Tom Toles for April 28, 2009

Isn’t it in Exodus where God says don’t eat pork? So what is the problem, Christians?

Dale, looks like that was a prohibition against cannibalism.

^hey! :(

Riiiiight!

richardelguru, what does cannibalism have to do with being forbidden to eat the flesh of an cloven hoofed animal?

Uh, Dale, it’s critters WITHOUT a cloven hoof that are generally banned, like horses. Pigs were prohibited to defend bankers, politicians, and your average sexist male who wrote the book?????

… Not to overfill your plate with too much to handle, BUT could you also fix ….

9 swine toons so far. the weather bummer is a hoot.

I think it’s “Cloven feet, chews cud (like cows): OK”; “Cloven feet, does not chew cud (like pigs): Not OK”; “No cloven feet, chews cud (rabbits, camels): Not OK.” I don’t remember but I think “No cloven feet, does not chew cud: OK” is in there as well. The Kosher laws are largely about classification; a thing should be one type of thing or another, but if it’s somewhere in between or a mixture of both, it’s tref. I have to believe Moses would be HORRIFIED if he ever came across a platypus.

Also, you can wear animal-based clothing (wool, leather) or you can wear plant-based clothing (cotton, linen), but if you wear both at the same time it’s an abomination before God.