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On Jul 4, 2008, at 7:18 PM, Lynda wrote:

> Isn't pork fat a rule  or something?  Seems to me one has to have  
> pork  fat.

>NO pork parts of any kind are the rule of a very respectable  and  
>ancient culture.
>Just one culture.  Not the Irish  for sure.

>The Dalai Llama advises that it is very difficult and not  advised  
>generally, to change religious cultures.
>Same thing  for Pork, I think.

>Roy
 
Ah, Roy -
 
Now you have opened the proverbial can of worms - pun intended.
Not being of that particular faith - or any other - I have always believed  
that the aversion to pork was health-and-sanitation based, and stemmed from 
the 
 sadly learned experience  - in those days before proper refrigeration -  
that improperly stored and prepared pork was a source of certain death.
 
And...how many of us gets to choose our religion, anyway? Just like public  
schooling, we are indoctrinated from Day One, to carry on the tradition, and  
ensure the continued prosperity of The Establishment.
 
Sandy
Blissful Atheist
Mid-Mojave
 
 



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