Reply With QuoteWhere are these Dick Smith franchised stores? There are none.
The first three paragraphs of the response are from Dick Smith, the rest is fabricated.
Dick Smith don't know how true this is
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A WARNING FROM DICK SMITH:
You may be aware that " Dick Smith " chain franchise stores are being pressured by the Islamic Council of
Australia to gain 'Halal Certification' otherwise they will be proscribed and banned from Muslim custom.
This is their response:
A MESSAGE FROM DICK SMITH.
"We at Dick Smith 's have received a number of letters from people asking if we will be putting the Muslim
Halal logo on our food.
To acquire Halal certification, payment is required to the endorsing body (the Islamic Council) and involves a
number of site inspections of both our growers and processors in order to ensure that our practices comply
with the conditions of Halal certification.
It is important to note that this does not reflect the quality of the food being processed or sold – it only
means that the products are approved as being prepared in accordance with the traditions of the Muslim
faith.
We are aware of an increasing number of large companies both in Australia and overseas, such as Kraft and
Cadbury, who have obtained accreditation to use the Halal logo. We don’t believe they have done this because
of any religious commitment but rather for purely commercial reasons. Perhaps these large organisations
can afford to do this.
While we have a choice however, we would prefer to avoid unnecessarily increasing the cost of our products
in order to pay for Halal accreditation when this money would be better spent continuing to support important
charitable causes where assistance is greatly needed.
We point out that we have never been asked to put a Christian symbol (or any other religious symbol) on our
food requiring that we send money to a Christian organisation for the right to do so.
Others would add that money paid to ANY Muslim 'organisation' (and you had better believe it: these people
ARE 'organised') can easily find its way into the hands of Islamic extremist-fanatics and murderers,
irrespective of assurances to the contrary.
What other assurances do we accept from Muslims?
Oh, that's right,
'Islam is a religion of PEACE'!
How less Australian can companies get, than to place money into the hands of those who seek to exploit us?"
This is an example of how the leaders of Muslims in Aus/NZ are bullying large commercial organisations
(especially in the food industry) into paying what is no more than blatant extortion money. The amazing part
is that these weak-kneed organisations (Cadbury/ Schweppes/ Nestles/ Kraft etc.) actually pay the large
sums demanded by these self-appointed religious bureaucrats. Of course, the manufacturers promptly pass this levy
on to unwitting consumers as cost increases. Next time you buy a block of Cadbury's chocolate,
look for the Halal Certification seal on the wrapper. So, regardless of your own
religious faith, you end up subsidizing Islam.
The Council also controls the Muslim voter bloc which, as yet, does not have sufficient critical mass to
make a difference - but give them time.
Several state jurisdictions are under pressure to adopt or permit Sharia Law in Marriage, Family and Property
matters and some, under the delusion that they are being progressively liberal, are permitting this. This has
already happened in some local authorities in the U.K.
Google the U.K. Education Department's current investigation into the conduct of Muslim-run schools in the
Birmingham area of England .
How many more warnings do people need?
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Where are these Dick Smith franchised stores? There are none.
The first three paragraphs of the response are from Dick Smith, the rest is fabricated.
Thank God, for a minute there i thought i was going to have to eat Dick Cheese.Originally Posted by ssrattus
The actual response is interesting enough without the added diatribe.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
I agree, and the original is pretty easy to find as well. Silly really. It detracts from the importance of the 'real' letter.
Oceanboy, you have a warped sense of humour.
YepOceanboy, you have a warped sense of humour.
On a serious not, good on Dick Smith... whether he is riding on the back of the wave of anti halal certification or he just genuinely doesn't believe in it, doesn't really matter.... Point is, he took a stand!
I wonder how long before some nut gets the Halal Food Cert tattooed on his ol mate
I knew a bloke who had a tattoo of a fish on his - apparently to fxxk catholics on a Friday!
ol' boy (27-11-14)
The Dick Smith products are only seen here on large supermarket shelves like Woolworths and Coles, maybe some at the IGA chain stores as well. Those supermarkets can, and do, stop stocking various products at their whim on a regular basis so pressure on them could easily go against Dick Smith. Discontinuation of certain products has been known to send manufacturers to the wall and customers up the wall.
We purchase quite a few of his products and never considered this Halal angle so perhaps Dick should be working on establishing his own chain of stores.
The original response of Dick Smith without the added BS was posted in the Halal Certification thread about 3 weeks ago.
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Last edited by Tiny; 27-11-14 at 01:40 PM.
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