the Popular Egyptian Islamic Association<https://www.facebook.com/IEPAS> has come under fire after sending out a warning on Facebook urging its followers not to eat tomatoes because the vegetable is a Christian food. -- another example of why the religious should be ignored
On Jun 17, 7:28 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > New post on *Bare Naked Islam* > <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1> OH NOES! Radical Muslim group > declare tomatoes to be filthy Christian > infidels<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/06/17/oh-noes-radical-muslim-group-dec...>by > barenakedislam <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1> > <http://barenakedislam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Tomato.jpg>A > Salafist group called the Popular Egyptian Islamic > Association<https://www.facebook.com/IEPAS> has > come under fire after sending out a warning on Facebook urging its > followers not to eat tomatoes because the vegetable is a Christian food. > (See the white 'cross' in the center) Iran > Aware<http://iranaware.com/2012/06/15/salafist-group-warns-tomatoes-are-chr...> > The group posted a photo on its page of a tomato - which appears to reveal > the shape of a cross after being cut in half – along with the message: > “Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian. [The tomato] > praises the cross instead of Allah and says that Allah is three (a > reference to the Trinity). [God help us]. I implore you to spread this > photo because there is a sister from Palestine who saw the prophet of Allah > [Mohammad] in a vision and he was crying, warning his nation against eating > them [tomatoes]. If you don’t spread this [message], know that it is the > devil who stopped you.” Predictably, Facebook users expressed outrage over > the post, which prompted the group to clarify its stance on the controversy > with the update, “We didn’t say you can’t eat tomatoes. We said don’t cut > it in [such a way that reveals] the cross shape.” I wonder if the Muslim > Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, Mohammad Morsi, is happy about > getting an endorsement from this group? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXxBgMY4U4 > *barenakedislam <http://www.endtimestoday.com/?author=1>* | June 17, 2012 > at 6:40 pm | Categories: Laughing at > Islam<http://www.endtimestoday.com/?cat=7480548>| URL:http://wp.me/p276zM-IU7 > > > Comment<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/06/17/oh-noes-radical-muslim-group-dec...> > See all > comments<http://barenakedislam.com/2012/06/17/oh-noes-radical-muslim-group-dec...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://barenakedislam.com/2012/06/17/oh-noes-radical-muslim-group-dec... -- 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.
