WHY EATING PORK IS FORBIDDEN IN CERTAIN RELIGIONS?...

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In folkloric terms, eating the meat of the pig is said to contribute

to lack of morality and shame, plus greed for wealth, laziness,

indulgence, dirtiness and gluttony. We insult a person by calling him

or her a "Pig" when they demonstrate these characteristics. Muslims

are forbidden by God to eat the meat of the pig (pork). This is

detailed in verses 2:173, 5:3, 6:145, and 16:115 of the Qur'an. An

exemplary verse is quoted here:

"He (Allah) has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the

flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than

Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without

wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, then Allah is Oft-

Forgiving, Most Merciful."

 

Is Pork Forbidden to Muslims Only?

 

The Jews and Christians are also 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 Many 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Others say that it was Paul who rescinded the law forbidding pork to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.

 

Many Far Eastern traditions also discourage the eating of pork. The

3,000 year old Confucian Book of Rites says, "A gentleman does not

eat the flesh of pigs and dogs." Although many Chinese are avid

eaters of pork today, physicians of ancient China recognized pork-

eating as the root of many human ailments. Buddhists, Jains and

Hindus usually avoid eating any kind of meat.

 

Bad effects of pork consumption

 

Pig's bodies contain many toxins, worms and latent diseases. Although

some of these infestations are harbored in other animals, modern

veterinarians say that pigs are far more predisposed to these

illnesses than other animals. This could be because pigs like to

scavenge and will eat any kind of food, including dead insects,

worms, rotting carcasses, excreta (including their own), garbage, and

other pigs.

 

Influenza (flu) is one of the most famous illnesses which pigs share

with humans. This illness is harbored in the lungs of pigs during the

summer months and tends to affect pigs and humans in the cooler

months. Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who eat pork

sausage tend to suffer more during epidemics of influenza. Pig meat

contains excessive quantities of histamine and imidazole compounds,

which can lead to itching and inflammation; growth hormone, which

promotes inflammation and growth; sulphur-containing mesenchymal

mucus, which leads to swelling and deposits of mucus in tendons and

cartilage, resulting in arthritis, rheumatism, etc. Sulphur helps

cause firm human tendons and ligaments to be replaced by the pig's

soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human cartilage. Eating

pork can also lead to gallstones and obesity, probably due to its

high cholesterol and saturated fat content. The pig is the main

carrier of the taenia solium worm, which is found it its flesh. These

tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in

nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through

the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it

reaches beyond a certain stage. One in six people in the US and

Canada has trichinosis from eating trichina worms which are found in

pork. Many people have no symptoms to warn them of this, and when

they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms

are not noticed during meat inspections, nor are they killed by

salting or smoking. Few people cook the meat long enough to kill the

trichinae. The rat (another scavenger) also harbors this disease.

There are dozens of other worms, germs, diseases and bacteria which

are commonly found in pigs, many of which are specific to the pig, or

found in greater frequency in pigs.

 

Pigs are biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to

taste similar to human flesh. Pigs have been used for dissection in

biology labs due to the similarity between their organs and human

organs. People with insulin-dependent diabetes usually inject

themselves with pig insulin. If you pour Coke (yes, the soda) on a

slab of pork, and wait a little while, you will see worms crawl out

of it.

 

Kindness to animals

 

Every creature was created by Allah for a purpose. The Prophet always

encouraged being kind to animals. Although we should not eat the meat

of the pig, it doesn't mean that we should hate pigs. We should show

them the same kindness as any other animal, and not abuse or torture

them. Pigs score high on tests devised to determine animal

intelligence; in other words, they are very smart. It used to be that

Europe people believed that pork would taste better if the pigs were

kept in a state of filth, but this is not the natural inclination of

the pig. When left to their own devices, it is said that pigs do not

like to soil their sleeping quarters. As for their tendency to wallow

in mud, that is done mainly to keep cool.

 

"You are what you eat" -American proverb

 

by Alyssa Samadi tzhre

 

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Eeating of meat is forbidden in hinduism specially beef and pork .

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i started growing into a vegetarian blindly without reason, just

intuition, and before formal initiation from my guru. and the first

benifite i experienced was that my rage was lost,little by little

until i could no longer hear it's call, until it was no more than

even a memory. somewhere it evolved from not eating meat and flesh

to not eating the dead from the earth. of all the reasons not to

eat beings my favorite is from dr. dolittle "i find it best not to

eat ones freinds

with love

jk

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> Eeating of meat is forbidden in hinduism specially beef and pork .