snpark said:
< And hows that going? Did they stop eating dogs yet? Is it banned? Did the government do anything? >
Good God! Take a chill pill there, Columbo!!
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You have responded to my post with a mini-barrage of badgering questions (with obvious answers). At times you come across to me as an intelligent person. This is not one of those times, unfortunately.
Nowhere in my post did I address or say anything about the efficaciousness of such efforts. It is patently obvious that they have not had any effect, nor should they have been expected to. I am sure that even the authors / originators of the petition / drive did not imagine that it would change anything in the short term. But it
could be a spark that will help to initiate change in the long term. That is how long term, big changes happen, when they do: it starts with a single, usually ineffective action or series of actions. Culture is not static; it is always in a process of change, though we would need time-lapse photography, in many cases, to see it. Now let me play you for a moment:
Do you think Gandhi just snapped his fingers, and the British left India? Do you think civil rights were won (to the limited extent they have been) for people of color in the US because MLKJR woke up one morning and told his wife that he'd had a dream? Huh? DO ya?
In any case, the meat and potatoes of my post so to speak, was to express that the actions (and inactions) reported by fastpitch17 are not at all in line with Islamic custom and expected practice, so I do not perceive his comments as so much disparaging or disrespecting the religious practice of korban, or the religion as a whole, as Centurion accuses him, but as a just and warranted criticism of the
violation of
clearly stated Islamic principles in regard to korban.
Got it?
Cruelty to animals occurs during production, handling, transport, and slaughter in most countries where Islam is a major religion. Most of the people involved in this, such as those involved in the transport of animals, animal handlers, and butchers, ...
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