French court rules pork soup kitchen not racist
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.
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 SDF group may have right-wing politics; but, they’ve obeyed both the letter and spirit of the law by offering their charity to anyone who would accept it. If religious hangups prevent someone from accepting it — that’s their problem not the charity’s.
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 SDF group may have right-wing politics; but, they’ve obeyed both the letter and spirit of the law by offering their charity to anyone who would accept it. If religious hangups prevent someone from accepting it — that’s their problem not the charity’s.
Posted: Wed - January 3, 2007 at 10:10 AM