Yet more pandering

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....al-menus-schools.html

Once again the claws of Islam are closing in around Britain.

/// According to the 2001 Census, Harrow is one of the most religiously diverse areas in Britain with fewer than 50 per cent of the population Christian, a fifth Hindu and 7 per cent Muslim and six per cent Jewish.///

Only 7% of Harrow are Muslim, yet the local authority are considering putting the needs of Muslim children before those of other faiths, by serving up halal-only menus.

[Davethedog]

How many atheists?

[Gromit]

My local indian restaurant serves halal Lamb Tikka. Goregeous.

Wish I had that for school dinner when I was a kid. Yummy.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

It is not the taste, although I don't think even you would taste the difference.

It is the method that the animal is killed, that causes offence.

[keyplus90]

Have you ever asked the animal how he/she/it would like to be killed?

[Coobeastie]

"Once again the claws of Islam are closing in around Britain."

I must have missed it but where in this article does it say that the suggestion was made by Muslims. It mentions dietitians but doesn't say what particular faith if any that they follow.

[Coobeastie]

Here you go keyplus :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK-zYBIuotE

[thetruthhurts]

I've just gone to the fridge and the Mrs has filled it with halal food! This really is the last straw

[Whickerman]

Pretty much the only Islamic person to be interviewed in that article states quite clearly that it's nice to have it for Muslims, but for non-Muslims the choice needs to be there. Hardly the words of someone clenching their 'claws' around Britain, surely?

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"Masood Khawaja, of the Halal Food Authority, said: 'It is commendable for schools to provide halal meats but there must be an alternative for non-Muslims. Some people are opposed to halal and kosher meat on animal welfare grounds and they should be given the choice not to eat it." "

[sandyRoe]

Isn't kosher meat from animals killed in the same cruel manner?

[boxtops]

Our local butcher has been selling halal chicken breasts for years - we served it at our wedding so that our Muslim friends could eat it without any worry. Nobody else had a clue, it doesn't taste any different. Most people wouldn't recognise any difference at all, and I have eaten halal meat on a regular basis when the occasion demands it.

[sp1814]

Early in the report is the following statement:

"Schools are free to opt in to the programme or look elsewhere for their meals from the start of next month, according to Harrow Council"

Followed up by:

"Harrow resident Sheila Murphy told the Harrow Observer: 'I am appalled at Harrow Council’s decision to serve only Halal meat in the borough’s schools"

Errr...am I being a bit thick, or is there something odd with those two statements?

Bless the Daily Mail and it's readership. I luv 'em.

[jno]

I bet her lips hardly moved as she studied the Mail autocue

[123everton]

AOG, I hate to rain on your parade, but 13% of the population of Harrow are happy to see halal on the menu.

[anotheoldgit]

123everton

That means that 87% are unhappy to see halal on the menu.

A vast majority against it would seem.

[Nosha123]

this was on LBC yesterday.. apparently its not the Muslim parents requesting this halal diet change - but the Council who are being advise by nutritionists... that its somehow better for you than normal meat.

Personally I think Halal meat is cruel and disgusting...

A chap called in to LBC who was a Sikh - and he said he would object very strongly to this if it were his kids school as Sikhs are banned from eating Halal meat - as they believe its cruel to the animals

[Nosha123]

What I dont understand WHAT-So-EVER is how Halal meat can be legal when it is clearly cruelty to animals... purely for religious reasons...

Does it actually say in the Koran that Muslims should only eat Halal meat?

All those poor animals that suffer everyday....

I eat meat - yes - but where ever I can I pay for organic - as I would like to think that the poor animal being killed to feed me might have had at least a happier life than its battery farmed counterpart! If I could be vegetarian I would!

[123everton]

I'm sure you can buy halal organic if you look for it.
Point is AOG, it's not just Musims who eat food in this way, and how do you conclude that 87% are against it.
Most people don't care overly, the fact is a lot of the meat we consume is halal or kosher that's been rejected by their butchers, so we eat it and don't even notice.

[tamborine]

Halal = slitting the jugular & bled to death.
Conventional = Electrocution for poulty & small animals/bolt-shot for larger (both, instant death).

Your death choice; slow (halal) or quick (conventional) ?

[Kromovaracun]

"as I would like to think that the poor animal being killed to feed me might have had at least a happier life than its battery farmed counterpart! If I could be vegetarian I would! "

It is still being killed because you want meat (well, unless you have an unusual medical condition of some kind). Does the method of death really make all that much difference? If animal life matters so much, then does the fact that it's killed quickly excuse the fact that it's killed at all?