{"id":4327,"date":"2012-09-23T17:39:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=4327"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:17:30","slug":"gdop-watch-out-for-halal-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/gdop-watch-out-for-halal-food\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day Of Prayer &#8211; Watch out for halal food!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/NDoPW1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4330\" title=\"NDoP&amp;W\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/NDoPW1-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/NDoPW1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/NDoPW1-600x274.png 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/NDoPW1.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A warning has been issued to Christians attending the National Day of Prayer and Worship being organised by <strong><a title=\"GDoP - links open automatically in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ndopwembley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Day of Prayer<\/a><\/strong> at Wembley this Saturday 29th September 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Burgers, chicken and kebabs inside the stadium will be from animals sacrificed to Allah, the god of Islam.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndopwembley.com\/wembley-2012\/faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the NDoP&amp;W website<\/a><\/strong>, food will\u00a0be available from the Stadium caterers before 2pm and after 6.30pm.\u00a0 But Christians attending the milestone event will not know of the Islamic nature of the stadium meals on offer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4328\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2010OctHalal-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4328\" title=\"PENTAX DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2010OctHalal-006-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2010OctHalal-006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2010OctHalal-006-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2010OctHalal-006-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wembley Stadium. Meat inside the stadium is from animals slaugtered according to Islamic ritual<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During a media investigation two years ago,\u00a0<strong><a title=\"BBC - link opens automatically in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-11375523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wembley Stadium told the BBC<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;All the beef, chicken and lamb sold is Halal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Halal meat is not labelled to customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Bible says very clearly that Christians are not to eat food sacrificed to idols.\u00a0 In a letter to the gentile churches, the Apostle James commanded: &#8216;That ye abstain from meats offered to idols&#8217; (Acts 15:29).\u00a0 In his Revelation to the Apostle John, the Lord Jesus criticised two of the seven churches for teaching the people\u00a0&#8216;to eat things sacrificed unto idols&#8217; (Rev 2:14 &amp; 20).<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Green, National Director of Christian Voice, said today:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Christians attending Wembley on Saturday will not know from any labelling that they are being offered halal meat inside the stadium.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4336\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cameron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4336  \" title=\"Cameron\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cameron-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cameron-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cameron-600x825.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cameron-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Cameron.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister David Cameron &#8211; despite opposition from the church, has promised homosexual activists he will enact &#8216;gay marriage&#8217; by 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;However, the stalls immediately outside the stadium, including those in Empire Way on the walkway from Wembley Park Tube station, are all non-halal, including all the burger bars and one stall called the Great British Hog-Roast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I would urge Christians to favour these independent caterers with their business rather than the corporate halal barons inside the Stadium itself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4342\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Clegg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4342\" title=\"Clegg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Clegg-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Clegg-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Clegg-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Clegg-1024x574.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Clegg &#8211; recently had to rewrite a speech in which he described opponents of &#8216;gay marriage&#8217; as &#8216;bigots&#8217;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;We wish the National Day of Prayer and Worship well.\u00a0 With our nation in such open rebellion from God, and with the abomination of &#8216;gay marriage&#8217; being threatened by the Government, we are in need of some big, focused prayers for national repentance.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Further reading:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Article opens automatically in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?page_id=927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible article: \u2018Halal meat \u2013 what is the Christian position?\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Find out how to join Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings (clicking on the link below does not commit you to join)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Join_donate_Logo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A warning has been issued to Christians attending the National Day of Prayer and Worship being organised by Global Day of Prayer at Wembley this Saturday 29th September 2012. Burgers, chicken and kebabs inside the stadium will be from animals sacrificed to Allah, the god of Islam.\u00a0 According to the NDoP&amp;W website, food will\u00a0be available 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