On 3/16/2015 9:06 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-03-16 1:47 AM, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
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>> The beef taboo in India is no different than the pork and
>> non-scaly-seafood taboos that Muslims and Jews share, or the horse, dog
>> and cat meat taboos that many European (and Anglo) cultures observe.
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> Actually, it is quite different. Jews have a taboo on pork because it
> is considered to be unclean. Hindus do not eat cows because they are
> thought to be a higher form of reincarnation.
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Moslems seem to eat shrimps if the local Halal meat store and Kebab
house is anything to go by.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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