It is a well-known fact that several religious texts forbid the eating of pork. According to Leviticus, the third book of Judaism’s Torah and Christianity’s Old Testament, pork is an “unclean” meat since pigs do not “chew the cud.” Meanwhile, the eating of pork is condemned no less than four times in the Qur’an of Islam. While no direct reason is given for this condemnation, many Muslims believe that it is because pigs are disease-ridden animals.

The Religious Texts Are Correct

Though science and religion rarely share a similar perspective, there are many scientifically-valid reasons for this religious condemnation of pork. Pigs really are dirty, unclean animals that eat almost anything, including rotten food, urine, faeces, maggot-infested carcasses, and even cancerous growths. That is the nature of the scavenger, and being raised on an organic, sustainable farm will not change that nature.

This unpleasant diet wouldn’t necessarily be a problem for humans if pigs had a digestive system that effectively removed the toxins from their bodies, but therein lies the problem: They don’t. Unlike ruminant animals such as cows, sheep, and goats, which can take up to 24 hours to digest their vegetarian food, pigs digest their foul food within a mere four hours. This is not nearly long enough to remove excess toxins, so those toxins are stored within the fat cells and organs of the pig itself. Worse still, pigs do not have sweat glands (which are important agents for detoxification), further compounding their toxic load.

Consequently, pigs are walking vessels of parasites, viruses, and other destructive organisms. A few of the many organisms that pork can transmit to humans include:

Taenia solium – An intestinal parasite that can cause cysticercosis (tissue infection) and loss of appetite.

Menangle virus – An unpleasant virus that can cause fever, rashes, chills, sweating, and headaches for between 10 and 14 days.

Trichinella – A parasitic roundworm that can cause fever, malaise, edema, and myalgia.

Still want to eat that organic bacon?

Istikhar, the ban on pig meat was well founded in early times.
However about 500 BC the Chinese found the answer in animal husbandry
and were able to remove the parasites etc.
This information was propagated westward to the Middle East and Europe
over a period of time.
However the ban on pig meat had become religious in the Middle East
and could not be changed.

Is it true that some Islamic groups still believe the earth is flat ?
There does seem to be a strong anti-science thread running through Islam.

I do not know what Iftikhar believes pigs are fed today, today farmed pigs are one of the cleanest animals; cleaner than cattle, sheep and goats that graze in open paddocks. If he is talking about bush pigs they can be unclean, but stall pigs must be kept in hygienic environment and fed quality grain and fresh water. I prefer to eat pork, ham, bacon because food handling requirements for these meats are scientifically inspected, and no halal tax.

He or she has not responded in any way to the questions posed.
It was a waste of time even reading his 'cut and paste' diatribe.

Istikhar is a male name.
I do not think a muslim woman would engage in a discussion with us
infidel males.
She might engage with Foxy.

' See, there was a use for women in the Christian Church after all, as pus sucking scab eaters'

typical secularist who claim their are no absolutes and now want to call this wrong. Your irrationality knows no bounds Paul. A