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Tha's interesting. I just forgot what else I was going to say... Damn mom brain...

But what if it's goat's milk?

This, although a lot of Muslims eat Kosher meat. I eat Kosher meat at school, when I do eat meat. There's a large-ish Jewish community here and definitely no Halal butcher closer than Pittsburgh.

Some stricter Muslims disagree with eating Kosher. I've had people actually tell me to just go slaughter something myself instead. Um, yeah, ok, mail me a sheep then? I don't think so.

Really? That's odd. I mean there's no economic reason to do Halal and not Kosher, since Muslims often eat Kosher and not the other way around.

They even say on their website that they chose products with tastes that Muslims are most likely to favor to make Halal. Wtf. Now there are Muslim soup flavors?

Hey, that sounds good! Maybe I'll write Campbell's and tell them their Halal soup doesn't taste Muslim enough. smile

i only know so much about Kosher eating, and refer to my Torah when i feel like refreshing myself on it. i have found by complete coincidence that my prefered eating habits just happen to be Kosher, or at least almost-so.

i give myself more leeway though. i love the taste of Pork, i just prefer not to eat it because i am bother by the fact that it is such a filthy animal. i also eat any other kind of Red Meat, and enjoy the idea of eating Reptile Meat. i live in Gainesville, Florida, so these aren't very out-of-the-ordinary ideas for nutrition.

i also will forage for food, in which case i do not discriminate about what i will eat. i simply make the proper Prayers of Respect, give thanks and appologies where nessesary, and enjoy my food.

i also will eat whatever is offered to me, as long as i can stomach it. i like to not be rude. again, i make the apropriate Prayers, give thanks and appologies where appropriate, and enjoy the food given to me.

and finally, something that would shock most Spiritual people, and which would probably anger alot who would view this as an afront to my otherwise Kosher-esque habits.... is that i am a Cannibal. for one, Human Meat tastes alot like a bloodier version of Pork, which is great! i can have the taste of Pork without the filth, and which has that Red-Meat texture! ^.^ i of course do not kill humans for their meat if unnessasary, nor harm them for their meat without permission (unless they are enemies).

though, i admit that sometimes i fall victim to extreme bouts of Lust, in which i give in to selfish desires for Sex, Food, Violence, and Power. i do my best to keep it in check, but realy, i am who i am.... iii-_- and my defining Vice is the Deadly Sin of Lust.

It was actually pretty revolutionary in terms of slaughter, as well- It requires slitting the throat of the animal with a sharp knife- In ancient times, this was the most humane way to kill an animal for food.

Of course, we come to a problem NOW, when there are likely quicker, more painless ways. I feel that the standard of Kosher should move up with technology, to stick with the spirit of the law rather than the specific words on the page.

Seraph, that hurts. >.> i understand your desire to call bluffs, but no.

i do not eat it often at all, in fact have only done so a total of three time sin my life, and never more then a bite. they were pieces i was allowed to have from close friends and one particularly curious person.

realy i'm more of a Cannibal in my mind. i have tasted it and know that i like it. but i am unlikely to ever eat a human except out of survival, or just to make sure that the death of an enemy doesn't go to waste.

i d fantasize however of eating my future wife eventually... but i highly doubt i will actually carry that desire out. it's relay more of a fantasy. something i tell myself, and those who i intend to make my lifemate, as a way to enjoy myself.