Have you heard this about Muslims, Jews and pork?

[bbernardini]

One of my students is claiming that anybody who requests to not have pork as part of their airline meal is automatically suspected of being Muslim, and therefore a potential terrorist. (Well, at least a Muslim, anyway. I didn't quite catch that part of his rant.) Anybody heard of such a thing?

[Horse with no Name]

1. Or they could be one of those evil vegans

Either way...they.must.be.eliminated.:sarcasm:

[rockymountaindem]

2. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense

I know it's possible to specifically order kosher airline food, but kosher law is stricter than halal law. So it would be possible to serve anyone with a no-pork preference by giving them the kosher food. Still, I'd bet not too many Muslims would say "give me the kosher meal", so there is probably a halal option. So if you're not eating pork for religious reasons, there's no reason just to say "no pork". Alternatively anyone could just order the vegetarian option, or be like me and just get the fish.

[Tesha]

12. No! Not "the fish"!!!

[Finder]

3. I always choose the "Kosher" meal...

and have never had a problem.

[malaise]

4. In my decades of flying I've never once been offered pork

Hindus and Rastafari don't eat pork either.

[MyNameGoesHere]

11. Really? n/t

[SmokingJacket]

18. Yeah, it's always chicken or beef.

If it's not a bag of peanuts.

[malaise]

23. Or on rare occasions fish

I've never ever been offered pork.

[Orangepeel]

22. I THINK I've gotten ham on a croissant.

Although I wouldn't swear to it. Now, it's usually nothing. Before that, it was usually turkey. I think that before THAT, it might have been ham.

[nam78_two]

5. eh with dead people and babies being on their "no fly" lists

:eyes:
I wouldn't be surprised....

Whats creepier is that stuff about some creepy technology to allow you to monitor people's facial expressions -anyone remember that? I either read it here or maybe saw it on tv....
That was really creepy.....

[yorkiemommie1]

8. i remember that

seems like they were training security people to monitor facial expressions. i thought it was already in place.

well...air travel being what it is now, how many people can maintain a placid expression on their faces?

certainly not me, lol.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Could be. A Jew would ask for a Kosher meal, not say "no pork"

[TechBear_Seattle]

15. Some airlines offer separate kosher and halal meals

But by and large, both have the same restrictions, so when there are not two different options, most Muslims will just order a kosher meal (kosher is actually a stricter standard: camel is not kosher but it is halal.) Compare halal and kosher.

So unless the airlines (presumably at the DHS' direct order) are starting with the belief that all observant Jews are suspect, I'd say this is an urban myth.

[Kajsa]

7. Or they could be pregnant ladies.

My doctor told me to stay away from pork
while I was pregnant( "too much salt").

This is crazy!

[bbernardini]

9. Keep in mind that this is only a 7th grader.

He only sort of knows what he's talking about when it comes to politics and religion. :)

[Agnomen]

10. Kashrut & Halal are very similar dietary laws

Muslims just order kosher meals on airlines.
My local grocery store offers both kosher & halal meats - it's that kind of neighborhood (NYC), and if you ask for halal smoked turkey, you'll get Empire Kosher.
I know that freepers are hung up on Muslims & pork, being ignorant of proscriptions in Jewish dietary laws. Here's a tip: it's not the pork - it's alcohol. While both faiths forbid pork & shellfish, and both have very strict rules about how an animal should be slaughtered, the Jews drink alcohol while it is strictly forbidden to Muslims.

[xultar]

13. They still serve phuckin meals?

[Tesha]

17. "So, d'you want the..."

> They still serve phuckin meals?

"So, d'you want the Kosher Saltines, the Halal Saltines,
or the good-old-Murcan Saltines today?"

Tesha

[verse18]

14. I grew up SDA-

A Christian denomination-and we don't eat pork either.

[SnowGoose]

19. Hiya Verse

I also grew up a Seventh Day Adventist, although now I'm more of a "badventist", I still don't touch the dead animals.

Just wanted to say Hi.
I've wondered from time to time if there were any Adventists on DU.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. I post on DU

I contact cogress critters

I vote Dem (even though I am registered as an Indie, for many good reasons... maybe that's why I'm not in the list)

I give money to local DEM candidates

I have pestered the USSC with Amicus Briefs

let me tell you I was SHOCKD I was not on that fucking list when we had to fly for a family funeral in July of this year.
(And no it was not a tragegy, we all got to celebrate the long, very long life, of a loved aunt)

Perhaps next time I'll order kosher :-)

[It was not a pretzel]

20. It's true

meal ordered is one of the 34 pieces of personal info (including CC number etc), any law enforement agency can request from EU passengers flying to the US. They access and save this info for every passenger to the US.

[Solo_in_MD]

21. Was notnserved meal on US domestic flight I have been on in years

just snack boxes/salad/sandwich for $5. Have gotten them on international flights, bland pasta mostly.