Australians are being converted to Islam by eating halal meat, claims MP
27 November 2011
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Australians are being converted to Islam by eating halal meat, claims MP
A WA Liberal MP has claimed Australians are unknowingly being converted to Islam by eating Halal meat. In a speech to Parliament yesterday, backbencher Luke Simpkins said most Australians did not know that most of the meat they ate came from animals killed in accordance with Muslim law.
“By having Australians unwittingly eating Halal food we are all one step down the path towards the conversion, and that is a step we should only make with full knowledge and one that should not be imposed upon us without us knowing,” Mr Simpkins told Parliament. “What is happening is wrong. Too often the minorities in this country are looked after without regard to the majority.”
Mr Simpkins said he had carried out an unofficial survey in his northern-suburbs electorate of Cowan and had discovered that most meat at major chains such as Coles or Woolworths had been killed under Halal conditions, but had not been labelled as such.
He tabled a petition demanding that all Halal meat be clearly identified, complaining people could not buy meat for their “Aussie barbecue” without the influence of the “minority religion”.
Mr Simpkins said that Mohammed the prophet of Islam had talked of how the religion could be expanded around the world by getting people to eat Halal meat. “He reportedly said, ‘The non-believers will become Muslims when, amongst other things, they eat the meat that we have slaughtered’. This is one of the key aspects to converting non-believers to Islam,” Mr Simpkins said.
The petition tabled by Mr Simpkins had been organised by the Barnabas Fund, an organisation that supports Christians living in Muslim countries.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should pull Mr Simpkins into line. “All members of Parliament should be looking to promote understanding and harmony between religions. Mr Simpkins has done the complete opposite,” he said.
the main difference is that a prayer is spoken acknowledging the life being taken, and the blood is removed more completely from the flesh.
anyone afraid to eat meat that has been killed without terrorizing the animal first (as happens in usual butchering methods which taints the meat to some extent) should try to understand eating the meat will not really steal your soul…… remember you were once afraid to have your picture taken for the same reason and you are fine with cameras now……………………….. are you not the same people who feel the animals should be treated more humanely? who feel animals deserve more respect? Now the idea of Muslims treating the animals with respect even when killing it for food is offensive to you????
I believe the real issue is that you are afraid of things you do not understand. That is not a problem, it is normal, maybe you could ask one of the meat processing plants give a detailed account of the changes that had to be made in the butchering of the animals you would have a chance to fully understand. It would remove the fear of the unknown aspect…. and you could make an informed choice about if you wish to eat the meat.
I also believe the meat industry should have made sure the people were educated about what changes were being made, and allowed their customers input… you deserve to be allowed an educated choice….. they could have kept one or two poultry processors that decapitated the poor bird while removing it’s feathers instead of having someone speaking a prayer to it calmly as they ended it’s life without panic.
27 November 2011 at 9:45 pm