At a conference held in Berlin on “Islam in Germany” (Deutsche Islam Konferenz), sponsored by the Ministry of the Interior, on November 28 and 29, and attended by both Muslims and non-Muslims, a buffet offered a variety of foods. Of the thirteen different foods on offer, twelve were halal or vegetarian options. Exactly one was non-halal — blutwurst, a sausage made of pork products. All of the foods at the buffet, German government officials explained, were clearly marked, so that no Muslim might by mistake help himself to the non-halal offering.
But Muslim outrage was nonetheless whipped up by the inclusion of that single non-halal offering. A Turkish-German journalist, Tuncay Özdamar, wrote on Twitter: “What signal does Seehofer’s interior ministry want to send? A little respect for Muslims, who don’t eat pork, is needed.”
This became An Outrage Against Muslims That Required An Apology. The Ministry of the Interior promptly did so, contrite over its apparently inexcusable non-halal error, explaining that the food selection had been designed for the “diverse religious attendance” at the German Islam Conference. It apologised “if individuals felt offended in their religious feelings.”
But the Ministry was wrong to do so. If Muslims are to be integrated successfully into Germany which, after all, was a main point of the conference, they should have been able to tolerate a single non-halal offering. Their outrage was itself outrageous.
The Ministry should instead have issued the following statement:
“The buffet at the Conference on Islam in Germany contained 13 dishes. Only one was non-halal. All the dishes were clearly marked. It did not, and does not, seem unreasonable to us that there be one such dish, which was intended to satisfy the tastes of the German non-Muslim attendees, including representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, at the conference. We believe that any outrage about this is unacceptable, and we reject, and deplore, the demand by some for an apology.”
Of course instead of that forthright and uncompromising reply, we had the Ministry’s expression of regret at having caused offense to Muslims. This is, after all, Angela Merkel’s Germany, where the Muslim appetite for apologies is never sated, but always whet.
Renate says
I do not attend public gatherings of any kind where food is served that may be halal, but where those hosting the event may not deem it necessary to tell attendees that the food is halal. I will not eat halal food. I find halal food offensive.
Barb says
Halal is cruel to animals.
Anjuli Pandavar says
Had a Pakistan Christianity Conference taken place in Islamabad (OK, the mind boggles, but go with it), *all* dishes on offer would have been halal. Guess what would’ve happened if anyone as much as issued a peep.
CJ says
Since halal slaughter requires the butcher to say, “Bismillah Allahu Akbar” at the moment of death, Christians should not eat halal meats. (See Acts 15:29, where the Council at Jerusalem determined that Gentile Christians would not be required to keep kosher, but they should abstain from eating meat sacrificed to idols.)
mgoldberg says
The lesson is ckear. Islam is all to frequently incompatible with other nations values as it can’t wish other cultures, nations, or religions well.
And that is the lesson.
Whining about this serving of a food iten as an effront is laughable. Seriously. That this complaint of there’s is taken ‘seriously’ is beyond reasonable. The lesson is clear.
Logic&Reason says
Food, speech…EVERY part of one’s life under strict control…with non-believers bowing to its threat/promise of violent retaliation….all in the name of inclusivity. Being tolerant of the intolerant through fear.
“Live and let live” does not exist under Shari’ah.
More like “live how we let you live”.
Trying to explain this fundamental insult to the leftist snowflakes is like trying to educate a gravel pit.
balam says
What about under age SEX which is HALAL in Islam as SUNNA and abhorred in other religions?
Logic&Reason says
Here in Canada, all I hear is that the Muslims moving here/growing up here “don’t want anything to do with the strict ways. They’re reformed, modernized, Western.”
Maybe some are….but not the ones seeking and finding power in Trudeau’s government. Iqra Khalid’s first order of business was Motion M-103–an Islamic blasphemy law. Trudeau’s gunslinger-quick tweet denouncing the hijab scissors “attack”…..only to be silent when it was proven false. The covering up of the Danforth shooter. The list is much longer than that…and growing.
Sorry, folks. Religious discrimination is already covered in our laws.
But no. As the Trojan Horse grows, more armour is needed.
Anjuli Pandavar says
LR,
You think Trudeau runs the government? Think again. The real Canadian Prime Minister is Ahmed Hussen. M103, serious as it is, is a small evil deflecting attention from a far more serious one. The whole migration compact thing? Louise Arbour is simply the white mask on Ahmed Hussen. Canada is in a far more perilous state than most seem to realise. How ready is the United States to militarise an 8,891Km border at short notice, and when it does so, will it send any of its Muslim military personnel to guard it?
Westman says
Ahhh, another pillar of Islam – forbidding the unbeliever. The intolerant attitude: “If we, the believers, cannot do it, then you, the filthy kafir dhimmi, cannot.” And they are insanely jealous of the West and its accomplishments while Islam languished – in direct contradiction to Allah’s promises for, “the best of people”.
Muslims in the know must feel a wry smile every time a little chunk of sovereignty gets chipped off the kafir nation.
Eigil says
We are the ones that should matter, conform to us? Should’ve given the journalist a dunce hat an made him go sit in a corner.
Arnold Jackson says
This is proof that they don’t want equality, they want supremacy.
Older Canadian says
+1
And the are getting it with open arms.
Logic&Reason says
Any ideology that claims victimhood and oppression while victimizing and oppressing can ONLY get away with it via force.
Notice that the Left and its propaganda megaphone media do this Hypocrisy Dance all the time.
How was Judge Kavanaugh treated? 24/7 shame and ridicule. Guilty until proven innocent. Meanwhile…Keith Ellison….nada.
No wonder they love and defend Islam.
Logic&Reason says
Q: What comes out of a Trojan Horse?
A. Nothing but Trojan Horse manure.
somehistory says
By a “little respect” he means, “if moslims don’t eat it, neither does anyone else.”
Respect must be earned. A man “commands” respect. He doesn’t “demand” it.
moslims “demand” respect and deserve none. islam is straight from satan the devil. satan doesn’t deserve respect and neither do his children.
I don’t eat blood sausage (Genesis and Acts of the Apostles).
But, I also don’t eat what I know to be acceptable to moslims. They can eat as they wish, but the rest of us should be allowed to choose what we eat without having to “apologize” for doing so.
Stope apologizing for not being moslim. Life is involved.
Phil Copson says
“…They can eat as they wish….”
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Disagree here – allowing the slaughtering of animals in a barbaric fashion to pander to their primitive blood-lust should be stamped-out.
(And whatever happened to the once-ubiquitous “Animal Rights lobby ?” – forever yelling, shouting, waving placards, attacking farmers and haulage operators, blockading ports etc etc – where have all those balaclavad bullies suddenly gone when there’s a genuine animal-welfare problem ? as if we needed to be told…..)
somehistory says
“eat as they wish” was not an agreement that they should engage in cruelty to animals. It is simply that i personally have no control over what they eat, and…I’m not the Judge Who will see that all cruel and evil actions are addressed.
It is simply that I eat as I please, not according to their wishes. Obviously, I have no control over theirs. I’m not a part of the German government.
gravenimage says
Phil, PETA actually has come out against brutal Halal slaughter:
“The Cruelty Behind Muslim Ritual Slaughter”
https://www.peta.org/blog/cruelty-behind-muslim-ritual-slaughter/
andra says
@gravenimage
That is good News. Maybe some of the Greenies in the West wake up and realize whom they are supporting. They have already given up their interest in Women’s Rights. Maybe they remember their interest in animals.
Francine says
What’s next, the Muslims like the liberals are never going to be happy unless”Normal folks” think like them and conform to their faux religion. Next Muslims will go to Oktoberfest and demand for alcohol not served. That’s not going over with the Germans.
Michael Copeland says
The suggested reply is excellent. It should serve as a model for all future replies – and many will be needed.
No Muzzies Here says
The ministry knows who who is its true boss, and it’s not the German people.
Anjuli Pandavar says
And if anyone wanted to play a true multi-kulti game, then 12.25 of the 13 foods should’ve been not halal and only three-quarters of one food halal. According to the meals as they were served, though, Muslims constitute 92.3% of the German population, which is moot, as they already have the power of 92.3%.
Of course, having apologised for treating Muslims as if they do not constitute 100% of the population, but having offended them by suggesting that they make up only 92.3%, expect them to next press for all pork products to be taken off public display everywhere, and sold only in discreet wrapping.
Hat Ihr überhaupt keine Ahnung, was eine Entschuldigung für Menschen bedeutet, die mit einer feindlichen Übernahme beschäftigt sind?
Indiana Tom says
“The buffet at the Conference on Islam in Germany contained 13 dishes. All were non-halal. All the dishes were clearly marked. It did not, and does not, seem unreasonable to us that there be such dishes, which were intended to satisfy the tastes of the German non-Muslim attendees, including representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, at the conference. We believe that any outrage about this is unacceptable, and we reject, and deplore, the demand by some for an apology.”
revereridesagain says
Next event, post some color photos of halal slaughter being conducted right next to all the food except what is NOT halal. That should start a few interesting conversations.
Halal Bacon says
shitslam logic, its OK to bang your food before you let the neighbors in the next village eat it…
gravenimage says
Annals of Muslim Outrage: Blutwurst at the Buffet
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Muslims don’t want access to Halal food–they had that here. What they want is to impose Shari’ah on the all the rest of us.
Ren says
Force muslims to eat pork then they will less likely to complain.
RP says
Note,No KAFFIR should eat HALAL , Any one who eats HALAL are financing the Mosques ???
Just think how clever they are , making Kaffirs to eat HALAL and making money out of Kaffirs TO SPREAD ISLAM.
Just made sure you do not eat anything that has HALAL ON IT .
PS PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL.
PS MAKE SURE MULTINATIONALS ARE ALSO BARRED.
Mahendra Singh says
Bratwurst with Sauerkraut. Yum! Yum!!
Yo Mohamdens, you missing something good, that even Mahomet and
Alla cannot resist.
Add a bottle of draft beer, to make it even better.
terry says
The eternal whiners, victims and deserved masters of the universe dictate once more.
Pound sand would have been a justified response.