http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:13:42 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/11/002723.php#comment-603285 Kindof OT, put to clarify what someone said before about the muslim way to kill animals for meat. In Islam, halal meat isn't a "ritual slaughter", well not in the stereotypical sense. Halal meat is cut, with the sharpest knife, once round the neck. This is to make sure that the animal has the quickest death and therefore least pain. The animal is away from all the other animals, so that the other animals aren't frightened. Halal meat is like free range meat, the animals are treated in the best possible way. The western way to cut meat could be can be very brabaric. Example:Lot's of hens cooped up in cages. Beaks cut off to stop them screaming. All excreting everywhere, living in their own waste. And then killed slowly, with machines. Like a conveyor belt. This is only an opinion, but I would say that the western way to cut meat is more barbaric than the halal way. References to "animal sacrifices" appear in the gospels, such as the parents of Jesus sacrificing two doves (Luke 2:24). Also for more information on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_and_animals">Animals in Islam</a>. 603285@blogcritics.org Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:13:42 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/11/002723.php#comment-590914 Plant the seed...it shall grow and flourish! This movie can be the beginning of the end for many Christians if they are not careful. I prefer to follow Jesus. 590914@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 May 2007 23:09:54 EDT