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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 18 Feb 2014

    “Animal rights come before religion”—Danish Food Minister as Denmark outlaws Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter.http://j.mp/1gdkxHw 

    12:17 AM - 18 Feb 2014
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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        …It gives me hope to see reason and humanity prevail over primitive and harmful supernatural beliefs. Happens all too rarely. via @JoonasD6

        3 replies 4 retweets 7 likes
      3. jpoesen‏ @jpoesen 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        .@aral @JoonasD6 of course our western ways of butchering cattle are way more civilised and humane.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @jpoesen

        @jpoesen @JoonasD6 Not East vs West. Science vs superstition. And no, we are horrible too with our factory farms. So what?

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      5. jpoesen‏ @jpoesen 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @JoonasD6 when science and superstition both result in animal cruelty, banning only 1 shows xenophopic agenda not care for animals.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @jpoesen

        @jpoesen @JoonasD6 Xenophobia is fear of people from other countries, not fear of religion. The latter, being well-founded, isn’t a phobia.

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      2. Philip Bragg‏ @synx508 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral it always strikes me as odd that making animals suffer is a comfort blanket for the religious. All rather twisted.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @synx508

        @synx508 If it’s any consolation, many of them take great pleasure in making people suffer also :)

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      4. @heydon@mastodon.social‏ @heydonworks 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @synx508 See "women".

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      1. LUKE MILER‏ @lukemiler 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral AWESOME news!!

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      1. Dave Neary‏ @nearyd 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral How would you express the animal right? "Animals have the right not to suffer when they are being killed for food"?

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      1. Pınar Anda‏ @miss__nd 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        O esnada Danimarka'da, RT @aral “Animal rights come before religion” -Danish Food Minister http://j.mp/1gdkxHw 

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      2. Dave Neary‏ @nearyd 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        So animal rights come before human rights (namely: art. 18 of Univ. Decl of Human Rights). /cc @aral @glynmoody

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Dave Neary‏ @nearyd 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @nearyd

        Leads to: Either freedom to practice religion is not a fundamental human right, or we need a declaration of animal rights @aral @glynmoody

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      2. Zaur Amikishiyev‏ @amikishiyev 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @tabatkins let's give him more ideas: insect rights, microbe rights, mushroom rights and finally plant rights. what an idiot.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3.  💖Taudry Hepburn 💖‏ @tabatkins 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @amikishiyev

        @amikishiyev @aral That wasn't an ironic retweet; halal butchering is barbaric and blatant animal cruelty.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Zaur Amikishiyev‏ @amikishiyev 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @tabatkins

        @tabatkins @aral sure, this is why I gave more ideas. Plants rights r more important than human rights. Seriously how can anyone disagree.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5.  💖Taudry Hepburn 💖‏ @tabatkins 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @amikishiyev

        @amikishiyev @aral You know what's cool? Thinking that hyperbole is a substitute for a serious argument.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Zaur Amikishiyev‏ @amikishiyev 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @tabatkins

        @tabatkins @aral muslims and jews are not going to become vegans just because some minister is an ignorant idiot

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7.  💖Taudry Hepburn 💖‏ @tabatkins 18 Feb 2014
        Replying to @amikishiyev

        @amikishiyev @aral They can just drop the crueler parts of their beliefs. Religions evolve over time!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Zaur Amikishiyev‏ @amikishiyev 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @tabatkins

        @tabatkins @aral if we talk about islam and judaism, they are highly dogmatic about halal/kosher food and this is not going to change

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9.  💖Taudry Hepburn 💖‏ @tabatkins 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @amikishiyev

        @amikishiyev @aral And Christian Scientists are dogmatic about not seeing a doctor. It's still child abuse to withhold medical from children

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