Posted on 12/01/2018 2:38:24 PM PST by Simon Green
Germany's Interior Ministry has said it regrets serving pork sausage at a conference on Islam in Berlin earlier this week.
The ministry said the food selection had been designed for the "diverse religious attendance" at the German Islam Conference in Berlin.
But it apologised "if individuals felt offended in their religious feelings".
The event was led by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, who in March said Islam "does not belong in Germany".
Most of the attendees at the Islam conference were Muslims, local media reported. Under Islamic law, Muslims are forbidden to eat pork.
The type of sausage on offer was blutwurst - or "blood sausage" - which is made of ingredients including pig's blood, pork and bacon.
German journalist Tuncay Özdamar wrote on Twitter: "What signal does Seehofer's interior ministry want to send? A little respect for Muslims, who don't eat pork, is needed."
At the start of the conference, Mr Seehofer reportedly said that he wanted to see a "German Islam".
But Özdamar added that Mr Seehofer's "elephant in a china shop" behaviour "would never gain the support of a majority of Muslims in Germany".
In its response the Interior Ministry added that it had served 13 dishes, including halal, vegetarian, meat and fish dishes and said that all food in the buffet had been clearly marked.
Some German media reported that pork in the form of ham had been served at the first German Islam Conference in 2006.
In his March comments, which were seen as an attempt to win back voters from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Mr Seehofer said Islam did not belong to Germany because "Germany is shaped by Christianity".
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“In its response the Interior Ministry added that it had served 13 dishes, including halal, vegetarian, meat and fish dishes and said that all food in the buffet had been clearly marked.”
End of issue.
In fact, never an issue.
Manufactured insult and outrage, typical.
For once, the Kraut government did the right thing, in spite of their best efforts! Schadenfreude’s a bit$%!
It's been done...
Mmm...Pork.
Mooslims are offended by anything that isn’t Mooslim. Their concept of diversity is that everybody else converts or dies.
The mooselimbs are in Germany, legal or illegal, they chose to be there. About time they showed respect to Germany’s culture and history. If something is on the menu, and you don’t want to eat it, then don’t, but keep your mouth shut and accept that the culture there enjoys those menu options.
If I ate at someone’s house during lent on a Friday and they served 14 different meats and one fish, I would .
A. Eat the fish before midnight.
B. Take a doggy bag home for after midnight :)
C. Not give a @#$$ if they all stuffed their faces with 14 different meats.
Mooselums enraged! Film at eleven.
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Do it again!
Islam is not fit for human consumption!
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Truly!
Early fruition of Merkel’s plan for Deutschland.
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Good example!
‘Lent’ is a form of Islam.
Multiculturalism is only inclusive when Western culture and Christanity are excluded ...
Tell more.
I do not want to be following a muslim tradition.
That makes me hungry. And no silly prehistoric pseudo-religious doctrine to force me away from the table.
At the start of the conference, Mr Seehofer reportedly said that he wanted to see a “German Islam”.
Guess he’s never read “Mein Kampf” ...
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Lent is one of the pagan traditions that our Father declared his hatred for. It is all about Tammuz!
Christmas trees are another.
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