----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > That sounds good! So if Muslim butchers in > Germany, say, violate German health codes, they > will cease and desist their Muslim butcher > practice, recognizing their identity as German > citizens trumps their need to kill animals a'la > the Koran? A committee here recommended that both kosher and halal methods of slaughtering animals be banned (but I assume both are still permitted) Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html