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Sarah_Jayne · 01-04-2007, 06:39 AM

French court rules pork soup kitchen not racist

PARIS (Reuters) - A French court ruled Tuesday that an organization with far-right links can continue offering pork soup to the homeless, rejecting police complaints that the food distribution was racist.

Police banned the soup kitchen last month, arguing that the handouts discriminated against Jews and Muslims who do not eat pork on religious grounds.

The administrative court said the distribution was "clearly discriminatory," but could not be stopped because the organizers offered to feed anyone who asked for help.

The mayor of Paris condemned the ruling and urged the police to appeal the ruling.

"Faced by this initiative which stinks of xenophobia, I want once again to express city hall's desire to fight all forms of discrimination, racism and anti-Semitism," mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement.

The food handouts are organized by a nationalist group called Solidarity of the French (SDF). It says its "pig soup," which uses pork fat for stock, is country fare much loved by French traditionalists.

"No-one has ever been able to prove that anyone has been refused soup or clothes on the grounds of their religion or race," SDF lawyer Frederic Pichon told France Info radio after Tuesday's court decision.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/...e_soup_pork_dc

Lazonby · 01-04-2007, 06:45 AM

Of course. It's not possible to prejudiced against Jews or Muslims on grounds of race anyway. Judaism and Islam are not races. They are ideologies.

NoComments · 01-04-2007, 06:50 AM

I think French officials need a shrink!
(and so do French voters who elect them)

01-04-2007, 06:39 AM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	French court rules pork soup kitchen not racist French court rules pork soup kitchen not racist PARIS (Reuters) - A French court ruled Tuesday that an organization with far-right links can continue offering pork soup to the homeless, rejecting police complaints that the food distribution was racist. Police banned the soup kitchen last month, arguing that the handouts discriminated against Jews and Muslims who do not eat pork on religious grounds. The administrative court said the distribution was "clearly discriminatory," but could not be stopped because the organizers offered to feed anyone who asked for help. The mayor of Paris condemned the ruling and urged the police to appeal the ruling. "Faced by this initiative which stinks of xenophobia, I want once again to express city hall's desire to fight all forms of discrimination, racism and anti-Semitism," mayor Bertrand Delanoe said in a statement. The food handouts are organized by a nationalist group called Solidarity of the French (SDF). It says its "pig soup," which uses pork fat for stock, is country fare much loved by French traditionalists. "No-one has ever been able to prove that anyone has been refused soup or clothes on the grounds of their religion or race," SDF lawyer Frederic Pichon told France Info radio after Tuesday's court decision. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070103/...e_soup_pork_dc

01-04-2007, 06:50 AM	#3
NoComments Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,957	I think French officials need a shrink! (and so do French voters who elect them) __________________ ************************************* Give me the offer I can't refuse**

01-04-2007, 06:45 AM	#2
Lazonby Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,262	Of course. It's not possible to prejudiced against Jews or Muslims on grounds of race anyway. Judaism and Islam are not races. They are ideologies.