[Objective Scrutator]

Muslims routinely give the middle finger to the WTC victims, survivors, and relatives of victims/survivors. Is it any surprise that even the so called "moderates" are disrespecting Christianity?

[TruthConquers]

This is sad.

Only those who are new or haven’t built up their faith enough would have trouble with this. But why bring it up? So that those who are weak can be made afraid? Why not preach that Christ and the Father are bigger and are GOD and some demon named allah is not to be feared? What possible point could there be to all of this?

Preach Christ and HIS salvation. That would be more important.

[CodeToad]

I eat Kosher, too, so what? Food is food. I couldn’t care less who blessed it, idolized it, or said a prayer before it.

[RobRoy]

>>...but those of the Islamic faith also have their meat blessed in the name of their god, Allah. <<

If one looks up the word “blessed” and the word “sacrificed”, they will find two completely different meanings. One is not the other.

[RobRoy]

>>In a sermon last weekend which he posted online, Biltz explained, “In order for it to be halal, they have to slaughter the animal facing Mecca ... and they have to say this prayer about Allah is great and greater than all other gods. Muslims can only eat food that is halal, that has been sacrificed to their idol, Allah ... and with Allah’s name prayed over it.” <<

In the above statement the author makes the mental leap that the food is sacrificed merely because it is “prayed over”. That is a grossly incorrect inference.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

"From the Christian standpoint, Allah would be an idol," Biltz told WND.

Very true. Allah is merely the monotheisation of Hubal, an ANE astral and fertility god.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Pretty sure "food sacrificed to idols" was dealt with by Paul who said:

Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat such food they think of it as having been sacrificed to an idol, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

Stop looking for things to be upset about!

[aruanan]

Are you eating food sacrificed to idols?

Big friggin deal, according to the Apostle Paul.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I have never in my life walked into a restaurant, butcher shop or supermarket and asked about which idols my food was sacrificed to. Why? Because I don’t care and this article does nothing to change my mind.

[stansblugrassgrl]

Wouldn’t saying grace over the meal in Jesus name trump Allah?

[Lee N. Field]

“Cat: the other white meat.”

[Yaelle]

This is stupid. You mean you should not eat food that a Jew has blessed, or I shouldn’t eat food that a Christian has blessed? Silly.

[jonno]

You could be eating beef, chicken, etc., offered up to Allah and not even know it.

Why should anyone care?

Seriously.

[trisham]

I’m glad to know this. I do not want to support in any way Islam or muslims.

[Objective Scrutator]

Biblically speaking, Matthew 15:11 refers specifically to food prohibited by the Mosaic Law, not foods which have praise lavished upon them by false religions. (Within the context, Jesus is warning His followers against bile spewed from the mouth; however, verse 13 states that God will uproot any plants He did not plant, which would certainly include plants blessed by moon gods and whatnot.) The only thing which Christ says does NOT defile a man in Matthew 15 is eating without washed hands.) In addition to the numerous admonishments seen in Acts against eating tainted meat (which, if ignored, have little context), 1 Corinthians 8:4-9 specifically states that Christians should be careful if they consume the meat of idols. Forearmed is forewarned, and many Muslims do NOT mark their meat as halal within the supermarket. How can one be careful of that which he is ignorant of? [.......................................................................................................................] Of course, for the secular humanists who refuse to see the foresight of the LORD in dealing with Islam, I offer you simple wisdom: every time you purchase halal meat, you put money in the pockets of Muslims or those who are willing to be the Muslims' useful idiots. That money will go towards giving them more power within a community to force their ridiculously antiquated laws on an unwilling community. [.......................................................................................................................] Either way, why risk potentially defiling yourself? We are never educated enough in the way of the LORD, and it is beyond arrogance for us to assume we are. The fruits of Islam are readily available for all to see; bilious, poisonous fruits, driving those who consume those fruits into madness and damnation. Any food that is halal should be required by law to be marked as halal, bottom line. To rail against this standard is to tacitly endorse the doctrine of Al-taqiyya. [...............................................................................................................] (BTW, sorry for the horrible formatting. Whenever I go into preview, it refuses to acknowledge that I hit the enter key. Could someone more computer literate than I tell me how I could fix this in ways other than shortening my posts?)

[paulycy]

Since Allah doesn’t exist, I don’t think that prayers to him are going to change anything in the food I’m going to eat.

I feel safe from Allah.

From the islamic idiots? Not so much.

[ExGeeEye]

I Corinthians 8.

[irishtenor]

Spam, spam, spam, wonderful spam, spam spam.

[LadyDoc]

Paul didn’t think eating the meat sacrificed to idols was a problem, and up to now, no one hyperventillates over kosher food in the US, so this is complete nonsense.

and Christ didn’t get his knickers in a knot about food laws either, come to think of it.

[Theo]

I’m a Christian. I am free to eat food sacrificed to idols. No big deal.