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Obama admin bans pork products from federal prisons – you’ll be FURIOUS when you hear why
BPR ^ | October 10. 2015 | Tom Tillison

Posted on 10/10/2015 10:20:17 AM PDT by yoe

The Obama administration has banned bacon, pork chops, pork links, ham and all other pork products from all federal prisons.

But for those concerned that the U.S. government is bending to the will of Muslim inmates, the Bureau of Prisons, which falls under the charge of the Justice Department, insists the change was made based on a survey of prisoners’ food preferences, the Washington Post reported.

[snip]“In general we welcome the change because it’s facilitating the accommodation of Muslim inmates,’ said CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper. “We hope it’s not an indication of an increasing number of Muslims in the prison system.”

[snip]The nation’s pork producers, on the other hand, who first learned of the ban on Monday when contacted by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for comment, are not as pleased.

(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: banpork; bureauofprisons; chosenreligion; federalprisons; islam; muslim; onlyreligion; pork; porkban; prison; prisonsurvey; sharia; specialreligion
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To: Chode
... since WHEN do inmates decide what they get to eat???

You might be interested in this document, which is a reply by prison staff to a complaint the Unabomber made about not getting his daily ration of milk (Federal prison in Florence, Colorado):

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/750x970/documents/tjkmilk2.gif

21 posted on 10/10/2015 10:43:11 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Sanders/Cruz in 2016!)
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To: yoe
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 34% of Federal prison inmates are Hispanic and 37.7% of inmates are Black. Isn't pork a significant component of Mexican and African American cuisine? How does this not discriminate against Hispanics and Blacks?

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_ethnicity.jsp

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_race.jsp

22 posted on 10/10/2015 10:46:50 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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To: dragnet2

You really believe there was an inmate survey?


23 posted on 10/10/2015 10:49:33 AM PDT by Girlene
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To: Califreak

How about Nutraloaf for everybody?


24 posted on 10/10/2015 10:53:12 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: yoe

They really expect us to believe that bacon was a food the prisoners did not want.


25 posted on 10/10/2015 10:54:02 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (This tagline lists all of Hilary's accomplishments............................)
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To: yoe

This will cause protests and riots in some prisons, particularly those dominated by Black inmates.


26 posted on 10/10/2015 10:56:55 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: elcid1970

Sounds good.


27 posted on 10/10/2015 10:59:46 AM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S. Feel the Trump-mentum!(insert ireallysupportCruzdisclaimerhere/))
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To: Girlene
Read the article Girly, it was mentioned by them, not I.☺
28 posted on 10/10/2015 10:59:57 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: elcid1970

‘S okay with me. And I know how vile that stuff is because I’m a C/O. The courts said three squares a day, it never said how tasty it’s gotta be.

CC


29 posted on 10/10/2015 11:01:48 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Lightspeed: 186,000 miles per second. It's not just a good idea, it's THE LAW!* *= ecomcon proofread)
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To: yoe

Well there goes the Easter ham.


30 posted on 10/10/2015 11:03:10 AM PDT by mware
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To: yoe

This article is a lie and is all bull spit.

They did it for the muzzies. It did not have a thing to do with any damn survey.

More lies from this government.


31 posted on 10/10/2015 11:03:28 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: bergmeid

Indeed. Fish head or pumpkin soup is good enough for inmates. They eat better than most Vets do anyways. Also, remove weight rooms and TVs.


32 posted on 10/10/2015 11:09:35 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: yoe

You mean they’re not doing this to accommodate all the Jewish inmates who are keeping kosher?


33 posted on 10/10/2015 11:09:56 AM PDT by toothfairy86
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To: KrisKrinkle
"So, there’s enough Muslim inmates that this is an issue."

Sure....most of the black inmates have converted...

I've read that's one of the primary goals of islam...to convert as many convects as possible...!

34 posted on 10/10/2015 11:11:54 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham
heh heh heh...
35 posted on 10/10/2015 11:12:49 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: yoe

I just spent six months on a US base in the desert and we didn’t get pork products. I think it’s cruel and unusual punishment. Good practice for the dhimmitude.


36 posted on 10/10/2015 11:13:46 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (If Washington was judged with the same standard as Sodom, it would not exist.)
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To: yoe

A need exists to stop posting things just to make people “furious”. Anger short-circuits thinking. One makes VERY bad decisions when very angry. Start taking action to remove this administration from power. Do it without anger.


37 posted on 10/10/2015 11:14:40 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: SaxxonWoods
SaxxonWoods...you are right on the money....the following food rules come from Sharia Law!

What foods Muslims don t eat?

So, Muslims cannot eat foods that are not 'Halal'. Similar to Jewish Kosher laws, Muslims cannot eat any pork or pig meat. The Qur'an does not state why pig-meat is restricted, but some believe that it is because pigs are considered unclean. Also, like Kosher, an animal must be slaughtered while it is still alive.

Muslims are not allowed to eat dead animal corpses, blood, pig meat (pork products), and meat from animals sacrificed in cults where the name of other deities than God was mentioned (Al-Baqara, Ch. 1, Verse 173; An Nahl, Ch. 16, Verse 115).

Food: Islamic Rules and Teachings By Hassan El-Najjar
www.aljazeerah.info/Islamic%20Editorials/...2004%20Islamic%20Editorials...

38 posted on 10/10/2015 11:15:48 AM PDT by yoe (Few things are more worthless than an unloaded shot gun)
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To: yoe

Kosher food is provided

Enforced by law


39 posted on 10/10/2015 11:16:07 AM PDT by wardaddy (The establishment needs destroying)
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To: yoe

Calmly come up with ways to shut down the organization CAIR and forcibly deport all members from the country. Until you can do that, don’t get angry.


40 posted on 10/10/2015 11:17:14 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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