Do you think that it is possible that both Jewish and Islamic peoples do not eat pork because there religions?
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Both Judaism And Islam are religions that govern the  whole way of life, and I think that you are right that because of the climates where they first attracted many believers and the inability to keep meat fresh in the olden days, the relions banned pork as a matter of practicality (Then), unfortunate for modern times when so many people have problems finding enough to eat in the third world....
345761
Depends on the law of the specific countries. I have certainly seen in some of the muslim countries they do sell pork.
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Hindus are ENCOURAGED not to eat meat but Hinduism does not have any rigid laws regarding what God wants. Mostly it is the Brahmans that are not to eat meat- other castes may eat it.
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Are you Israeli?  In America (where most of the members live), they won't have any idea what you mean if you don't say "pork".
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Who said that? \nIn my country, many Muslims pets dog, and bred pigs too even they may not eat it..Im not Muslim, but that's the fact that i got..\n\nMissinformation i think
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Yes it does. But the part of it that does is Jewish law. It is not meant to apply to Gentiles. So if you are Jewish, you would avoid eating shellfish, a thing modern Orthodox Jews do avoid.
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of land animals, those which do not BOTH chew the cud and have a true split hoof are unclean.\n\nOf sea animals, those which do not BOTH have fins and scales are unclean.\n\nTherefore, here are some other examples:\nall shellfish (crabs, lobsters, clams, oysters,etc)\ncertain other fish, such as catfish (they don't have scales)\nrabbits,\ndogs,\ncats,\nhorses,\nsnakes,\nalligators,\n\nOf birds....The Bible just gives a long list of birds by name.  However, most or many of these birds are not identifiable today.  Therefore, Jews only eat those birds which they have a tradition of knowing that they are clean.  For example, chicken and turkey are known to be clean.  (In fact Israel is the place where people eat the most turkey per capita).\n\nAny bird for which there is not a known tradition to eat it, is not eaten.\n\n**Special note on locusts:\nA certain type of locust is kosher.  However, most Jews forgot which locusts were kosher and which were unclean, and therefore, they are not permitted to eat them at all, because the tradition was lost.  However, interestingly, there are Jews who lived in Yemen for many years who DID retain the tradition about which locusts were kosher.  And therefore, it is permissible for those Yemenite Jews to eat the clean locust.  (it is determined by a mark on the abdomen that looks like the Hebrew letter chet).
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< I think it's because it is healthier,some people just don't believe in killing animals,even for food,and for some it is because of religious beliefs.Some religions don't believe in eating meat.
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first off I have never heard of large pig farms in Israel.\n\nI am not saying they dont exist, but I have never heard of them.\n\nBesides that all the major grocery stores are under the auspices of the Rabbinate, and as part of Israeli law pork products and others are forbidden to be sold. I think the same is in PA areas.\n\nThat being said I think it is possible to get pork in Israel, but its very hard. You baicly have to search out for a small east European specialty store, and even that is imported. Most of the consumers of those places are not even Jewish but Russian immigrants.\n\nSo to answer your question the Pork consumption of Jews/Arabs in Israel is very, very low.
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Muslims do not eat pig, since it is mentioned in the Quran\n\n"He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name has been invoked besides that of God. But if one is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For God is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful."  Quran 2:173.
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Um, not all Christians eat pork thanks... that is just bad- and gross. \n\nThe Jews and Christians are forbidden from eating pork. Here is a quote from the Old Testament to that effect: "And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase." Deuteronomy 14:8 \n\nMany Christians believe that this verse was directed only at the Jews. But Jesus himself says during the Sermon on the Mount; "Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." Some Christians say that, after a vision by St. Peter, God cleansed all animals and made them fit and lawful for human consumption. If ALL animals are cleansed by Peter's vision, this includes dogs, cats, vultures, and rats: but you just don't see people getting excited about a cat-meat sandwich like they do over barbecued pork or bacon. Others say that it was Paul who rescinded the law forbidding pork to humans, in order to appease the Romans, who enjoyed the taste of pig-meat. Many excuses have been given, but none are very sound. \n\nAnd blah blah blah.. just don't it isn't right ....\n\nps- "easter"-pagan
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Do we ask why Christmas is held at the same time as the pagan winter soloists. No one really know the date of the birth of Jesus (pbah) and so they picked a good party time so they would not have to give it up. Instead of making fun of Muslims maybe you could look into why things happen in Christianity. \n\nIf you can remember God told the Jews in the Old Testament not to eat pork too. But I know the Old Testament is just a guide and you can pick and choose what you what to do.
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Muslims don't eat pork because it is haraam, unclean and forbidden.\n\nMany Hindus [though definitely not all] are vegetarian- they don't eat pork and beef in addition to chicken, turkey, fish, mutton, and any other kind of meat- because they believe in the sacredness of all life and ahimsa [nonviolence]. They see killing an animal as an act of violence. Also, an animal, being equal with humans in that its life is also valued and sacred, has as much right to live, in their belief, as a human. Almost all Hindus stay away from beef, even if they eat other kinds of meat, because in our belief the cow is life-giving and particularly worthy of respect. We believe that it is wrong to kill a cow because cows provide milk, manure which acts like fertilizer for the soil [many Hindus lived off agriculture in the past] and many other essentials. Lord Krishna, a Hindu God who was an avatar of Vishnu, was a cowherd and loved cows dearly.
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This is the way it should be done.....very effective....\n\nOne important thing to note beforehand is that Muslims detest pork because they believe pigs are filthy animals. They simply refuse to eat it, most won't even touch pigs at all, nor any of their by-products. To them, eating or touching a pig, its meat, its blood, etc., is to be instantly barred from paradise and doomed to hell.\n\nJust before World War I, there were a number of terrorist attacks on the United States by, you guessed it, Muslim extremists. So General Pershing captured 50 terrorists and had them tied to posts execution style. He then had his men bring in two pigs and slaughter them in front of the now horrified terrorists. The soldiers then soaked their bullets in the pigs blood, and proceeded to execute 49 of the terrorists by firing squad.The soldiers then dug a big hole, dumped in the terrorist's bodies and covered them in pig blood, entrails, etc. They let the 50th man go.\n\nFor the next forty-two years, there was not a single Muslim extremist attack anywhere in the world.\n\nPeace!
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As a Saudi I must say, that you are being rude and disrespectuful, as you SHOW GREAT IGNORANCE..\n\nAnd about the "Saudi text" which you were refferring to.. well\nWe believe Judaism and Christianity are deviant religions, since Jews REJECTED AND HATED AND STILL ACTUALLY hate Jesus Christ.. as we also believe Christianity is also deviant because Jesus never TAUGHT ANY TRINITY, and for more insight, please check my answer to a questioner asking "Can anyone give me PROOF against Christianity?" go to my personal page and u'll find it there, JACKa$$\n\nand about the apes, are jews.. etc..\n\nWELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT THIS IS TAKEN FROM A STORY MENTIONED IN THE QURAN TALKING ABOUT SOME JEWS WHO USED TO BREAK THE SHABBAT, WE BELIEVE GOD TURNED THEM INTO APES AS A PUNISHMENT FOR THEM AND A LESSON TO BE LEARNT FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T BREAK IT, SO THEY KEEP BEING PIOUS AND SIN NOT.. SO.... THAT SENTANCE DID NOT MEAN THAT JEWS ARE ALL APES.. RATHER, THOSE WHO BROKE THE SHABBAT WERE THE ONES TURNED TO APES..\n\nRead: \n\nQuran 2:63. And (O Children of Israel, remember) when We took your covenant and We raised above you the Mount (saying): "Hold fast to that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein so that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2).\n\n2:64. Then after that you turned away. Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allâh upon you, indeed you would have been among the losers.\n\n2:65. And indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."\n\n2:66. So We made this punishment an example to their own and to succeeding generations and a lesson to those who are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).\n\nand FINALLY, BRING YOUR EVIDENCES THAT SUPPORT THE CLAIM WHICH YOU MADE.. WHEN YOU SAID: "while the swine are the Christians, the infidels of the communion of Jesus.”\n\nWHERE DOES IT SAY THAT IN THE QURAN?!\n\n\nI'm done you f****t
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It's okay with me if Muslims complain about whatever they want to as long as they don't blow up over it.  Anyway what's really wrong with eating pork, I like pork, bacon and eggs, ham and sausage, hocks and beans, ham sandwiches, pork chops, pigs in a blanket, yummy!
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islam,christianity and judaism