There may be any number of reasons why people don’t want halal meat. They may object to halal slaughter for humanitarian reasons. They may consider it to be meat sacrificed to idols, as discussed in the New Testament. They may object to the fact that many halal certification organizations have links to jihad terror groups. But we are not allowed to have any such concerns, either in the U.S. or in Australia. Several years ago, Pamela Geller and I met with USDA officials and presented a petition to them asking that they require that halal products be labeled as such, for the benefit of people who objected to halal food for humanitarian, religious, or other reasons. Ultimately the USDA never got back to us and ignored our petition.
“Aussie butchers’ shop “Non Halal Certified” sign banned by Ad body for discrimination & vilification of Muslims,” Michael Smith News, September 9, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Adelaide’s Valley Butchers looks like a pretty flash meat operation!
Until a couple of weeks ago, the shop proudly displayed a decal in the window featuring their business name and the words “NON HALAL CERTIFIED” with a picture of an emu and kangaroos.
And that simple statement, that their meat is “non-Halal certified” has brought the butchers before the Advertising Standards body which has formally found:
The majority of the Panel considered that as there was no such thing as a certification of meat products as ‘non Halal’, the phrase used on the window amounted to a statement that was ridiculing of halal certification and that this was offensive and demeaning to people who are of that faith or are of Muslim ethnicity…
The majority of the Panel considered that the sign’s wording and images amounted to a depiction that was inciting hatred or contempt of a group of people based on their religious practices or Muslim origin.