It's always great to hear from our international listeners and we have a follow-up to the

recent Burger King episode and comes from Grant who lives in Ministers in North Africa.

He asks, Pastor John, I'm a Christian worker in a Muslim country and a few nights ago

I was catching up on APJ episodes while cooking my dinner.

I found myself affirming everything you said in episode 394 on Burger King until I looked

into my frying pan with horror.

All the meat here is halal, prepared according to Muslim law.

Whether purchased at a grocery store, from a butcher or eaten in a local home, all available

meat is slaughtered by praying Allah's name while the animals face towards Mecca.

Often there is even a stamp on the food verifying it as halal.

I have pondered over this and embaffled knowing that both the Muslim ala is a misconception

of God and that sharing meals with locals is a key part of missionary work.

It might be a wise course of action both here in a Muslim context and in the homes of

Muslim friends, stateside.

Well, I had to do a little poking around when halal was used because I've seen it on the

stores and did not know what is this.

So to my knowledge, the halal preparation of meat by Muslims only makes it permissible

to eat.

That's what the word means permissible or allowed.

It doesn't make the eating of it when it gets to your table an act of worship.

Haram means meat is forbidden, pork is always forbidden, but halal simply means, okay,

now this has been duly and properly slaughtered and blood has been handled correctly and it

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