Sarkozy: Religious Laws

Nicolas Sarkozy Dept: Prime Minister Fran ois Fillon made the suggestion after Sarkozy called during the weekend for butchers to clearly label meat slaughtered according to religious laws, according to Montreal Gazette. "Religions should think about keeping traditions that don't have much in common with today's state of science, technology and health problems," Fillon said and france's prime minister urged Muslims and Jews to consider scrapping their halal and kosher slaughter laws on Monday as President Nicolas Sarkozy and his allies stepped up their efforts to woo far-right voters. Fillon and other conservative leaders linked their tough stand on ritually prepared meat to issues such as immigration and French identity that the far-right National Front uses to tap into resentment against Europe's largest Muslim minority. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.