Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:00:29 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>
>> What happened to MCINL?

It went to Mosque...
>
>
> I second this. I know plenty of people who consider themselves Jewish
> and I
> am privy to their dining habits.

You've hit the nail on the head, ginny - "people who *consider*
themselves to be Jewish...

> On the other hand, although I know a
> few
> people who are Muslim, their dining habits I am not privy to. I think
> it is between the believer and their god.
> -ginny

Whether you are privy to any particular Muslims' dining habits or not,
it's fairly common knowledge that Muslims are not supposed to drink
and/or cook with alcohol (or eat pork either, BTW) because Islam
forbids it.

Here's a little story I saw recently about the Dubai municipality
attempting to ban restaurants from cooking with alcohol - which luckily
for the non-Muslims living/working/visiting there was retracted...

http://www.news24.com/Content/World/...l_back_in_food

or
http://tinyurl.com/y88o7te

I can't help but get the feeling that some people think of the
terms "Jewish" and "Muslim" as if they were the names of
certain 'races'. They're not. They're just two of the many religions
out there - and one is free to switch to another religion, become
agnostic or even become an atheist if one thinks that the doctrine of
certain religion(s) is unacceptable to them.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy