Wow, this is brilliant. Thank you. How I wish other Reverends and people who purport to speak for God talk like this.
Wow, this is brilliant. Thank you. How I wish other Reverends and people who purport to speak for God talk like this.
KOFI NUA 11 years ago
GERMANS, JAPANESE, CANADIANS, SWISS, DUTCH AND BRITISH ALL EAT PORK. YET THEY LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIVES THAN ALL THESE AFRICANS WHO CLAIM THEY DONT EAT PORK.
PIGS ARE TAKEN CARE ON FARMS TODAY IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERE ... read full comment
GERMANS, JAPANESE, CANADIANS, SWISS, DUTCH AND BRITISH ALL EAT PORK. YET THEY LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIVES THAN ALL THESE AFRICANS WHO CLAIM THEY DONT EAT PORK.
PIGS ARE TAKEN CARE ON FARMS TODAY IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY. THEY ARE RAISED IN CLEAN ENVIRONMENTS TODAY.
THER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH EATING PORK TODAY.
zogo camp 11 years ago
when will you quote from the new testament, No NEVER.
WHY DID MOHAMED CHANGE EVERYTHING CHRIST SAID?
Remember he came 630 years after Christ.
when will you quote from the new testament, No NEVER.
WHY DID MOHAMED CHANGE EVERYTHING CHRIST SAID?
Remember he came 630 years after Christ.
BRACE 11 years ago
YOU ASKED WHY DID MOHAMMED CHANGED EVERYTHING JESUS SAID CAN YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY DID JESUS CHANGED EVERYTHING MOSES SAID THEN YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION
YOU ASKED WHY DID MOHAMMED CHANGED EVERYTHING JESUS SAID CAN YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY DID JESUS CHANGED EVERYTHING MOSES SAID THEN YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION
zogo camp 11 years ago
Jesus did not change a single thing what Moses said, CHRIST IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Mohamed twisted everything all that
Christ said, which leads many from CHRIST.
Jesus did not change a single thing what Moses said, CHRIST IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Mohamed twisted everything all that
Christ said, which leads many from CHRIST.
KOMFO ANOKYE 11 years ago
PLEASE LET'S HAVE A BREAK, RELIGION ITSELF IS A MAN MADE FULL OF LIES. OUR FOREFATHERS KNEW GOD BEFORE THE BIBLE AND THE KORAN.
PLEASE LET'S HAVE A BREAK, RELIGION ITSELF IS A MAN MADE FULL OF LIES. OUR FOREFATHERS KNEW GOD BEFORE THE BIBLE AND THE KORAN.
Bo Ho Bio 11 years ago
Yes, they trust the lies of foreigners at the expense of the truth. Religions are full of illusions.
Yes, they trust the lies of foreigners at the expense of the truth. Religions are full of illusions.
sammy 11 years ago
Masa eat pork, dont eat pork. All is to the glory of God. Some of us would also say dont eat dogs but that is your preference. I may not like what you want vice versa. Some people eat frogs and lizards others eat insects. If ... read full comment
Masa eat pork, dont eat pork. All is to the glory of God. Some of us would also say dont eat dogs but that is your preference. I may not like what you want vice versa. Some people eat frogs and lizards others eat insects. If you don't not like something don't demonize it. We would eat what we want come what may..
joe 11 years ago
I refuse to believe on judgement day my diet will come into question. God will say Joe you ate pork so go to hell. I believe what will come into question is whether or not i planted a bomb and killed innocent people because t ... read full comment
I refuse to believe on judgement day my diet will come into question. God will say Joe you ate pork so go to hell. I believe what will come into question is whether or not i planted a bomb and killed innocent people because they did not agree with my religion, or i beheaded a man for not being in the same religion as i was. or I denied justice to those who needed it. The bible said he created all animals and bird for our sustenance and pleasure. Eat what you want man.
sandy 11 years ago
Massa i think u need free SHS.bcos u lack the power of reasoning.
Massa i think u need free SHS.bcos u lack the power of reasoning.
KOFI NUA 11 years ago
YOU WHO DONT EAT PORK. ARE YOU HEALTHIER THAN THE CANADIANS? DO YOUR PEOPLE LIVE LONGER THAN CANADIANS? THIS PORK THING IS ALL NONESENSE.
YOU WHO DONT EAT PORK. ARE YOU HEALTHIER THAN THE CANADIANS? DO YOUR PEOPLE LIVE LONGER THAN CANADIANS? THIS PORK THING IS ALL NONESENSE.
Rasta Man 11 years ago
That is good one for that idiot to think about. We don't need any lessons from them. They should just advice their people to stop killing innocent people then probably we will listen.
That is good one for that idiot to think about. We don't need any lessons from them. They should just advice their people to stop killing innocent people then probably we will listen.
Ndlovu 11 years ago
Defilement does not lie in what one eats but rather what comes out of one. Contrary to the popular belief that a pig is a dirty animal, in confinement, it exhibits a high sense of decency. It is the only farm animal that does ... read full comment
Defilement does not lie in what one eats but rather what comes out of one. Contrary to the popular belief that a pig is a dirty animal, in confinement, it exhibits a high sense of decency. It is the only farm animal that does not sleep in its faeces. It is the most cleanest animal; and knows where to eat, urinate, bath, defecate and sleep. In free range however, the story is different because of the thick fat layer that makes it feel hot. The reason why it will always want to cover its coat with muddy substances. Did you know that the best leather is from pig? The best leather products, tooth brushes and some pharmaceuticals are from pigs. Stop being a stereotype; there are millions of people who eat pork and are very very healthy.
Pig Lover 11 years ago
I have hope for Ghana when I see intelligent rebuttals like your post. I just learned why pigs like rolling in mud from you (Note that I also double checked your facts and they checked out). Ignorance like that exhibited by M ... read full comment
I have hope for Ghana when I see intelligent rebuttals like your post. I just learned why pigs like rolling in mud from you (Note that I also double checked your facts and they checked out). Ignorance like that exhibited by Mr. Confidence only serves to drive us back into the stone ages. Yes, it's nice when you throw words like 'science in your op-ed' but at least justify it with some numbers and related data. Glad you see the light.
john 11 years ago
Thank you very much for this information.
BUT people will still eat even if God has Advised them in the Torah or the Bible or even in the Quraan.EVEN if God came down to each one of them and say,please!its not good for your ... read full comment
Thank you very much for this information.
BUT people will still eat even if God has Advised them in the Torah or the Bible or even in the Quraan.EVEN if God came down to each one of them and say,please!its not good for your health,i created the swine to clean the nature,same as your bin in ur house,it is made to throw garbage in not to use it as a dish to eat what was thrown.
But the human with his silly stupid mind (except wise people which are 5%) will insist to eat shit.
So to all who was replying by not accepting this info,PLEASE continue to EAT SHIT! BON Apatite!!!!
Rasta Man 11 years ago
Thank you Joe
Thank you Joe
come onnnnnn 11 years ago
these Muslims will never write articles saying STOP KILLING AND TROWING BOMBS! but rather always this garbage
these Muslims will never write articles saying STOP KILLING AND TROWING BOMBS! but rather always this garbage
Bo Ho Bio 11 years ago
Joe, do ot worry, there is no judgement anywhere than here on eaeth and by man. Do not be scared of any god, foreign or local. going further into biblical texts tell you that most of these things were copied from other cultu ... read full comment
Joe, do ot worry, there is no judgement anywhere than here on eaeth and by man. Do not be scared of any god, foreign or local. going further into biblical texts tell you that most of these things were copied from other cultures and then written as if some god had said it. man said it all, feel free.
Akwadaa Swiss 11 years ago
IS EATING SWINE NOT BETTER THAN (MAN TO MAN)-HOMO,& (WOMAN TO WOMAN)-LESB?LEARN THE GOOD SIDE OF DE SWINE FROM DE GERMANS.PORK IS A HEALTHY MEAT PLS.
IS EATING SWINE NOT BETTER THAN (MAN TO MAN)-HOMO,& (WOMAN TO WOMAN)-LESB?LEARN THE GOOD SIDE OF DE SWINE FROM DE GERMANS.PORK IS A HEALTHY MEAT PLS.
Kwame 11 years ago
When you enter a pig pen you will notice at once that they do not drop their feces like other animals. Pigs are said to carry worms, but why is it that scores of piglets can perish in a single day when they get infested with ... read full comment
When you enter a pig pen you will notice at once that they do not drop their feces like other animals. Pigs are said to carry worms, but why is it that scores of piglets can perish in a single day when they get infested with worms.
I happen to keep pigs before and can say that they are the best clean animal. Bulls screw and sex with a hog can take as long as one hour and in the majority of cases a hot takes seed just after the first crossing unless there is some problem. When a hog gets pregnant it does not have sex anymore until she delivers.
Mr. Abdulai Hanan it is rather nanny goats and animals of the cat family that really enjoy sex, that is the reason why a woman who likes sex is referred to as a prostitute.
Pig Lover 11 years ago
Kwame, please educate these people for me. Mr. Confidence could benefit from some proper science classes and learning a thing or two about the use of facts in writing.
Kwame, please educate these people for me. Mr. Confidence could benefit from some proper science classes and learning a thing or two about the use of facts in writing.
Musa 11 years ago
Kwame, I can see from your comment why "religion is not a bedfellow of logic". Where did you see a bull "screw and sex with a hog"? In a Kwame farm? or in kwame dream? You may need to learn another profession, or go back to ... read full comment
Kwame, I can see from your comment why "religion is not a bedfellow of logic". Where did you see a bull "screw and sex with a hog"? In a Kwame farm? or in kwame dream? You may need to learn another profession, or go back to school.
Akua Salifu 11 years ago
I agree with this author's article. However, I will butress some of his observations with some pointers.
In Eden God chose man's diet for him.
Man was to eat of "the fruit yealding seed" Gen 1:29).
For God's people mea ... read full comment
I agree with this author's article. However, I will butress some of his observations with some pointers.
In Eden God chose man's diet for him.
Man was to eat of "the fruit yealding seed" Gen 1:29).
For God's people meat eating came as a result of sin, and not immediately, it was after The Flood, when vegetation was scarce that God permitted man to eat meat-- and only certain types (see Levticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14).
Pigs are unclean animals or decomposers. Its natural reservoir is replete with pathogens which does not kill the pig but has the pontential of kill its host, man included. The inability of the pig to sweat and use the skin as an excretory organ, its high fat content, habitat and poor lymph drainage system makes it unwholesome as a food item.
Here is an excerpt fom Modern Manna on The Dangers Of Eating Pig.
The Danger of Eating Pigs
Greetings:
"Every morning I post a health tip on facebook. Yesterday, I posted "HEALTH TIP OF THE DAY: Eating pork produces scrofula, leprosy, & cancer. CD 393. Do you know what scrofula is? It is sometimes referred to as "The King's Disease or the King's Evil". Scrofula is a form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck. In old times Kings would get this disease in the lymph nodes because they were eating lots of pork! You know the picture--a whole pig with an apple in his mouth. Did God ever give humans permission to eat pigs."
Please read the entire content of this article from the website: The dangers of eating Pork/ Hidden Manna
NANA BARFFOUR TEWBAABI 11 years ago
In Leviticus 11:2 God told Moses to "speak unto the children of Israel, saying, these are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. ... And the swine, ... he is unclean unto you." Here the Lord ... read full comment
In Leviticus 11:2 God told Moses to "speak unto the children of Israel, saying, these are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. ... And the swine, ... he is unclean unto you." Here the Lord prohibited man to eat swine's flesh--things like pork chops, ham, bacon, pepperoni, salami, and Jimmie Dean Pure Pork Sausage, fish that did not have fins and scales like crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and oysters, and a number of other creatures such as birds of prey, etc. Why did God forbid His people to eat these "unclean" animals?
I believe the main reason was for sanitary or hygienic reasons. These creatures are scavengers and feed on the waste and filth of the earth, whether in the waters or on the land. Take the pig, a vacuum cleaner of the earth, for instance. The animal is truly a scavenger and it will eat just about anything--from garbage to dead rattlesnakes; from mud to feces. I have read that the pig doesn't sweat and tends to be frequently infested with the trichina worm. The trichina worm has the ability, science has discovered, to cross the blood-brain barrier. If it does and gets into your brain, the symptoms can be similar to that of a brain tumor. Misdiagnoses of a brain tumor rather than a trichina parasite have been reported. One of my own employees was having headaches and had a brain scan taken at U.C. Davis Medical Center. The scan which was done to rule out a tumor actually revealed two worms in her brain. Yuck! Now think for a minute--have you ever been told to cook pork well? For what reason? The answer is to kill the trichina worms. Well, who wants to eat dead ones?
Years ago in an issue of Health and Life, there appeared an article by T. C. Desmond--chairman of the Trichinosis Commission of New York. The article was entitled, "One in Six is Infected with Deadly Pork Parasite." In the article Desmond stated, "One out of twenty-five pork products purchased over the retail counter was found by the commission to contain parasites. It has been estimated that our present hog crop may provide us with 60,000,000 trichinae-infested meals. Another article stated: "The worms enter the human digestive tract as tiny, almost invisible cysts which digest and release the worms, so that they burrow through the walls of the stomach or duodenum to the bloodstream. The symptom is similar to food poisoning if the number of parasites is sufficient. Later may come rheumatic-like heart pain because of worms settling temporarily in the heart. Inflammation in the cardiac region may follow. In some cases the brain or nervous system may be disturbed. as though worms had invaded the brain or nerves, which possibly they do. Even invasions of the muscles may be fatal if the worms are numerous enough." Illinois Health Messenger.
A friend of mine who worked at a meat packing plant once told me that he would get infections in his finger followed by a red line was running up his arm just from handling bacon and ham. He also said, "On one occasion, hams were turning green and I was ordered to smoke them and package them for sale back East." He continued, "Another time the bacon was outdated and I was told to repackage the bacon and stamp a new date on the package and resell it." How gross and deceptive! Is it any wonder why the Lord said, "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud, he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you." (Lev. 11:7,8).
If you carefully examine the front foot of the pig, you will find a small abrasion. If you then press the pig's leg just above the abrasion, you will squeeze out a teaspoon of filthy matter. Some have called it "pork gravy." It is actually an outlet or drain for the dirty filth of which the pig's lymph system is filled. That opening is the outlet of a sewer. If you then carefully examine this filthy scrofulous serum, you will find that it contains many diseases, bacteria and viruses. What must be the condition of the body of an animal so foul as to require a regular system of drainage to convey away its teeming filth? John Harvey Kellogg said: "Sometimes the outlet gets closed by the accumulation of external filth. Then the ichorous stream ceases to flow, and the animal quickly sickens and dies unless the owner cleanses the parts, and so opens anew the feculent fountain, and allows the festering poison to escape." Pickled pig's feet anyone?
God commanded us not to eat, or even touch, the dead animal, because pigs are high in fat, cholesterol, deadly diseases, and trichina worms! John Harvey Kellogg gives another warning about eating lard: "Just under the foul and putrid skin we find a mass of fat from two to six inches in thickness, covering a large portion of the body. Now what is this? Lard, says one; animal oil; an excellent thing for consumptives; a very necessary kind of food in cold weather. Lard, animal oil, very truly; and, we will add a synonym for disease, scrofula, torpid liver. Where did all that fat come from, or how happened it to be so heaped up around that poor hog? Surely it is not natural; for fat is only deposited in large quantities for the purpose of keeping the body warm in winter. This fat is much more than is necessary for such a purpose, and is much greater in amount than ever exists upon the animal in a state of nature. It is evidently the result of disease. So gross have been the habits of the animal, so great has been the foulness of its body, that its excretory organs--its liver, lungs, kidneys, skin, and intestines--have been entirely unable to carry away the impurities which the animal has been all its life accumulating." The pig is one big fat animal.
Yet, even with all the bad publicity about pork and the health dangers of eating the pig, the devil smiles as Americans feast on their dead bodies from head to toe. The pigs head is turned into head cheese (ears and tails inserted), his stomach is transformed into tripe, his intestines are used for sausage covers, his heart, liver, and kidneys are eaten, and his feet are pickled. Even his bristles are used in brushes and his skin for wallets and purses. In the end, men and women "squeal and grunt" from the pain caused from their perverted appetites and for eating what God said not to!
In the January 22, 1996 issue of U.S. News and World Report, the popular news weekly had an interesting article entitled, "Hog heaven and hell--Pig farming has gone high tech." The article said, "Last June 21, after heavy rains some 25 million gallons of feces and urine flushed from the buildings where pigs were confined...The reddish-brown tide, more than twice the volume of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez, poured knee-deep for two hours across the highway between Whaley's re-brick bungalow and the First Church of God....The stinking slumgaullion drained into the New River where it killed virtually all aquatic life in the 17-mile stretch between Richlands and Jacksonville and left a stench for several days. ... Wastes from big pig farms also threaten well water and surface water with parasites, bacteria, and viruses. These include salmonella, streptococcus, giardia, listeria, along with avian botulism and cholera." Would you like ham, bacon, or sausage with your eggs? This is the same reason fish were dying in Lake Erie years ago which authorities called "Fishteria." In fact, it so happened that I was seated next to a Federal Inspector who just got back from inspecting the lake and shared his findings with me.
God made scavengers of the sea just as He made pigs and birds of prey to be the scavengers of the land. I remember at one of our cooking schools while I was addressing the subject of unclean meats, a man seated in the back row started waving his hand. After calling on him, he anxiously shared the following story. He told us how he used to catch crabs for a living and that his greatest catch was early in the morning right in the docks where the boats were kept. He soon realized the reason for the quantity of crabs in this location was because the boats were dumping their toilets filled with human waste into the water and the crabs were enjoying the feast!
No wonder the Lord refers to fish without fins and scales as "abominations". I refer to crabs, shrimp, and lobsters as the cockroaches of the sea and shrimp as little garbage-gulpers that swim approximately six inches from the surface of the ocean to feed on the scum and waste that floats to the top. Certain shellfish, if caught and eaten during the months that end in "R" (September, October, etc.), can kill you. I can safely say the 21-Shrimp Special at Red Lobster for $7.99 is NO BARGAIN, and you can be certain I avoid Long John Silvers like the plague. Some people say they actually serve fish with their grease. One writer referred to shellfish as insects of the ocean. "After all, he said, "They have way too many legs."
Then there are the other little creatures that God has told us not to eat. As far as snails, I don't think I really even need to comment. We cringe whenever we crush them under our shoe or see them in the garden, but somehow they become a delicacy when these little snot balls are sautéed in wine and butter. All of these foods are high in fat and cholesterol and can contribute to arteriosclerosis.
What will the Lord have to say about are food choices when He comes? One vivid answer is at the Second Coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ and has been recorded by the prophet Isaiah: "For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with His chariots like a whirlwind, to render His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and with His sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together saith the Lord." (Isaiah 66:15-17). Strong words! Evidently those slain of the Lord will be the ones hiding in the garden just like Adam and Eve because they had eaten what the Lord said not to! Will we do the same?
It would be so much better to eat the diet of Eden with all the colorful and nutritious fruits and vegetables from the garden rich in phytochemicals that prevent rather than cause disease. If you would like to read my Health Tips of the Day on facebook, just send me a friend request and I will sign you up.
Until next issue of The Elijah Prophecy, have a healthy and spiritual week,
joey london! 11 years ago
Christ died on the cross for my sins,he has redeemed me from the curse of the law for it is written cursed is every one that is hanged!He wiped out all my sins whether by the underwritten of the laws!that the blessings of Ab ... read full comment
Christ died on the cross for my sins,he has redeemed me from the curse of the law for it is written cursed is every one that is hanged!He wiped out all my sins whether by the underwritten of the laws!that the blessings of Abraham will come upon me joey forever no weapon!
NANA ADDAO IS A JUNKIE 11 years ago
Please do not cast a wrong doing to a wrong doing. What ever is wrong in the front of ALLAH. Do what ever you want, eat what ever you wish, but remember ALLAH is watching us all.
Never cast your vote to a junkie or state l ... read full comment
Please do not cast a wrong doing to a wrong doing. What ever is wrong in the front of ALLAH. Do what ever you want, eat what ever you wish, but remember ALLAH is watching us all.
Never cast your vote to a junkie or state looters.
NANA ADDAO IS A JUNKIE
Jen 11 years ago
Useless article! We're not under the mosaic laws.
Useless article! We're not under the mosaic laws.
Halalal Bacon 11 years ago
Pork is a very lean meat and less in calories.
Pork is a very lean meat and less in calories.
Pig Lover 11 years ago
If only the idiot had done some research instead of hiding behind shallow sentence starters like "every health science student... " followed with drivel (I mean nonsense). I hope this trend of writing by Mr. Confidence isn't ... read full comment
If only the idiot had done some research instead of hiding behind shallow sentence starters like "every health science student... " followed with drivel (I mean nonsense). I hope this trend of writing by Mr. Confidence isn't representative of the general population's reasoning abilities.
Yaw 11 years ago
If you are a Christian, why do you worry about eating Pork. Can someone show me where in the New Testament it says we should not eat Pork.
Where in the Old testament was God's teaching allowed to spread to others, it was o ... read full comment
If you are a Christian, why do you worry about eating Pork. Can someone show me where in the New Testament it says we should not eat Pork.
Where in the Old testament was God's teaching allowed to spread to others, it was only to My people who were the Israelites. All none Jews in the old testament were not welcomed by the Isralites to worship their God everything about God was for and to do with them alone. It was until Jesus came to earth and started teaching the Kingdom of God to all people on earth (Yet the Jews refused) and also the spreading of His words by Paul and the disciples that got us all to understand the Loving God.
So you see the Pork eaqting business has got nothing to do with you and I it was an instruction to the Jews. Paul adviced us to eat anything as what matters is your heart, is it doing the good works of God, does it show love for others, does it obey the laws of the land, does it have any charitable qualities. Germans eat Pork more than anyone but yet they are one of the most advanced nations on earth and where are you with your not eating pork preaching.
Know Jesus Christ properly and dont follow old Jewish rules. Amen
bee 11 years ago
So then we should reject the Old Testament cuz its for a particular group of people?
So then we should reject the Old Testament cuz its for a particular group of people?
EDENSU 11 years ago
MY GOOD PEOPLE, THE COMMANDMENTS AND STATUTES OF GOD CANNOT CHANGE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS AS COUNTRIES SUBJECT PROVISIONS IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS TO. THE WHOLE OF ACTS CHAPTER 10 GIVES THE ANSWER. BEFORE AND AFTER ... read full comment
MY GOOD PEOPLE, THE COMMANDMENTS AND STATUTES OF GOD CANNOT CHANGE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS AS COUNTRIES SUBJECT PROVISIONS IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS TO. THE WHOLE OF ACTS CHAPTER 10 GIVES THE ANSWER. BEFORE AND AFTER THE DEATH OF CHRIST, PETER NEVER EAT UNCLEAN MEAT INCLUDING PORK. HE FOLLOWED THE STATUTES OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD. WHAT IS DECEIVING CHRISTIANS OF TODAY IS THAT WE DO NOT LEARN THE BIBLE, WE ONLY LEARN QUOTATIONS. PLEASE, I SUGGEST ALL TO READ THE WHOLE OF ACTS CHAPTER 10.
Pig Lover 11 years ago
Special Ed, how about ACTING like an adult instead of shouting online (typing in caps)?
Special Ed, how about ACTING like an adult instead of shouting online (typing in caps)?
Pig Lover 11 years ago
Reasons:
1. Sounds like the only pigs you know and the ones you have come across are ones raised in poor conditions and served under-cooked. There's a reason why various meats have recommended cooking temperatures. Do you ... read full comment
Reasons:
1. Sounds like the only pigs you know and the ones you have come across are ones raised in poor conditions and served under-cooked. There's a reason why various meats have recommended cooking temperatures. Do you know the recommended cooking temperature of pork?
2. As to the cardiovascular and arterial diseases... that's an issue of moderation in consumption, activity level and genetics. You can't hang it all on the pig. It is a fact that pork is healthier than blood red meats like beef... Do you know that? Why don't you attack beef in your next article?
3. Rat flu, dog flu, dabodabo flu... give us a break. It is known that animal diseases can make a jump from one species to another... be it pig, bird, cow, bat and so on. Interesting how you singled out the swine flu in this case... shall we leave the chicken breasts (my favorite part by the way) and thighs alone because of the existence of avian flu? Looks like you are cherry picking.
4. Americans are fat and sick because food is cheap and the portions are outrageously large... not to mention the consumption of empty calories through soft drinks and other comfort foods. It is actually cheaper to eat non-healthy foods and easier to not burn calories in the US. People actually pay to burn calories by way of gym sessions in developed countries. You can't hang the effects of someone's inability to control their meal portions or exercise on pork.
5. Fact: Regular fresh pork has an average caloric value of 252 calories. Your average beef has a caloric value of 272 calories. Clearly, your math does not add up and to add insult to injury, your statement(s) were not backed up by any nutritional facts and numbers. By these numbers, your article should rather have attacked the cow... and left the pig alone.
6. On the religion side, I have no comments. Anyone can quote anything on any day from some old unscientific manuscripts to support their claim. For proof of this fact, ask Boko Haram or Al Qaeda whether they believe they are right in their actions and thoughts.
I think you had good intentions for this article but somehow got fixated on pork and went downhill from there. Maybe instead of "Pork:....", You could have said "Excessive meats consumption:...".
Finally, assuming for the sake of this piece that you were remotely right and I use remotely generously, I don't see you offering any solutions as to what the 'good meats' are. Clearly, this article needs revision. Have a good day.
.............. 11 years ago
Pig lover analyse and think into whatever u read before responding. your Text is full of chaff
Pig lover analyse and think into whatever u read before responding. your Text is full of chaff
Pig Lover 11 years ago
Looks like you need to follow your own advice my friend. I see no shred of intelligence in your two-sentence contribution (other than to wonder whether you are the author of this sorry excuse of an article). How can I put it ... read full comment
Looks like you need to follow your own advice my friend. I see no shred of intelligence in your two-sentence contribution (other than to wonder whether you are the author of this sorry excuse of an article). How can I put it to your simple brain...
Nana Pranxter 11 years ago
Brilliant reaction there, Pork Lover. It's been a long while since I encountered healthy,intelligent and scientific arguments on issues. Bravo!
Brilliant reaction there, Pork Lover. It's been a long while since I encountered healthy,intelligent and scientific arguments on issues. Bravo!
Pig Lover 11 years ago
Sometimes we have to take the fight to writers like Mr. Confidence... he was trying to get away with too much on too little.
Sometimes we have to take the fight to writers like Mr. Confidence... he was trying to get away with too much on too little.
kojo 11 years ago
i agree with you. Good job..only i do not agree with your comment on the religious side (paragraph 6). But the others splendidly sheds light and hope the author of the original piece will take notice. Cheers.
i agree with you. Good job..only i do not agree with your comment on the religious side (paragraph 6). But the others splendidly sheds light and hope the author of the original piece will take notice. Cheers.
KKD 11 years ago
Eh you defend pork paaaaa.
Eh you defend pork paaaaa.
Wasik 11 years ago
Everybody has the right to eat whatever they want.
Everybody has the right to eat whatever they want.
Classpeter 11 years ago
may Allah increase your knowledge and wisdom as well.Am not a muslim but always wished to be one because your way of studying the Holy QUR'AN is just fulfilling.Pork is a meat which should not be eaten but its rather ther opp ... read full comment
may Allah increase your knowledge and wisdom as well.Am not a muslim but always wished to be one because your way of studying the Holy QUR'AN is just fulfilling.Pork is a meat which should not be eaten but its rather ther opposite. Even our Lord Jesus cast the evil spirit from the mad man and the spirit found not room to stay than to locate the swines. So please my brethens let us all avoid pork and live long. May God or Allah keeps us all safe.
Pig Lover 11 years ago
Hypocrite, if you truly wished to be one... what stopped you? The threat of sharia?
Now, the evil spirits (note plural) prior to being cast out pleaded with Jesus to enter the pigs which were NEARBY... as the story goes. ... read full comment
Hypocrite, if you truly wished to be one... what stopped you? The threat of sharia?
Now, the evil spirits (note plural) prior to being cast out pleaded with Jesus to enter the pigs which were NEARBY... as the story goes. Those demons then entered the pigs... which run over a cliff into water and ALL died. Read Matthew 8:28-34.
Based on this, if you think that the pigs were unclean because the demons temporarily entered them... then you may want to develop a lower self esteem of yourself because the demons were in MAN to begin with.
Fact is, the pigs were at the wrong place at the wrong time in this narrative. Had it been a herd of goats nearby, I'm sure you'd be denouncing tolobeef based on your present logic.
God gave man gray matter to reason with. You can't make unsubstantiated claims and end with may Allah keep us safe. Nice ending, but start reasoning.
Nii 11 years ago
every thing in life is a risk...this campaign against pork wont work. Just be moderate in it that's all.
every thing in life is a risk...this campaign against pork wont work. Just be moderate in it that's all.
Nana Pranxter 11 years ago
If you don't like pork that's ok. I don't begrudge you. But I think you should all this crap to urself. All these arguments against pork and its consumption are simply a bundle of disillusions from a disgruntled soul that can ... read full comment
If you don't like pork that's ok. I don't begrudge you. But I think you should all this crap to urself. All these arguments against pork and its consumption are simply a bundle of disillusions from a disgruntled soul that can't the delicacy of a hamburger and can therefore only speak against it. What annoys me most is the attempt to discredit it thru religious arguments. It's ok using the Quran bur for the Bible, pls steer clear and spare me the ceremonial laws of Moses which were automatically repealed with the institution of the new covenant sealed by the precious blood of the Christ. All things (pork inclusive) are cleansed if accepted with thanksgiving. Mr. Abdullai, pls come again!!!!
ketan 11 years ago
if so, then you should practice all the laws in the old testament read romans 14:14-17 colossians 3:13-16 romans 8:2 be not be deceived for we are not under the old law know how to study the scriptures before you throw sand i ... read full comment
if so, then you should practice all the laws in the old testament read romans 14:14-17 colossians 3:13-16 romans 8:2 be not be deceived for we are not under the old law know how to study the scriptures before you throw sand into peoples eyes.
WAZIRAZI 11 years ago
Men! this art makes no sense.this guy should write on something much more important rather than pork the best meat so far.
Men! this art makes no sense.this guy should write on something much more important rather than pork the best meat so far.
apana 11 years ago
uder symbolism, you got it all wrong.Goats, sheep, dogs, cuts, domestic fowls and ducks all eat faeces, drink from gutters and eat dead bodies.
You also didnt tell non muslims the actual reason why muslims dont eat pork. it ... read full comment
uder symbolism, you got it all wrong.Goats, sheep, dogs, cuts, domestic fowls and ducks all eat faeces, drink from gutters and eat dead bodies.
You also didnt tell non muslims the actual reason why muslims dont eat pork. it has nothing to do with hygiene and diseases.As for the bible,it is said somewhere in Acts that what GOD has made clean, man can eat.
shallow reading 11 years ago
goats, sheep, dogs, cuts, domestic fowls and ducks all eat faeces, drink from gutter. R U SURE?
God has made clean, is a shallow interpretation
goats, sheep, dogs, cuts, domestic fowls and ducks all eat faeces, drink from gutter. R U SURE?
God has made clean, is a shallow interpretation
KOWASKI 11 years ago
Eating pork and planting bomb in the name of jihad killing innocent people which is better? please come clean
Eating pork and planting bomb in the name of jihad killing innocent people which is better? please come clean
Dovlo 11 years ago
Who is this idiot. Just tell your terrorist brothers to stop killing and leave pork for us.
Who is this idiot. Just tell your terrorist brothers to stop killing and leave pork for us.
JOEDUSU@yahoo.com 11 years ago
I EAT SAUSAGE EVERY DAY AND I AM NOT GAY OR UNCLEAN.
SO ALLAH CREATED AN UNCLEAN ANIMAL FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
I EAT SAUSAGE EVERY DAY AND I AM NOT GAY OR UNCLEAN.
SO ALLAH CREATED AN UNCLEAN ANIMAL FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
JOEDUSU@yahoo.com 11 years ago
IT IS CRUEL TO KILL AND EAT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL WHO HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG. TO ALL MUSLIMS
THOU SHALL NOT KILL.
WHEN MUSLIMS REFER TO THE BIBLE I JUST LAUGH. THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH PART THEY LIKE JUST O SUPPORT THIER AR ... read full comment
IT IS CRUEL TO KILL AND EAT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL WHO HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG. TO ALL MUSLIMS
THOU SHALL NOT KILL.
WHEN MUSLIMS REFER TO THE BIBLE I JUST LAUGH. THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH PART THEY LIKE JUST O SUPPORT THIER ARGUMENT. JESUS SAID I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT BY ME. SO WHERE DOES MOHAMED STAND????
Presidential Thinker 11 years ago
The fact that someone picks where it suits him/her does not erase the basic fact of whether it is there or not to be quoted as a quotable quote
The fact that someone picks where it suits him/her does not erase the basic fact of whether it is there or not to be quoted as a quotable quote
Presidential Thinker 11 years ago
Thank you for the article
Thank you for the article
rev 11 years ago
the LORD JESUS CAME TO MAKE ALL THINGS CLEAN THROUGH OUR GOD AND FATHER SO FORGET ABOUT THAT. IF SO THEN STOP CHEWING CHICKENS COS THEY ALSO EAT FEACES WALK IN GUTTERS AND SO MANY.
the LORD JESUS CAME TO MAKE ALL THINGS CLEAN THROUGH OUR GOD AND FATHER SO FORGET ABOUT THAT. IF SO THEN STOP CHEWING CHICKENS COS THEY ALSO EAT FEACES WALK IN GUTTERS AND SO MANY.
Vitor, Canada 11 years ago
Your article is brief and informative. I have some observations:
1. Pathology. All animals and their meats that we eat harbour a variety of dangerous disease-causing pathogens, parasites, etc. Cattle and its beef are k ... read full comment
Your article is brief and informative. I have some observations:
1. Pathology. All animals and their meats that we eat harbour a variety of dangerous disease-causing pathogens, parasites, etc. Cattle and its beef are known for their dreaded mad-cow disease and E-Coli. Chicken is commonly known for its salmonella. And the pig and is pork, as you have sedulously outlined, can carry lethal organ-destroying diseases.
But it took man thousands of years to domesticate these animals mainly for food. Man will, therefore, not stop consuming the meats of his long and tedious labour. What man has done progressively is to find ways and means cooking these meats properly, and thereby, destroying the dangers. All these bacteria and worms don't stand a chance with adequate high-temperature cooking.
2. Religion. Don't Chistians claim that all animals including the loathsome, monkey-no-fine pig are parts of God's intelligent design and creation? If we don't want to take a second look at the pig because he is unprepossessing, if we don't want to be close to him because he is squalid, and if we don't want to eat him because he is riddled with killer diseases, what was God's purpose for creating the pig?
silverwolf99 11 years ago
Properly inspected, kept refrigerated before cooking and properly cooked, pork is no more dangerous to eat than any other meat. I have been eating it for over 50 years with NO problems. If your religious beliefs don't allow y ... read full comment
Properly inspected, kept refrigerated before cooking and properly cooked, pork is no more dangerous to eat than any other meat. I have been eating it for over 50 years with NO problems. If your religious beliefs don't allow you to eat pork that's fine(more for me).
Bliss 11 years ago
Nothing wrong with consuming pork. It's the quality that matters. I.e. where the pig was raised, what it was fed and how the meat was managed! References to pigs in religion, symbolism, etc is to educate and discipline man.
Nothing wrong with consuming pork. It's the quality that matters. I.e. where the pig was raised, what it was fed and how the meat was managed! References to pigs in religion, symbolism, etc is to educate and discipline man.
agyaquajo 11 years ago
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISDING BUDDY.
PORK SUYA MWA.
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISDING BUDDY.
PORK SUYA MWA.
German 11 years ago
Religious fanaticism and nonsense!In Ghana, I did not eat pork. The animals get to eat garbage and are not kept clean. Meat is not controlled by a veterinary. In Europe, you can enjoy it with appetite.
Religious fanaticism and nonsense!In Ghana, I did not eat pork. The animals get to eat garbage and are not kept clean. Meat is not controlled by a veterinary. In Europe, you can enjoy it with appetite.
mayor 11 years ago
I wonder why people still take pork even some Christian. Religion has everything to do with faith and believe, why violate that........?
I wonder why people still take pork even some Christian. Religion has everything to do with faith and believe, why violate that........?
Wow, this is brilliant. Thank you. How I wish other Reverends and people who purport to speak for God talk like this.
GERMANS, JAPANESE, CANADIANS, SWISS, DUTCH AND BRITISH ALL EAT PORK. YET THEY LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIVES THAN ALL THESE AFRICANS WHO CLAIM THEY DONT EAT PORK.
PIGS ARE TAKEN CARE ON FARMS TODAY IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERE ...
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when will you quote from the new testament, No NEVER.
WHY DID MOHAMED CHANGE EVERYTHING CHRIST SAID?
Remember he came 630 years after Christ.
YOU ASKED WHY DID MOHAMMED CHANGED EVERYTHING JESUS SAID CAN YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY DID JESUS CHANGED EVERYTHING MOSES SAID THEN YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION
Jesus did not change a single thing what Moses said, CHRIST IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
Mohamed twisted everything all that
Christ said, which leads many from CHRIST.
PLEASE LET'S HAVE A BREAK, RELIGION ITSELF IS A MAN MADE FULL OF LIES. OUR FOREFATHERS KNEW GOD BEFORE THE BIBLE AND THE KORAN.
Yes, they trust the lies of foreigners at the expense of the truth. Religions are full of illusions.
Masa eat pork, dont eat pork. All is to the glory of God. Some of us would also say dont eat dogs but that is your preference. I may not like what you want vice versa. Some people eat frogs and lizards others eat insects. If ...
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I refuse to believe on judgement day my diet will come into question. God will say Joe you ate pork so go to hell. I believe what will come into question is whether or not i planted a bomb and killed innocent people because t ...
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Massa i think u need free SHS.bcos u lack the power of reasoning.
YOU WHO DONT EAT PORK. ARE YOU HEALTHIER THAN THE CANADIANS? DO YOUR PEOPLE LIVE LONGER THAN CANADIANS? THIS PORK THING IS ALL NONESENSE.
That is good one for that idiot to think about. We don't need any lessons from them. They should just advice their people to stop killing innocent people then probably we will listen.
Defilement does not lie in what one eats but rather what comes out of one. Contrary to the popular belief that a pig is a dirty animal, in confinement, it exhibits a high sense of decency. It is the only farm animal that does ...
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I have hope for Ghana when I see intelligent rebuttals like your post. I just learned why pigs like rolling in mud from you (Note that I also double checked your facts and they checked out). Ignorance like that exhibited by M ...
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Thank you very much for this information.
BUT people will still eat even if God has Advised them in the Torah or the Bible or even in the Quraan.EVEN if God came down to each one of them and say,please!its not good for your ...
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Thank you Joe
these Muslims will never write articles saying STOP KILLING AND TROWING BOMBS! but rather always this garbage
Joe, do ot worry, there is no judgement anywhere than here on eaeth and by man. Do not be scared of any god, foreign or local. going further into biblical texts tell you that most of these things were copied from other cultu ...
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IS EATING SWINE NOT BETTER THAN (MAN TO MAN)-HOMO,& (WOMAN TO WOMAN)-LESB?LEARN THE GOOD SIDE OF DE SWINE FROM DE GERMANS.PORK IS A HEALTHY MEAT PLS.
When you enter a pig pen you will notice at once that they do not drop their feces like other animals. Pigs are said to carry worms, but why is it that scores of piglets can perish in a single day when they get infested with ...
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Kwame, please educate these people for me. Mr. Confidence could benefit from some proper science classes and learning a thing or two about the use of facts in writing.
Kwame, I can see from your comment why "religion is not a bedfellow of logic". Where did you see a bull "screw and sex with a hog"? In a Kwame farm? or in kwame dream? You may need to learn another profession, or go back to ...
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I agree with this author's article. However, I will butress some of his observations with some pointers.
In Eden God chose man's diet for him.
Man was to eat of "the fruit yealding seed" Gen 1:29).
For God's people mea ...
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In Leviticus 11:2 God told Moses to "speak unto the children of Israel, saying, these are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. ... And the swine, ... he is unclean unto you." Here the Lord ...
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Christ died on the cross for my sins,he has redeemed me from the curse of the law for it is written cursed is every one that is hanged!He wiped out all my sins whether by the underwritten of the laws!that the blessings of Ab ...
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Please do not cast a wrong doing to a wrong doing. What ever is wrong in the front of ALLAH. Do what ever you want, eat what ever you wish, but remember ALLAH is watching us all.
Never cast your vote to a junkie or state l ...
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Useless article! We're not under the mosaic laws.
Pork is a very lean meat and less in calories.
If only the idiot had done some research instead of hiding behind shallow sentence starters like "every health science student... " followed with drivel (I mean nonsense). I hope this trend of writing by Mr. Confidence isn't ...
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If you are a Christian, why do you worry about eating Pork. Can someone show me where in the New Testament it says we should not eat Pork.
Where in the Old testament was God's teaching allowed to spread to others, it was o ...
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So then we should reject the Old Testament cuz its for a particular group of people?
MY GOOD PEOPLE, THE COMMANDMENTS AND STATUTES OF GOD CANNOT CHANGE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS AS COUNTRIES SUBJECT PROVISIONS IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS TO. THE WHOLE OF ACTS CHAPTER 10 GIVES THE ANSWER. BEFORE AND AFTER ...
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Special Ed, how about ACTING like an adult instead of shouting online (typing in caps)?
Reasons:
1. Sounds like the only pigs you know and the ones you have come across are ones raised in poor conditions and served under-cooked. There's a reason why various meats have recommended cooking temperatures. Do you ...
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Pig lover analyse and think into whatever u read before responding. your Text is full of chaff
Looks like you need to follow your own advice my friend. I see no shred of intelligence in your two-sentence contribution (other than to wonder whether you are the author of this sorry excuse of an article). How can I put it ...
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Brilliant reaction there, Pork Lover. It's been a long while since I encountered healthy,intelligent and scientific arguments on issues. Bravo!
Sometimes we have to take the fight to writers like Mr. Confidence... he was trying to get away with too much on too little.
i agree with you. Good job..only i do not agree with your comment on the religious side (paragraph 6). But the others splendidly sheds light and hope the author of the original piece will take notice. Cheers.
Eh you defend pork paaaaa.
Everybody has the right to eat whatever they want.
may Allah increase your knowledge and wisdom as well.Am not a muslim but always wished to be one because your way of studying the Holy QUR'AN is just fulfilling.Pork is a meat which should not be eaten but its rather ther opp ...
read full comment
Hypocrite, if you truly wished to be one... what stopped you? The threat of sharia?
Now, the evil spirits (note plural) prior to being cast out pleaded with Jesus to enter the pigs which were NEARBY... as the story goes. ...
read full comment
every thing in life is a risk...this campaign against pork wont work. Just be moderate in it that's all.
If you don't like pork that's ok. I don't begrudge you. But I think you should all this crap to urself. All these arguments against pork and its consumption are simply a bundle of disillusions from a disgruntled soul that can ...
read full comment
if so, then you should practice all the laws in the old testament read romans 14:14-17 colossians 3:13-16 romans 8:2 be not be deceived for we are not under the old law know how to study the scriptures before you throw sand i ...
read full comment
Men! this art makes no sense.this guy should write on something much more important rather than pork the best meat so far.
uder symbolism, you got it all wrong.Goats, sheep, dogs, cuts, domestic fowls and ducks all eat faeces, drink from gutters and eat dead bodies.
You also didnt tell non muslims the actual reason why muslims dont eat pork. it ...
read full comment
goats, sheep, dogs, cuts, domestic fowls and ducks all eat faeces, drink from gutter. R U SURE?
God has made clean, is a shallow interpretation
Eating pork and planting bomb in the name of jihad killing innocent people which is better? please come clean
Who is this idiot. Just tell your terrorist brothers to stop killing and leave pork for us.
I EAT SAUSAGE EVERY DAY AND I AM NOT GAY OR UNCLEAN.
SO ALLAH CREATED AN UNCLEAN ANIMAL FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
IT IS CRUEL TO KILL AND EAT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL WHO HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG. TO ALL MUSLIMS
THOU SHALL NOT KILL.
WHEN MUSLIMS REFER TO THE BIBLE I JUST LAUGH. THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH PART THEY LIKE JUST O SUPPORT THIER AR ...
read full comment
The fact that someone picks where it suits him/her does not erase the basic fact of whether it is there or not to be quoted as a quotable quote
Thank you for the article
the LORD JESUS CAME TO MAKE ALL THINGS CLEAN THROUGH OUR GOD AND FATHER SO FORGET ABOUT THAT. IF SO THEN STOP CHEWING CHICKENS COS THEY ALSO EAT FEACES WALK IN GUTTERS AND SO MANY.
Your article is brief and informative. I have some observations:
1. Pathology. All animals and their meats that we eat harbour a variety of dangerous disease-causing pathogens, parasites, etc. Cattle and its beef are k ...
read full comment
Properly inspected, kept refrigerated before cooking and properly cooked, pork is no more dangerous to eat than any other meat. I have been eating it for over 50 years with NO problems. If your religious beliefs don't allow y ...
read full comment
Nothing wrong with consuming pork. It's the quality that matters. I.e. where the pig was raised, what it was fed and how the meat was managed! References to pigs in religion, symbolism, etc is to educate and discipline man.
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISDING BUDDY.
PORK SUYA MWA.
Religious fanaticism and nonsense!In Ghana, I did not eat pork. The animals get to eat garbage and are not kept clean. Meat is not controlled by a veterinary. In Europe, you can enjoy it with appetite.
I wonder why people still take pork even some Christian. Religion has everything to do with faith and believe, why violate that........?
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