAbroad]

In Europe it does, which has caused an something of an alliance to form between Jews and Muslims; after all, you ban one, you ban the other. And you’re correct, it has to be from a conscious animal slaughtered by cutting the throat in both kosher and halal.

[SevenofNine]

You know what I think my state worry about health dept codes that bottom line
If you want open restaurant and grocery store you got pass a lot of health codes

[beethovenfan]

I always make sure my pork chops are halal.

[beelzepug]

“Actually I agree with the Muslims on this.”

Nuts!

[ravenwolf]

then this requirement would be an unconstitutional burden on the Free Exercise of Religion.

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I agree, it was not the Muslins who defined the word religion and it certainly was not them who defined Christianity as a religion, if Christians want to insist they are religious then that makes them just like any other religion.

[elcid1970]

I suppose a halal butcher quickly gets used to looking a conscious animal in the eye & then slashing its throat. Good way to practice for the jihad slaughtering of helpless “infidels” when you think about it.

Wonder how many halal butchers later go on to offer their fleshcutting skills to Al Qaeda, ISIS, & the Taliban?

[RichInOC]

I’m okay, just as long as the fellas understand: Livestock, yes. Infidels, no.

[dalereed]

Simple solution, butcher all California muslims for dog food!

[DoodleDawg]

Stunning an animal would undermine the halal requirements that many Muslims follow, she noted.

I think it would also violate kosher guidelines as well.

[onedoug]

One reason I don’t eat beef, pork or any meat other than pultry and fish.

I try to keep kosher at about a 75 to 80% observance level. And I ain’t even Jewish.

[xzins]

I also agree. The government has virtually no burden over this. It does say, “Proposed California food safety rules...”

California’s been operating differently for centuries, and suddenly this is a “burden” that must trump someone’s religious beliefs?

And what about hunters? I suppose they have to get signed “notice to appear at slaughterhouse” from the deer?

For you hunters out there, this is creeping PETA, who want you to stop hunting Bambi, Daffy, Bugs, Yogi, etc.