Timothy Birdnow

Pork - it's what's for dinner. But apparently not for lunch in Italy.

Why so? It wasn't to make Jewish Italians happy.

We know who this is intended to appease.

The sole reason the Bible and the Koran both ban the eating of pork is for good health. Pork often carries diseases that can jump to humans. Trichinosis, for example. In Biblical times, and in Arabia in the seventh century, nobody had the knowledge or capabilities to prevent these diseases, hence the animals from which they came were deemed "unclean". Pigs do roll around in dirt a lot.

But as a religious tenant Christianity resolved that long ago. Christians were advised to eat whatever was put on their plates by non-believers, and that included pork. There was a big issue with meat offered to idols, but that was resolved because Paul said it was lawful for Christians to eat whatever they wanted if their consciences allowed.

The end result was the Christian world made major advances in our understanding of diseases and preservation of meats and now it's very, very rare to get sick from eating pork.

The Jews stll have the standard because they do not have the New Testament, but it's pretty much ignored by most Jews, with the exception of the really strict ones like the Hasidic. But almost all Muslims still practice this, despite the fact that the main reason for it is no longer valid. They do not believe the Koran was Divinely inspired as do Christians the Bible, they believe it was dictated word for word to Muhammed, who didn't know how to read, or so they say (hardly recommends him, does it?) So if it's in the Koran they won't do it, no matter how safe the meat may be.

So the only reason these Italian schools won't give kids a porkchop or a pork loin sandwich is to appease the Muslims. The Jews never complained. Nobody did.

So the schools won't let the kids have pork. Food trucks should pull up outside selling nothing but pork products, and if that doesn't work kids should receive free pork lunches to take to school with them. I like the idea of putting pork gravy in water pistols...

We should porcinate the place!

Considering how Muslim men rut like pigs I can't see why any Muslim would take offense at children eating bacon with their eggs. Who are true animals here? Men who would murder women and children or the eaters of meat?

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