28 Apr 2008
Islam on the table

Ya know, I find the Islamic (and Jewish) restriction on pork silly. But what's instructive about this article is how it details the implementation of a government policy, in this case a religious one, without actual reference to that policy's objectives. They're not banning pork, they're intentionally regulating it out of existence.

We're seeing more of the same here in the US - although the policy objective isn't religious, it's commercial.

New laws may spell Turkish pork industry's demise

(link) [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]

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