Fischer: The Sale Of Bacon Proves That America Is A Christian Nation

[KamaAina]

Your daily dose of derp.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-sale-bacon-proves-america-christian-nation

On his radio show yesterday, Bryan Fischer brought up a three year-old incident in which an employee at a Halal-friendly KFC in Australia was suspended for abusing a customer who asked for bacon as concrete proof that America is a Christian nation.

"You want one single item of proof that America is a Christian nation and not a Jewish nation and not an Islamic nation?" he asked. "One single bit of proof is all you need: we freely allow restaurants and grocery stores to sell and to serve bacon. That can only happen in a Christian country."

"So the sheer fact that we freely allow the sale and consumption of bacon," he continued, "is absolute proof that we are, in fact, a Christian nation":

So there's no bacon in Japan? Or China? Or India?

edit: Leave it to Bryan Fischer to ruin bacon.

[cali]

1. now that's some industrial strength derp right there

if I saw this in the onion, I'd think it was too obvious to be funny.

[VanillaRhapsody]

26. Odd too....I have Jewish family members AND they eat bacon.....

they just ruined his whole narrative!

[deafskeptic]

33. A Jew taught me to cook country ham the right way. I find that ironic. n/t

[yeoman6987]

27. I had eggs and bacon for dinner tonight. Delicious!

[Ken Burch]

2. Uh...they sell bacon in Israel, dude.

Also in Pretty Much Godless Europe.

[Ken Burch]

3. They should change the name of his show to "FECAL POINT".

[KamaAina]

8. DUzy!!

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. Yeah ...

that's proof positive, because everyone knows there is not a pig sold for consumption in all of Israel!

Oh wait ...

http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/20/world/in-israel-new-fight-over-pork-sales-turns-pigs-into-endangered-species.html

[BlueJazz]

5. If Bryan Fischer ever walks into a store in Australia (While I'm there) and starts that crap...

...this Australian will kick his ass.

[Tripper11]

6. ugh

koo koo for coco puffs!!!

I mean I must give these lunatics credit for one thing - creativity. I don't think there is an ad or marketing agency that can even come close to the types of things these people conceive of.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. i thought it just proved that we were comfortable eating things that would later kill us

(not hating on bacon. i love bacon)

[KamaAina]

9. So, the $64,000 question:

Is there bacon in Kolkata?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. yes, though meat processing is not as good. so i would not eat cows/pigs in kol.

(also cows are too skinny, so not very delish)

[KamaAina]

12. But its existence proves that Bryan Fischer is a big old

[samsingh]

10. being vegetarian would say the same thing

[RebelOne]

38. Ditto. Vegetarin here. n/t

[LiberalAndProud]

13. Bryan Fischer again.

He and Pat sure have a platform here. I guess we need a place to vent our outrage at their stupidity, but my blood pressure suffers from it.

While we're venting, can I just tell Bryan to

SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Thanks. I feel better.

[jwirr]

14. He is referring to two old religious traditions that have nothing to do with what type of nation our

nation is. The Old Testament forbids Jews to eat pork and many follow that tradition even today. Apparently Muslims also do not eat pork.

On the other hand Christians had a tradition of eating ham on Easter to symbolize their freedom from Old Testament ceremonial laws and some still follow this practice. My family does. My guess is that most people do not even know why ham is eaten on Easter so for them it is not connected to any religion.

What Fischer is forgetting is that a whole lot of people eat pork who do not believe in any religion. My guess is that they are in the majority.

[KamaAina]

16. I did not know that.

[jwirr]

19. They are very old traditions that have actually been forgotten in many churches.

[Retrograde]

24. Pigs were a good meat animal for early Europe, and a bad one for the Middle East

The ban on prohibited foods is lifted in the New Testament, but IMHO it's the availability of pork (and the ability to preserve it through the winter) that made it so popular in Europe. Pigs could be fed on scraps, or left to feed themselves in the forest; after slaughter, their meat could be dried or salted to preserve it. Another reason that ham is popular for Easter is that it was one of the few meats left in northern climes by the time Easter rolled around. Lamb is a more popular Easter dish in places like Greece, also largely Christian, but less hospitable to pigs.

Now that large not-exactly-known-for-being-Christian country, China, also seems to like pork. As did pre-contact Polynesians. Has Fisher heard of them?

[jwirr]

25. I would guess that he has not. And he is wrong even if he has. Thanks for the added info.

[VanillaRhapsody]

29. Well if they knew it would screw up the Fundamentalist narrative

as they don't believe the 2nd covenant (the New Testament and Jesus) were meant to replace the Old Testament (aka the Torah)....Some Christian churches DO believe it is a replacement....but Fundies definitely do not!

[jwirr]

32. I was aware of that when I wrote it kind of tongue in cheek. Hoping to sting them a bit.

[OutNow]

15. Um, or it proves that the nation is 100% atheist

Same logic, different answer. We also eat meat on Fridays, which proves --- nothing.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

17. 'we freely allow'...

Uh, so does Australia. Specific stores CHOSE not to sell bacon, and were not FORCED to do so in opposition to their choice by the government.

Sort of like vegetarian restaurants in the US who don't sell products with bacon, or any other meat.

[A HERETIC I AM]

18. Somebody hit the guy with a fuckin' frying pan, please.

Square on the schnozz.

[justhanginon]

20. Make it a 12" cast iron pan just to emphasize the point! n/t

[liberal N proud]

21. I thought I was in Weird News

[hughee99]

22. Bacon sales prove that people like bacon. Nt.

[whistler162]

23. So the sale of Bagels proves

the U.S. is Jewish! Oi Vey!

[BillZBubb]

28. YES! Or Pizza sales prove we're all Italian!

[Initech]

41. But how do you explain the existence of pizza bagles?

[Xolodno]

30. Christian-Jewish sects.....

...disagree over several centuries.

[Rex]

31. Stupid fundamentalist shit stain. Probably a GOPukers too.

That man is bonkers. What a fuckwad.

[JI7]

34. some of the east Asian countries seem to eat more pork

Than Americans.

[WinkyDink]

36. Some SEA countries are not Muslim.

[WinkyDink]

35. And what does the sale of guns and bullets then prove?

[Throd]

37. I'm an American atheist who really loves all manner of pork products. Pigs are yummy!

[RebelOne]

39. I am an American atheist vegetarian.

Need I say more?

[Kip Humphrey]

40. Why, "it is absolute proof that we are, in fact, a satanic nation"