
Originally Posted by
Melonie
Of course I agree with your observations, but you're also overlooking a key point. The legal gyrations initiated by French muslims were intended to prevent the Charity from providing free 'traditional french pork soup' to needy Frenchmen who were catholic, protestant, buddhist, hindu (or for that matter jewish or muslim but willing to put aside religious convictions re pork products).
However, the French Interior Ministry's choice to appeal the lower court decision which is (temporarily) allowing this Charity to continue serving pork soup to catholics, protestants, buddhists, hindus, and any jewish or muslim patrons who ask for it as well, could easily be interpreted as official French Gov't support of a legal approach that anything which offends traditional muslims should be illegalized !...
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