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Politics : The Truth About Islam -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (3783)	1/4/2007 3:51:21 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Why the f#$% did they become cab drivers if they don't want to carry fares? Stupid and crazy is quite the combination. It is a bit disconcerting to think of the numbers out there.

To: lorne who wrote (3783)	1/4/2007 6:39:20 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Ritual Sacrifice? Not on My Street, Some Belgians Say Wall Street Journal ^ \| January 4, 2007 \| Mary Jacoby online.wsj.com BRUSSELS -- At a slaughterhouse here last week, Mohamed Mimoun wrestled a sheep between his legs and took a number. He gasped: It was a two-hour wait to sacrifice his animal for Eid al-Adha, an important Islamic religious festival. "I should have done this at home, like everyone else," he moaned. That would have saved Mr. Mimoun a long wait in drenching rain, but it would have been against the law. Killing an animal at home to eat it is legal in Belgium. But a 1988 law expressly forbids the ritual slaughter of animals at home. Living cheek by jowl in Brussels with the many bureaucrats who run the European Union, Muslims in the city turned an estimated 25,000 sheep toward Mecca this year and cut their throats to celebrate the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to God. Eid al-Adha commemorates God's reprieve which allowed Abraham to kill a ram instead of his son. While some, like Mr. Mimoun, head to official slaughterhouses, many Muslims, fearing long waits, kill their sheep illegally in their backyards and basements instead. Whether at a slaughterhouse or at home, the practice raises the ire of animal-rights activists. For years, they have held anguished protests against the manner in which the sheep are slaughtered, arguing that the sheep should be stunned first to lessen their pain. "It's not normal to have thousands of sheep slaughtered like this in the middle of a major European city," says Ann De Greef, a Belgian animal-rights campaigner. On his way to the slaughterhouse, Mr. Mimoun was fined by a policewoman for transporting a live sheep in the closed trunk of his Toyota. By law, it should have been in the back seat. (Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ....