When the Fox Preaches
by Michael Devolin
“When the fox preaches, look to your geese.” –German proverb
No sooner had the blood dried (literally) from Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris, France than we hear of Oxford University Press’ decision to censor from its publications any reference pertaining to pork or pigs, and all this because such allusions may offend Muslims. So much for “this little piggy went to the market” and the “three little pigs” and Black Forest Ham. No friends in this game. Never mind that no pig ever, purposely, set out in the morning to offend Muslim sensitivities. After all, pigs are only animals, eh?
What’s the world coming to? First, HarperCollins publishes a Middle East Atlas minus the State of Israel, and now Oxford University Press announces they intend to publish books with all mention of pigs or pork omitted. The Wolf is permitted but all pigs have to go. I’ve just read only this morning one blogger pointing out that Jews are also forbidden to eat pork and yet they’ve never demanded of the non-Jewish world that all mention of the three little piggies be erased from our consciousness.
I think it’s time to announce to Islam’s 1.6 billion followers that it’s now the non-Muslim world’s turn to make incredible demands of the Muslim world and not the other way around, Oxford University Press and HarperCollins be damned. After America’s 9/11, England’s 7/7, France’s Charlie Hebdo/kosher grocery store atrocities and lastly—but no less horrible—the many terrorist attacks in Israel committed by “devout Muslims” to date, I think it’s long overdue that the West begins demanding from the Muslim world certain changes in cultural traditions. After all, the three little piggies never hurt anybody. Not so the madmen of Islam.
OUP stated that “…we encourage some authors of educational materials respectfully to consider cultural differences and sensitivities.” Well then, let us first “encourage” Muslim clerics “respectfully” to stop referring to our Jewish citizens as “the descendants of swine and monkeys,” or to Israeli Jews as “Zionist pigs”. Or even better, let the entire Muslim world stop referring to the non-Muslim as “infidel” or “kaffir”, as though our choice to reject the religion of Islam outright was made out of hereditary weakness or immorality. Quite the opposite is true.
Let’s remind the 1.6 billion followers of Islam that those Muslims who purport to be following the real Islam (and I don’t fault them for that boast) are the same Muslims beheading journalists and aid-workers on YouTube or raping Kurdish women. I’m not especially worried that the “best and brightest” of Islam may be offended upon reading about pigs and pork and sausage. I’m far more offended to read too often that the Western world, from the bottom to the top, is being exploited and intimidated by the most devout of this extremely violent 7th century religion. We should be uncomfortably concerned that the Muslim world is offended by the existence of pigs upon Earth? We should be disconcerted that the Muslim world is enraged by the presence of a sovereign Jewish state in the very land Jews are indigenous to? I don’t think so.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn cautioned, “It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.” Let the Muslim world live up to our morals—not us down to theirs. Let Western democracies make demands of Islam’s leaders and imams and not the other way around. Since when does the fox preach to the geese? Worse yet, why would the geese ever pay homage to the fox? The fox does not have the welfare of the geese in mind. When the fox preaches, look to your geese.
Michael Devolin has been a member of JDL Canada since the 1980s, and has served as the personal bodyguard to Meir Weinstein, National Director of JDL Canada, at several high-profile trials, including the Jim Keegstra hate crimes trial and the Imra Finta war crimes trial.
Georg says
It’s just astonishing that Oxford would do this. I’ll go out of my way to avoid purchasing them… but nonetheless, a publisher with antipathy for free speech is about as strange as it gets.
SpiritOf1683 says
Its not so astonishing. After 36 years of kowtowing to these primevals going back to the days of Jimmy Carter, nothing should ever surprise us again. This is a symptom of the West’s slide into decadence, decline, and perhaps extinction, thanks to political correctness and moral relativism. And there are far too many Westerners around who call attacks on Islam bigotry and racism, too stupid and blockheaded to know that by default they’re defending the very worst bigotry and racism known to mankind over the last 6,000 years. That is why the future looks so dire. We have at best 15 or 20 years to do something, yet Westerners show no signs of waking up in the next 100 years.
Shane says
We in the West must support free speech and oppose all Islamic sharia laws. We must defend our civilization and culture.
Jae M says
Universities like Oxford are no longer institutions of higher learning.as they clearly have a very narrow perspective on the impact of such an action. They are disregarding all other religions and their respective “sensitivities” and by doing this hack job on free speech, basically giving the terrorists what they want and showing them that violence works!
Did they learn nothing in kindergarten? You do not give in to bullies. If you do, they take more and bully more. You stand up to bullies and gather others to stand up for the victims of bullies. When bullies don’t get what they want or get the opposite of what they seek, they back down.
I think everyone in the free world should SUBSCRIBE TO CHARLIE HEBDO. The mass popularity will give show an opposite reaction to the stupidity of violent subjugation.
http://www.charliehebdo.fr/
Also, on Oxford, does their ridiculous reaction make you wonder where their funding comes from? It does to me.
Jay Boo says
Islam begins with the letter ‘I’
It is the same pattern.
When Muslims do something despicable yet again, other Muslims go through their routine:
This is nothing to do with Islam but enough about them now let’s talk about us.
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Instead of showing true decency and sympathy toward the victims Muslims can’t wait even a mere few weeks to DISPLAY pray in order to publicly show their asses to victims of Paris.
Duke announced plans Tuesday for members of the Duke Muslim Students Association to start the three-minute weekly call, known as adhan or azan, from the chapel’s bell tower. But the move sparked a furious backlash and even security issues, prompting the university to abandon the plan.
Instead, the adhan was held on the quad outside the chapel before Muslim students went into the building’s basement to complete their prayers …”
http://www.wral.com/controversy-unites-duke-campus-for-islamic-prayer/14362658/
mortimer says
Students can simply get an Islamic prayer app on their portable phones that will scream in their ears every few hours.
Jay Boo says
I think I have found a way to hack into the GPS of that app to force all Muslims to face the North Pole and pray toward Santa Clause’s toy shop instead of Mecca thereby annulling all prayers to Allah.
Shane says
For these liars, Muhammad must have had nothing to do with Islam since he killed, raped, pillaged, and enslaved people all in the name of Allah.
Ren says
Could it be some westerners have been bought… could money possibly be taken into account? Otherwise, why submit to muslim demands?
Jay Boo says
Ben Affleck is so desperate to receive an Oscar for best actor that it would not be surprising if he were to double-down on his shameless pandering to big bucks investors with even more groveling toward Islam. Otherwise he have to depend on his over-hyped pretense talent.
In the movie ‘Gone Girl’ He plays a shallow unfaithful manipulating creep.
Angemon says
And judging by the critical acclaim, he’s a natural at it…
myles says
I think the obvious motivation of money is overlooked too often. Look at the clintons, who worship no God except money. Influential lefties have enhanced their political careers in part because of middle eastern money.
Both clintons and obama act like paid shills for the muslim brotherhood. Why this muslim group versus more moderate muslims? Follow the money, its a tangled web leading from Saudi Arabia and Quatar right to D.C.
mortimer says
Michael Devolin wrote: “Let the Muslim world live up to our morals—not us down to theirs.”
That is the whole point of defending freedom. The Islamic culture has not progressed since the 7th century.
Islamism is self-evidently backward and out-of-touch with reality.
shabeer_hassan says
BROTHER MORTIMER IF U HAVE CONFIDENCE ABOUT U’R CLAIM ,PLZ PROVE HERE WHAT THE ISLAMIC LAW IMPRACTICABLE TO HUMAN SOCIETY…..PLZ WITH ISLAMIC SCRIPTURE
Angemon says
shabeer_hassan posted:
“BROTHER MORTIMER IF U HAVE CONFIDENCE ABOUT U’R CLAIM ,PLZ PROVE HERE WHAT THE ISLAMIC LAW IMPRACTICABLE TO HUMAN SOCIETY…..PLZ WITH ISLAMIC SCRIPTURE”
For starters, quran 5:51, 9:5 and 9:29.
Katnis says
Such an awesome article. A must read for everyone on JW, and worth sharing.
Joe Shmo says
Great article. I look forward to the day when I stop reading and hearing about stupid demands followed by cowardly appeasement.
albert says
British Hate Preacher Anjem Choudry in a tv interview with Jeremy Paxman said ” the Koran even tells me in which direction to break wind ” Paxman said which direction? ” In the direction of the west ”
That’s what Muslims think of us, they commit atrocities and instead of sympathy they point their backsides at us and…….
Ross says
Choudry needs a piglet sewn into his stomach. We also need to put pig urine sprayers at cockpit doors. These monkeys clean up to prepare for death so they can be received by Allah. Once they are sprayed with urine, they would have to call off a hijacking in order to go home and clean up.
somehistory says
As an abusive husband tells his wife after nearly killing her, “See what you made me do,” to which she says, “I’m sorry.” This is the way muslims want the rest of mankind to behave: as the wife, subject to the whims and tantrums and abusive lack of self control of one who has a measure of control over her.
When the wife is afraid and apologizes, she gives more power to the husband and he uses it against her. Nothing good can come from that.
But the rest of mankind must say, “I don’t belong to you, you have no authority over me, and I refuse to apologize for your lack of self control and lack of morality and decency. I refuse to apologize for the fact you worship satan.” Any who give in and apologize are giving their own worship to the beast and no good comes of that.
shabeer_hassan says
Men and women are equal:
4: 1 O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All Watcher over you.
9: 72. Allah has promised to the believers -men and women, – Gardens under which rivers flow to dwell therein forever, and beautiful mansions in Gardens of ‘Adn (Eden Paradise). But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success.
43: 17. And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of) that which he set forth as a parable to the Most Beneficent (Allah) (i.e. of a girl), his face becomes dark, gloomy, and he is filled with grief!
3:195 So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), “Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.You are (members) one of another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes, and suffered harm in My cause, and who fought and were killed (in My cause), verily, I will expiate from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allah, and with Allah is the best of rewards.”
16: 72,33: 35,33: 58,33,53:21,73,40: 40,42: 49,42: 50 ,47: 19,48:5,6,57:13,18, 48:6,92:3,4:124,75:39,92:3,
Champ says
Question: Does Islam permit a man to hit his wife?
Summary Answer:
Yes, but only if she doesn’t do as he asks. The beating must cease if the woman complies with her husband’s demands. Beating is also intended to be the last resort of coercing submission, behind verbal abuse and abandonment.
According her testimony in the Hadith, Muhammad, physically struck his favorite wife for leaving the house without his permission. It is not known how he treated his less-favored wives.
More here: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/003-wife-beating.htm
Angemon says
shabeer_hassan posted:
“Men and women are equal”
quran 2:282
(…)And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses – so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her.
FarmerMike says
“Let the Muslim world live up to our morals—not us down to theirs.” Hmmm….
Am tempted to make this into a bumper sticker. Might do it. But I confess I’m a little worried about having it on my car.
prman413 says
Then who is going to publish Charles Lamb’s famous essay, “A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig”?
prman says
Then who is going to publish Charles Lamb’s famous essay, “A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig”?
Dave J says
They are perfectly within their rights to not eat pork and even hold a poor opinion of pigs. But when they protest and try to erase all mention of pigs in the culture and children’s books it just reveals how mental and fascist they really are.
Remember that movie “Babe”? He was kind of a rebel, too. It needs to be played in prisons more.
Kaz says
Shocked to hear that Oxford University Press have said they will not allow any reference to pigs in their books anymore. I have used their books exclusively to teach my students over the years. I have to choose the student’s books for next year over the coming weeks and as of today they have lost my business ($5,781 last year). Banning any reference to pork, to 3 Little Pigs, to Pooh Bear because of Islam? The world is going mad!
Alexander Scheiner, Israel says
It is not correct to compare These islamic People with animals.
Animals dont do what they do.
Altar Boy says
Very well written Mr. Devolin. EXCEPT:
FREE SPEECH in Canada is hugely diminished because you, along with several Jewish groups, who shut down the free speech of Jim Keegstra and Ernst Zundel—two nut-bars that the world would never have known—if not for the unrelenting and and vigorous legal assault against their right to express their absurd Jewish conspiracy theories, such as, “the Holocaust never occurred and was faked by Jews to get sympathy from the world, so the new state of Israel could be created—or some other absurd theory”.
Their hateful, mistaken beliefs make me sick. Their beliefs hurt my feelings.
But speech is not “free speech” if you can’t hurt someone’s feelings, or members of a group feelings.
(NOTE: an important distinction, is “inciting to violence,” such as saying “kill the Jews” or “kill the Irish”. That is, urging people to harm or kill others—is not speech. Speech is free expression of beliefs or ideas, whether mistaken or factual).
In the land of free speech, the USA, where at the tenth anniversary ceremony for the 9/11 attack, I happened to be across the the street from the Westboro Church hate-mongers who held up posters such as, “God Hates Fags!” and “American Soldiers are in Hell” I made the eye contact with the loudest of the church members and expressed my free speech right by giving her “the middle finger.” Several police officers looked at me because they were concerned I was going to run across the street to attack this vile group (in Canada, I would have been arrested for “flicking the bird”— if instead of church members, it was Muslims holding the exact same signs—this is now true because you and your friends efforts to stop anti-Semites from expressing their hateful bullshit.
Now, in Canada, the most protected, of protected groups consist of Muslims, whether its an individual hateful Imam, or a hateful mosque teaching their children to hate Christians and Jews—now it’s almost impossible to criticize.
Wow! talk about back firing. Curtailing Keegstra’s and Zundel’s right to free speech didn’t work out as hoped? Eh?
Hate is an probably an important—though arguably unfortunate—human emotion that, along with fear, is an evolutionary adaptation, that is now illegal in Canada if it hurts Muslims’ feelings.
Just ask Ezra Levant who, several years ago, was virtually the only person in the world, besides Robert Spencer and Charlie Hebdo to re-print the Danish cartoons of Mohammad. Because of what you started, Mr. Devolin, now Canada has “Human Rights Tribunals” everywhere, that harass and bankrupt people for hurting thin-skinned peoples feelings (excepts for whites and Christians, their feelings don’t matter).
For over 800 days and at great personal cost, Ezra Levant was forced to appear before the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal to defend himself just because he reprinted the Danish Cartoons so his readers would understand what all the fuss was about, when millions of Muslims rioted and murdered people all around the word (over 300 people died).
Never mind what the fox preaches, you helped cook every goose.
Well done Mr. Devolin.
Lioness says
No mention of pigs in Harvard U press.
“The Three Little Pigs” become “The Three Little Suicide Bombers”.
“Wilbur The Pig” becomes “Wilbur the Islamist”.
“This Little Pig Went to Market” becomes “This Little jihadi Went to Market to Detonate Bombs”.