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Fake News Maybe

TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
edited January 2017 in General Discussion
Burger King has caved to the pressure from Islam, and they just made an announcement that they will ONLY serve 100% halal meat, under the rules of Sharia Law.

Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/burger-king-just-announced-they-will-follow-islamic-sharia-law-stop-them/#ixzz4WgOWvjc1

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  • FWAdditFWAddit Member Posts: 918 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What's the big deal, even if the news is not fake?

    There's nothing about the Halal slaughter process that renders the meat unfit for non-Muslims. It's essentially the same as Kosher food. You've eaten that, haven't you? Did it surreptitiously convert you to Judaism?

    I promise you, eating meat from animals slaughtered according to Abrahamic ritual is not going to harm you medically, or give you even the slightest urge to prostrate yourself toward the east when you pray.

    On the part of Burger King, it sounds to me like a smart business decision to add Muslims to the customer base, especially since there's no reason it should drive away current customers.
  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think they will lose more business than they will get from the muslims
  • FWAdditFWAddit Member Posts: 918 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by TooBig
    I think they will lose more business than they will get from the muslims


    Surely there can't be that many tender snowflakes too sensitive to patronize a company that tolerates muslims.
  • woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 23,478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm No Snowflake
    But I Will Not Patronize Any Business That Supports "Sharia Law"
    Not now Not Ever
    If you Do You Are Condoning The misuse And Mutilation Of Women
    And I For one Am Above this[^]
  • fideaufideau Member Posts: 11,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That's in France, right?
    Surrendering again to tyrants.
    That means no pork products, right?
    They will not give up their breakfast menu here, well maybe not.
    If any of that happens in the states, I will not patronize Burger King ever again.
    In fact, I am on the verge of that now anyway. Got a Whopper last week to go, got home, the lettuce and tomato had been nuked. That was one reason the last BK here went out of business. When they built this one, I have always got fresh fixings on my burger. If I had eaten in the store, I would have complained. One thing I found about BK when I tried to complain about the one that finally closed, they make it impossible to send them a complaint.
  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Beef slaughtered the hala way, which is with a sharp knife cutting its throat so it dies swiftly? Sounds good to me
  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Keep it in France and I will not support BK if they bring it here. So you supporters do you condone their treatment of women
  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ummm, first you need to look at the Big Picture.

    Burger King is out of the food business; they sold off all the stores last year. BK is now only in the franchise business. Store owners can do whatever they want, as long as they pay corporate fees.

    I suspect that all the French stores are owned by a single company. They obviously figured out their target market. Maybe they will start selling BK kabobs & baba ganoush. I doubt that US owners will change the business model & drop pork belly.

    If you have a complaint about a specific US BK store, don't expect anyone to care. Eat somewhere else; I do.

    Neal
  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by TooBig
    Keep it in France and I will not support BK if they bring it here. So you supporters do you condone their treatment of women


    WHAT????? Burger King didn't say that they would start treating their women employees like the Muslim treats their women. They just said that they would start buying their beef that are slaughtered more humanely. Nothing wrong with that, of course unless you're into undo torture. Just saying
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