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Burger joint slammed for mocking vegan customer and comparing her beliefs to Nazism
news.com.au ^ | 10th November 2014

Posted on 11/09/2014 8:58:08 PM PST by naturalman1975

A BURGER restaurant has caused uproar by mocking a vegan customer on Facebook and comparing her beliefs to Nazism.

Mark Clews, co-owner of Tuk Tuk in the NSW Hunter Valley, said he had warned the woman her food could contain traces of meat, and she had eaten it anyway.

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Others called the post “disgraceful” and as angry messages poured in, one user wrote on the page: “Do not mess with the Vegans ... EVER!!!”

Mr Clews responded: “But they are so easy to mess with. They lack physical strength because of zero red meat in their diet! They are single-minded and Nazi-like in there conviction ... The worst thing, from a chef’s point of view is they cannot cook a vegetable to save their life.”

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Mr Clews told news.com.au he had been bombarded with abuse throughout the night since the incident yesterday.

He said he had received death threats and abusive phone calls to his mobile phone number, which was published on the campaigners’ Facebook page.

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He said the restaurant offered vegetarian and pescetarian options, as well as a bunless burger for gluten-intolerant customers.

But he said that when the customer had questioned the menu, he had told her the falafel burger could have meat traces from the hot plate, which is simply scraped down between burgers.

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He said she and her friend were “aggressive” in their behaviour, and he felt they “wanted to make trouble”.

“One in 200,000 people who dine here might be vegan. We’re a very small restaurant and we don’t have the facilities to clean off the hot plate with caustic soda and add oil again every time.

“This is our restaurant. It’s basically a temple of meat. We cater for who we cater for. Why should we be dictated to?”

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To: naturalman1975

Vegetarians are evil. They slaughter plants by the trillions. Vegetarians have a lot in common with locusts.


101 posted on 11/10/2014 8:15:51 AM PST by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. We have no 'news media', only a Soviet Pravda.)
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To: zeugma

I am a militant carnivore. Anyone who eats a single vegetable must die.


102 posted on 11/10/2014 8:16:51 AM PST by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. We have no 'news media', only a Soviet Pravda.)
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To: atc23
Animals are sentient and helpless creatures of God and they have souls.

No. No. yes. Maybe.

They are not sentient and they are NOT helpless.

I put you in with a Cape Buffalo and you would quickly learn the gentle grass eater is a vicious killer.

They are creatures of God yes and most of them eat meat in some form.

Whether they have souls... It is not so written so I will not say that they do or don't.

It is a matter of pure belief and therefore not subject to any sort of logical argument.

103 posted on 11/10/2014 8:21:27 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Olog-hai
Why would burger joints have vegan customers in the first place?

Two main reasons:

(1) A group comes in, and one or two of the people happen to be vegetarians who are going along with most of the group wanting burgers, or

(2) Militant vegans seeking out the place and wanting to create trouble. Much like gay activists seeking out a Christian baker to order a gay wedding cake.

104 posted on 11/10/2014 8:27:17 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Groupthink and militancy. Got it.


105 posted on 11/10/2014 8:28:14 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: doorgunner69

Sure, tell a bull that it is weak....


106 posted on 11/10/2014 8:29:43 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

The classic Genesis creation accounts speak of certain varieties of animals with the same word used for the souls of people.

But we should hasten to add, this does not forbid the sacrifice of animals. That is expressly permitted, and by purpose.

Calling Jesus Christ the Lamb of God wouldn’t make any sense if we did not know of the sacrifice of lambs.

The bible does not delve into the details of animal souls or animal eschatology, as it does not delve into the details of other things that could prove very intriguing. God just urges people to acknowledge Him as Savior. The explanation of the grotty details can be dealt with later. Animal souls, which cannot sin but are still affected by the presence of sin in the universe, may be resurrected and bestowed with new bodies too, for all we know.


107 posted on 11/10/2014 8:36:06 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: a fool in paradise

If they do not want to be compared to NAZI’s they should stop acting like NAZI’s


108 posted on 11/10/2014 9:42:05 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: TigersEye

this is ridiculous

Now they want to dictate what a business must sell


109 posted on 11/10/2014 9:47:16 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: doorgunner69

I have a gluten allergy too- and yes it can develop late in life.

But I just don’t eat gluten. I don’t care if anyone else does. If I hear someone complain of the same symptoms I had, I will suggest it to them- but its up to them if they want to try it or not.

The ones that have, have thanked me for it- that’s why I do it.


110 posted on 11/10/2014 9:51:24 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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To: Graybeard58

ALRIGHT!! Now that’s my kind of food.

Bacon makes everything better.


111 posted on 11/10/2014 11:01:13 AM PST by chesley (Obama -- Muslim or dhimmi? And does it matter?)
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To: atc23

Don’t mean to offend, but there is NO substitute for butter.


112 posted on 11/10/2014 11:03:57 AM PST by chesley (Obama -- Muslim or dhimmi? And does it matter?)
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To: atc23
Check out verse 3, below Genesis 9

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

Souls? I don't know. But they eat each other. Even rabbits will eat meat if they can get it. God permits it; therefore there is no moral issue about eating meat. But go ahead, More bacon for me.

113 posted on 11/10/2014 11:11:57 AM PST by chesley (Obama -- Muslim or dhimmi? And does it matter?)
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To: CynicalBear
Would you please post the scripture to prove that?

That won't happen. That animals have souls is a liberal "feel good" concept and has zero basis in scripture.

As far as I'm concerned, the person who posted that drivel has outed himself with that remark.

114 posted on 11/10/2014 11:57:29 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Eccl 12 V.13)
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To: Graybeard58
"As far as I'm concerned, the person who posted that drivel has outed himself with that remark."

I absolutely refuse to eat the rotting corpses of slaughtered, suffering animals

And here I thought he was talking about not eating road kill!

115 posted on 11/10/2014 12:27:55 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: Graybeard58
>>As far as I'm concerned, the person who posted that drivel has outed himself with that remark.<<

My thoughts as well.

116 posted on 11/10/2014 1:17:57 PM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: naturalman1975

Vegans = Idiots.

Their paranoia is a mental illness.


117 posted on 11/10/2014 1:24:24 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: rottndog

Yeppers!


118 posted on 11/10/2014 9:27:53 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: rottndog

Peter Lavenda talks about the Nazis and how they affect us today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tn5hf1wKlE


119 posted on 11/10/2014 9:28:34 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea
Medium rare is way too well done!
Waiter, GGpaX4DumpedTea will have the cow still mooing . . . ;)
120 posted on 11/11/2014 11:31:37 AM PST by BluesDuke (I think that I shall never see/a tree so lovely as a classic Gibson guitar . . .)
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