I dont understand the legal argument about this. It seems very clear that the muslim employers broke discrimination law - that is what outraged me when I first read about it.
Now I see that there is another context, a religious and personal one. I fear muslims who would change our laws bit by bit until we all live under their precious beliefs, if this happens, if muslims are allowed to get away with this nit-picking, we are all doomed.
I looked up what scripture I could remember about eating certain foods around those who believe they are forbidden.
Romans 14 and 15 address this fairly well, but these two scripture jumped out at me:
Romans 14:20 Don't undo the work of God for a chunk of meat. Remember, there is nothing wrong with the meat, but it is wrong to eat it if it makes another stumble.
Romans 15:15 Even if we believe that it makes no difference to the Lord whether we do these things, still we cannot just go ahead and do them to please ourselves; for we must bear the "burden" of being considerate of the doubts and fears of others-of those who feel these things are wrong.
I'm not sure if we can make a muslim "stumble" or not, since I do not think they worship the Christian God. But if it furthers their hatred, or causes them to make fun of our God, then it is a wrong thing to "bait" Muslims with behavior that is abhorrent to them.
Now I am incredibly confused.
Now I am incredibly confused.
It depends on if you consider a muslim your "brother in faith"? Paul said we aren't supposed to make our brother stumble.
If a person truly loves Muslim people and they want them to come to Yeshua, eating a BBQ sandwich in front of them is not the most sensitive way to do it.
If you decided not to eat pork in front of a Muslim, remember you are doing it for Yeshua's sake, not theirs.