Posted on 05/21/2008 1:15:25 PM PDT by knighthawk
AMSTERDAM, 22/05/08 - A commotion has arisen within the conservative (VVD) party about the decision of a local branch to organise a halal gathering.
Meetings of the VVD are known for the wine and cigars afterwards. But the VVD in the Amsterdam district Zeeburg is organising a meeting next month at which no alcohol may be served and only dishes will be available that are prepared according to Islamic rules (halal), newspaper De Telegraaf reported yesterday.
Chairman Dirk Hanke of the VVD Zeeburg said that the report was not correct. The food is indeed halal, but it will be possible to have a drink with it. "The menu, for which 70 euros per person will be charged, is half Turkish/Moroccan, half Dutch. The dishes that will be served are halal and the food will be prepared without alcohol."
It is not just any meeting: Henk Kamp is the main guest. The MP is seen by many party members as a future VVD leader and is well-known for his criticism of Islam. He had not yet given a reaction yesterday.
"It seems that liberalism has left the VVD along with Geert Wilders and Rita Verdonk and has been given up in favour of strict Islamic doctrine," an anonymous VVD member complained in De Telegraaf, usually a VVD-friendly newspaper. Wilders and Verdonk are ex-VVD MPs, who have both started successful rightwing parties.
Ping
Dude...Europe is GONE!
Demographics are history.
If the Europeans are really, really, nice to their new Islamic masters, maybe, and I mean MAYBE...they will leave them alone after the appropriate tax.
So it’s Ok to chop heads off living Jews but forbidden to eat pork!
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