Dr. Eowyn posted: "Last Sunday was the third Sunday of Lent, which means
Easter isn't far away, heralded by the return of those cute TV commercials
for Cadbury Easter egg and bunny chocolates. But did you know that those
Cadbury Easter chocolates are halal certified? " Respond to this post by
replying above this line
New post on *Fellowship of the Minds*
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Cadbury chocolates
go halal
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/03/13/cadbury-chocolates-go-halal/> by
Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>
Last Sunday was the third Sunday of Lent, which means Easter isn't far
away, heralded by the return of those cute TV commercials for Cadbury
Easter egg and bunny chocolates.
But did you know that those Cadbury Easter chocolates are halal certified?
[image: halal-certificiation-cadbury]
<https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/halal-certificiation-cadbury.jpeg>
Halal <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal> refers to foods that are
permissible for Muslims to eat or drink under Islamic Sharia law. The
criteria specifies both what foods are allowed, and how the food must be
prepared. The foods addressed are mostly types of meat and animal tissue.
The most common example of non-halal (or *haraam*) food is pork, but foods
other than pork can also be *haraam*. Halal criteria include their source,
the cause of the animal's death, and how it was processed:
- The food must come from a supplier that uses halal practices.
- The slaughter must be performed by a Muslim, who must precede the
slaughter by invoking the name of Allah, most commonly by saying "*Bismillah
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basmala>*" ("In the name of God") and
then three times "Allahu akbar <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takbir>"
(God is the greatest).
- The animal must be slaughtered with a sharp knife by cutting the
throat, windpipe and the blood vessels in the neck, causing the animal's
death without cutting the spinal cord. Then the blood from the veins must
be drained.
But wait! Why would Cadbury have halal-certified Easter chocolates since
Muslims don't celebrate Easter, a Christian holiday?
[image: Cadbury Easter bunnies]
<https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/cadbury-easter-bunnies.jpg>
The discovery that Cadbury has gone halal set off a firestorm of protests
on Facebook (FB).
*The Daily Mail*
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2812643/Not-Angry-customer-takes-social-media-boycott-Cadbury-chocolate-halal-certified-just-week-Aussie-brands-beating.html>
reports that one FB user vowed she would be boycotting Cadbury Dairy Milk
products simply because it is halal certified:
"Dear Cadbury Dairy Milk, this is my chocolate purchase for the fortnight,
traditionally it would ALL be Cadbury, as it has been for many MANY
years. But due to Cadbury being Halal Certified, Lindt will have my
business from here on in."
When questioned over their decision by other FB users who accused the woman
of racism and intolerance, she defended herself saying it was not racist;
it was her choice not to support a religion:
"It's not racist, no Religion / Ideology is a race. It's about having
things forced upon us, against our will. I want to be informed about what I
buy. I don't want to support ANY Religion / Ideology, as I don't believe in
it. I shouldn't be forced to support it every time I purchase food."
Below are all the Cadbury products that have been certified as halal
compliant:
[image: Cadbury halal1]
<https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/cadbury-halal11.jpg>
Brandon Walker
<http://madworldnews.com/cadbury-certifies-products-halal-easter/> of
MadWorldNews asks:
Muslims don’t celebrate Easter. In fact, the entire celebration of Easter
or Passover is against their religion and considered haram (an insult to
their god). So why on earth would you insult 70% of the United States [who
are Christians] with stating that you make your products according to
religious standards of a religion that can not celebrate Easter?
Pointing out that other food companies have also embraced halal,
including Krispy
Kreme <http://www.krispykreme.com/>, McDonalds
<http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html>, and Butter Ball
<http://www.butterball.com/>, Walker gets to the real reason behind
Muslims' demand that companies like Cadbury be halal-compliant:
Of course, most chocolate and baked goods are Halal, they are also Kosher.
In all my life I have yet to see them stamp Kosher on the Easter Bunnies to
get them to sell to good Hebrews during Passover, have you? Nowadays you
are bombarded with Halal demands for this and Halal demands for that.... So
why the outrage? Because they can.
The more press they receive on this issue the more they control the media.
The more they win in courts, the more control they have over the laws. The
more they control the holidays, the more they control labor force. It isn’t
about what is in the Cadbury egg, it is about money and control. Problem is
it is an insult to all other people in this country. It’s not about freedom
but domination.
H/t FOTM's maziel
*~Éowyn*
*Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | March 13,
2015 at 5:23 am | Tags: Brandon Walker
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=brandon-walker>, Butterball
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=butterball>, definition of halal
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=definition-of-halal>, halal-certified
Cadbury products
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=halal-certified-cadbury-products>,
Krispie
Creme <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=krispie-creme>, McDonald's
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=mcdonalds>, Sharia dietary laws
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=sharia-dietary-laws> | Categories:
Christians/Christianity
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=111409284>, Culture
War <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20812>, Islam
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=420> | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-tXc
Comment
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/03/13/cadbury-chocolates-go-halal/#respond>
See all comments
<http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/03/13/cadbury-chocolates-go-halal/#comments>
Unsubscribe
<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=eaced905935c28c895fe4e47a2730614&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=LQz4f.f6Udtb%3DT%3DKh%5D0fd%26i.nOxKfqimvY%5DR%26.%5DnpNMHkL%2FkU6U>
to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds.
Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions
<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=eaced905935c28c895fe4e47a2730614&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>.
*Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser:
http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2015/03/13/cadbury-chocolates-go-halal/
Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com>
--
--
Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.
For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
* Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/
* It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls.
* Read the latest breaking news, and more.
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"PoliticalForum" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
