Food and Religion

[thegasgooner]

Why don't Muslims and Jews eat Pork?
I'm not having a pop at anyone - I just don't know much about different Religions
Thanks

[amycope00]

Slightly inciting there aren't we? The simple answer is they don't eat pork because they believe (rightly or wrongly its their choice) that pigs eat their own poo.

[thegasgooner]

Surely they must realise that they don't?
Also what is the reason for Kosher and Halal meat?
And why Fish on friday for the Catholics?
Any ideas?

[CheekyChops]

Jews don't eat pork because it isn't kosher:

"Mammals that both chew their cud (ruminate) and have cloven hooves are kosher. Animals with one characteristic but not the other (the camel, the hyrax and the hare because they have no cloven hooves, and the pig because it does not ruminate) are specifically excluded (Leviticus 11:3-8).[2] "

[thegasgooner]

And Shrimps are out for Jews because?

[chongalolo]

This describes the Jewish perspective on dietary laws:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A583544

Hope this helps

[keyplus90]

Hi thegasgooner - If you really are serious for the sake of knowledge as you mentioned then you will not find more comprehensive answer than from this website. Just click on "Most common questions asked by Non-Muslims" and see question number 11. Otherwise over you are asking for swimming lessons from the people who live in Sahara Desert. As you must have realized by few Decadent replies. http://www.irf.net/irf/faqonislam/index.htm

[WaldoMcFroog]

Bow down to the King of Knowledge, Lord Keyplus, oh ye Decadent ignorami...

[Octavius]

Under the strict dietary laws, lawful food is called Kosher in Judaism and Halal in Islam. Both religions prohibit the consumption of pork. The Christian Bible also forbids it.

A common explanation to the fact that pigs/swine/pork is widely considered unclean, or unfit for humans is that they are omnivorous, not discerning between meat or vegetation in their natural dietary habits. The willingness to consume meat (carrion) sets them apart from most other domesticated animals which are commonly eaten (cows, horses, goats, etc.) who would naturally eat only plants.

[keyplus90]

Waldo - Once again you see, you do not need to bow down to me as king of knowledge. By refering people to right direction, I am admitting that there are other people who know better than us. If someone is looking for directions you should show them where to look, instead of what you think is right.

[WaldoMcFroog]

I'm not bowing down, I'm expressing incredulity at your considerable rudeness in declaring other people's answers 'decadent' and calling them ignorant, and the implict validity of your own response by contrast by being equally rude to you.

[keyplus90]

Can you not see anyone else rude here, Show me anywhere where I have used rude language apart from this one word Decadent. And even that I have used because someone else is doing that, People are using all sorts of **** words here. But only rude person you could see is the one who just returned someone else's word. Sorry if I have been rude to You.

[WaldoMcFroog]

"you are asking for swiming lessons from the people who live in the Sahara Desert".

Even if that's not intended to mean those who had already answered were ignorant, that's the obvious implication one would take from it.

[keyplus90]

Who wants to be a millionaire. A man on the last question.
If he answers the question, he wins a million.

Which of these birds does not have own nest.

1 pigeon 2 sparrow 3 cuckoo 4 duck

Man uses his last a final life line and phones his friend David,

�It is very simple� David said - It is Cuckoo.

Final answer "Cuckoo". Well-done you have won a million.

He books holidays in Caribbean and takes his Friend David with him as he is the one who answered such a difficult question.

"David" he asks him while enjoying a glass of Champagne resting near the sea front, "How did you know that Cuckoos do not make their nests".

"It is very simple" David says. "Everyone knows that Cuckoos live in the Clocks".

Is that a good answer or a Lucky answer.

[Octavius]

Doesn't matter, its the right answer.

Whats your point? Or would that be like looking for an olympic diving board champion in the Gobi?

[keyplus90]

No I would be selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo.

[monkeyeyes]

I don't think you would...............

[Octavius]

Its easy, just tell'em its a porta-ig-loo

[thegasgooner]

Calm Down, Calm Down :)
I only asked