Posted on 08/14/2016 4:28:54 PM PDT by Ray76
Anti-Shariah activist Pamela Geller’s campaign to get halal meat labeled on American supermarket shelves has been sent down the memory hole by the federal government.
Geller started a petition drive in November 2011 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service seeking to have halal meat – which is ritually slaughtered in the presence of an imam to make it suitable for Muslims to consume – labeled as such.
It was only fair, she said. Kosher meat, which is blessed by a rabbi before slaughter, is labeled on store shelves so why not halal meat?
More than four years later she says her petition has been quietly removed from the FSIS website without explanation.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Mammals are inspected for various types of purity regulations, and are ritually slaughtered by a rabbi trained for the purpose, with a knife that must not contain any nicks and must be razor sharp, with one cut across the throat of the animal.
Various types of hechshers, or rabinical certifications are common, most widely that of the Orthodox Union, which is a small U inside a circle, usually located along the bottom right of the package's front.
I’m primarily vegetarian, with the exception of PORK sausage or BACON on a pizza.
Over 70-75 years ago my MOTHER said it too, because it was supervised to the strictest cleanliness!
Who knew I would remember that!
Eat more pork.
Don’t go there...but now you will have me reading MORE labels.
Love that one!!
Kosher meat does not involve any offerings, just abiding strictly to a humane slaughter technique and post-slaughter salting and soaking in water. Kosher meat is clearly labeled as such, as observant Jews wouldn't touch it without that assurance.
Blessing the food eh?
“Who knew I would remember that!”
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You are to be commended.
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It does not surprise me one whit. Two times the American voter went to the polls to express their desire on whom they wanted to lead them. They first went to the polls November 4, 2008. And a majority of those that voted demanded, via their votes, that a muslim have the rule over them. The second time the voters of America went to the polls to select someone to lead them was November 6, 2012. Again a majority of those that voted demanded, via their votes, that a muslim have the rule over them. The muslim that currently occupying the White house is merely doing what all muslims do. Extending muslim rule. The people got what they voted for.
Our local supermarket has a small section of “halal” labeled meat/chicken. I will not purchase, just on principle, even if they’re the only item available for my planned meal. I just make something else.
We are in a suburban area of Philadelphia where there is a visibly growing Muslim population, especially as you move closer to the city center (& also a lot of Russians).
Wow, you must be a libtard trolling the FR waters. Your statement is 100% pure ignorance.
Temple Grandin, the veterinarian famous for her work in improving the welfare of animals in slaughterhouses, wrote that cattle did not attempt to avoid the knife blade or show any stress while the carotid arteries were being cut with a slaughter knife by a trained schochet (Jewish ritual slaughterer). They just stood there quietly until they collapsed from blood loss in a few seconds. The animals showed much more stress when improperly restrained than they did during the actual cut.
I think you will find that kosher laws requiring humane slaughter vs Islamic laws requiring imam prayer make a lot more sense. Humane has never been a Muslim strong point.
Actually the old stuff is easy...Did eat lunch yet? Also where are my keys? Those require lots of lists and repetition of putting things in the same place!
Life is good! Retired in 1984 when my husband was not well and it has been a long dream...19 years alone now is sometimes a nightmare though. I really do well!
WOW!!
Well and clearly expressed!
Well good for you. Thanks for your enlightenment. I forgive you
for your mis-judginging me for a libtard troll, as you say.
Couldn’t be farther from the truth. I’d just rather be shot then have my throat cut and lay bleeding to death. Just me.
Correction...misjudging
The Muslim Brotherhood President has given tons of secret orders about Shariah
I remember reading once that we shouldn’t worry if we lose our keys,but we SHOULD worry if we find them and then don’t know what to do with them.
I had to laugh at your mention of lists. My son was helping me with something today and wondered why had a list on my front door.
I said “It’s the list of errands I have to do tomorrow,if I remember to read it”.
He thought that was quite humorous.
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[[I remember my mom telling me 50 years ago that halal meat was better for you because of the way it was butchered. Has nothing to do with religion, everything to do with butchery method.]]
Halal meat was unheard of in the US 50 years ago.
You are probably confusing it with Kosher .
Kosher meat is really good and butchered very cleanly and only choice cuts of meat are labeled Kosher .
I don’t keep Kosher but I do love Kosher meat , especially the beef but I would rather eat nothing but beans and rice than eat any halal meat.
Halal is NOT the same and every time you buy Halal meat you support terrorism because for meat to be Halal the company has to PAY an IMAN money to do it and part of that money is automatically funneled to spread islam.
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