EXPLAINS
WHY
Muslim parents demanded the abolition of pork in all the school
canteens of Ath in Belgium.
Marc Duvivier the mayor of Ath, has refused,
and the town clerk sent a note to all parents to explain why.
“Muslims must understand that they have to adapt to
Belgium, its customs, its traditions, its way of life, because that's where they
chose to immigrate. They must understand that they have to integrate and learn
to live in Belgium.
They must understand that it is for them, not
the Belgians who so generously welcomed them, to change their
lifestyle.
They must understand that the Athois are neither racist nor
xenophobic; they accepted many immigrants before Muslims (whereas the reverse is
true that Muslims do not accept non-Muslim foreigners on their
soil).
That no more than other nations, the Belgians are not willing to
give up their identity, their culture. And if Belgium is a land of welcome, it's
not Marc Duvivier that welcomes foreigners, but the Belgian people as a
whole.
Finally, they must understand that in Belgium with its
Judeo-Christian roots, Christmas trees, churches, and religious festivals,
religion must remain in the private domain. The municipality of Ath was right to
refuse any concessions to Islam and Sharia.
For Muslims who disagree with
secularism and do not feel comfortable in Belgium, there are 57 beautiful Muslim
countries in the world, most of them under-populated and ready to receive them
with open halal arms in accordance with Sharia.
If you left your country for Belgium, and not for
other Muslim countries, it is because you have considered that life is better in
Belgium than elsewhere.
Ask yourself the question, just once, “Why
is it better here in Belgium than where you come from?”
A canteen with
pork is part of the answer.
