Some wingnuts call for boycott of Campbell products over halal offerings

[Red Commissar]

I didn't put this into politics because it's more of a moronic piece than anything for political discussion. Still, it is amusing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/17/AR2010101702840.html

Summing up the article-

Pamella Geller (the islamophobe), is attempting to call up her mindless followers to boycott Campbell products for offering halal versions of their products. They reason that campbell's decision to allow the Islamic Society of North America to certify their products being halal is tantamount to supporting terrorism, because they say the ISNA supports terrorism because they were investigated during the proceedings against the Holy Land Foundation.

So, by allowing ISNA to give halal certification, they say that Campbell is directly supporting Hamas.

The halal soups aren't being sold in America but only in Canada, and most of those following Geller's call are her mindless drones in America. More over the products went on sale back in January of this year and it is only until now that Geller and the peanut gallery notice this. Unsurprisingly this call has a lot less clout than her noisemaking over the Manhattan mosque, as Campbell says their sales haven't been affected.

http://www.teesforall.com/images/Seinfeld_Soup_Nazi_Blue_Shirt.jpg

[Quail]

*facepalm*

I really don't get why some people are idiotic enough to care that their meat is halal. It's all been slaughtered anyway, so does it really matter if it's done in such a way that means muslims can enjoy it too?

[Jazzratt]

What's fantastic about people totally losing their shit over halal meat is that, unlike (for example) kosher meat, the slaughtering process can be exactly the same as non-halal meat except there's a bloke that says a quick prayer over the meat (or knife, I can't remember exactly).

[Comrade Wolfie's Very Nearly Banned Adventures]

What's fantastic about people totally losing their shit over halal meat is that, unlike (for example) kosher meat, the slaughtering process can be exactly the same as non-halal meat except there's a bloke that says a quick prayer over the meat (or knife, I can't remember exactly).

It's over the knife, or while its beeing slaughterd, either

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Do the Islamic Society of North America even get any money for doing this?