Meat eaters, would you serve a Jewish or Muslim person pork if they came to your house for dinner?

Well, people who say stuff like that are just idiots.

I would have a difficult time feeding a vegan (as opposed to a vegetarian) a good meal, since I have no experience with that kind of diet. Then again, feeding an orthodox Jew would be quite difficult as well (more so, actually), since there's a lot more to it than just avoiding certain foods. Nevertheless, in either case I would make it happen.

Yes they would be subject to disciplinary actions and possible firing and by all rights. An employer is not allowed to know someones person interest, and an employer need not alter the work routine for someones beliefs. What is the owner suppose to do, put a sign over a certain cash register that says, repulsed by pork? OR Ring you pork products here only please? If a part of a job turns someone off, they should never take the job. In this instance, the product being scanned, kosher or not is not the issue, the religion asks not to eat these products, they had no idea there would be stores way back when the religion created its rules. So yes, someone should get fired for not performing the job they agreed to do. And No the person shouldnt feel guilty for ringing up products they choose not to eat.

No I wouldn't, as long as I knew in advance and I would see whatever else they didn't eat.

Depending upon how close a friend they were, I would ask them if they minded if I had one.

There are many other issues that arise in this matter, it's not just no pork, they have rules about how the rest of the food is prepared also.

"if a vegan came to my house, I'd serve them a steak, they can eat it or starve".

Such a person wouldn't be much of a host, and if that's the way they treat their friends, I would hate to see how they treat their enemies. Either that or they get a lot of strangers in theirr house.

It isn't a well reasoned arguement.

I don't think that people would actually serve a vegan meat. I think maybe they just don't understand and many times when someone doesn't understand something they lash out. Of course most people would serve a jewish or muslim person pork or a vegan meat knowingly, that is like saying that we are all inhospitable with people who aren't exactly like us.

I really dislike assumptions as much as I just like generalizations.

If I did, it would be on accident. Perhaps via not knowing what their background is.

As for vegans not being able to eat animal products because it would make them ill, I suppose I don’t have a specific vegan example, but I’ve known of several people who were vegetarian for years and went back to eating meat without any problem. I’m one of those several people.

Also, you say that religion is a choice. No it’s not. Ask someone to try to stop believing in God. They can’t do it. Ask an atheist to start believing in God. They can’t do it. It’s not a conscious choice.

What are you talking about?

First of all, Muslims and Jews believe that they will go to hell for eating pork. It is a mortal sin and not a choice; if they eat pork, they are in some deep doo doo with their deity.

Veganism is a lifestyle choice. It has nothing to do with religion or culture; it's a fad. And I think many could easily eat animal products without any ill side effects. We are, biologically speaking, omnivorous.

Now, there's nothing wrong with said lifestyle; being a vegan or veg is cool with me and no, I wouldn't purposefully feed you a steak so you'd starve if you came over for dinner. But it is a choice, and it does inconvenience your host when you come over for dinner.

I think vegans and vegetarians need to be more considerate of their hosts and less intolerant of meat eaters at social gatherings.

Would you serve your meat-eating friends a steak if they came to your house for dinner? No, of course not... you'd serve something vegan.

No, but I wouldn't serve a vegetarian meat either. I have some really good vegan friends and we worked around their dietary needs. I've done the same for friends with religious restrictions too.

If I respect them, I wouldn't.

But frankly, vegans can be extremely difficult to serve. If I had a difficult vegan friend, I just would not invite that person. It's too much work.

I think meat eaters are fine with vegans not eating meat, but find annoyance at the fact that many of them condemn them on moral basis. Hence the overblown negative reaction.

No. Why even bother having guests if you are going to disrespect them. Guests should be respectful of the host as well and not blow their food requirements out of proportion either. Neither should try to convert the other. The guest should respectfully tell the host what they can't eat and suggest a simple food that they can eat. You know, the Golden Rule--treat people like you like to be treated.

If you are a jerk to someone because of their religion, you're a bigot.

If you're a jerk to a vegetarian/vegan, then it's hilarious.

One o' them double standards.

Makes them inhospitable all the same. I cook omni meals for my guests, but that's because I'm a good hostess. And you're damn right about humans eating veggies even if they eat meat. All my vegan dishes are omnivore approved :)