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

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 08:11 PM

Sep 2014

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?

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Fischer: The Sale Of Bacon Proves That America Is A Christian Nation [View all] KamaAina Sep 2014 OP

now that's some industrial strength derp right there cali Sep 2014 #1

Odd too....I have Jewish family members AND they eat bacon..... VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #26

A Jew taught me to cook country ham the right way. I find that ironic. n/t deafskeptic Sep 2014 #33

I had eggs and bacon for dinner tonight. Delicious! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #27

Uh...they sell bacon in Israel, dude. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #2

They should change the name of his show to "FECAL POINT". Ken Burch Sep 2014 #3

DUzy!! KamaAina Sep 2014 #8

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #4

If Bryan Fischer ever walks into a store in Australia (While I'm there) and starts that crap... BlueJazz Sep 2014 #5

ugh Tripper11 Sep 2014 #6

i thought it just proved that we were comfortable eating things that would later kill us La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #7

So, the $64,000 question: KamaAina Sep 2014 #9

yes, though meat processing is not as good. so i would not eat cows/pigs in kol. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #11

But its existence proves that Bryan Fischer is a big old KamaAina Sep 2014 #12

being vegetarian would say the same thing samsingh Sep 2014 #10

Ditto. Vegetarin here. n/t RebelOne Sep 2014 #38

Bryan Fischer again. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #13

He is referring to two old religious traditions that have nothing to do with what type of nation our jwirr Sep 2014 #14

I did not know that. KamaAina Sep 2014 #16

They are very old traditions that have actually been forgotten in many churches. jwirr Sep 2014 #19

Pigs were a good meat animal for early Europe, and a bad one for the Middle East Retrograde Sep 2014 #24

I would guess that he has not. And he is wrong even if he has. Thanks for the added info. jwirr Sep 2014 #25

Well if they knew it would screw up the Fundamentalist narrative VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #29

I was aware of that when I wrote it kind of tongue in cheek. Hoping to sting them a bit. jwirr Sep 2014 #32

Um, or it proves that the nation is 100% atheist OutNow Sep 2014 #15

'we freely allow'... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #17

Somebody hit the guy with a fuckin' frying pan, please. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #18

Make it a 12" cast iron pan just to emphasize the point! n/t justhanginon Sep 2014 #20

I thought I was in Weird News liberal N proud Sep 2014 #21

Bacon sales prove that people like bacon. Nt. hughee99 Sep 2014 #22

So the sale of Bagels proves whistler162 Sep 2014 #23

YES! Or Pizza sales prove we're all Italian! BillZBubb Sep 2014 #28

But how do you explain the existence of pizza bagles? Initech Sep 2014 #41

Christian-Jewish sects..... Xolodno Sep 2014 #30

Stupid fundamentalist shit stain. Probably a GOPukers too. Rex Sep 2014 #31

some of the east Asian countries seem to eat more pork JI7 Sep 2014 #34

Some SEA countries are not Muslim. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #36

And what does the sale of guns and bullets then prove? WinkyDink Sep 2014 #35

I'm an American atheist who really loves all manner of pork products. Pigs are yummy! Throd Sep 2014 #37

I am an American atheist vegetarian. RebelOne Sep 2014 #39

Why, "it is absolute proof that we are, in fact, a satanic nation" Kip Humphrey Sep 2014 #40