Muslim cleric decries biofuels as sinful

[wtmusic]

Adaptation of biofuels could be limited in Muslim communities after an Islamic scholar yesterday called for religious groups to study whether biofuels violate the ban on alcohol in the religion.

Sheik Mohamed al-Najimi of the Saudi Islamic Jurisprudence Academy told the the Saudi newspaper Shams that the prophet Mohammed prohibited all dealings with alcohol—which would include buying, selling, transporting, drinking, serving and manufacturing.

Ethanol is derived from ethyl alcohol, which al-Najimi said would fall into the prohibited category. In the process to make ethanol, sugar or starch from plants is converted into ethyl alcohol through yeast fermentation.

Biofuel "is basically made up of alcohol," he said.

http://www.cleantech.com/news/4196/muslim-cleric-says-biofuels-are-sin

:silly:

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. A Saudi imam said that? How surprising.

With all due respect, sir, cars would be drinking the stuff, not people.

[tekisui]

2. Religious nuts are so funny.

Allah doesn't want our cars getting drunk. lol.

[wtmusic]

4. Allah doesn't want our cars drinking something that doesn't come

from Saudi Arabia.

[tekisui]

5. That's it.

And they will exploit religious fanaticism to keep getting rich.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. And people LISTEN to these fuckheads!

I know, in many cases they have no choice, but a lot of people believe crap like this.

Between them and the dinosaurs-walked-with-us xtian fundies, I think we're doomed.

[anonymous171]

8. Obligatory Picture

[BlooInBloo]

6. Ah... religion. The biggest force for stupid ever.

[phantom power]

7. My diesel fuel rendered from the fat of baby harp seals is Allah approved.

And perpared kosher.

[stuntcat]

9. Religion vs. The Entire Planet

The fuel we use now is made out of the remains of dinosaurs.. wonder why there's no crazy-ass religious rules about that.

This is just another example to me :banghead: It's the promise of Heaven and Human Superiority that are causing us to rape the beautiful Earth and wipe out strong noble animal species.

I TOTALLY blame religion. This is one of the only things I'm 100% sure of.

(Also that Bobby Jindal can go fuck himself. I've heard him picking on high-speed rail THREE TIMES.. WHAT THE FYCK IS WRONG WITH HIM AND HIS PEOPLE?>????????? THIS PLANET IS GONE TO HELL {ECAISE OF TEHM!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[ProgressiveProfessor]

10. Why would any one care what a muslim cleric says?

[JohnWxy]

11. he joins Exxon-Mobil, American Petroleum Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

GMA's multi-million dollar anti-ethanol campaign - Roll Call


The GMA launched its aggressive multi-million dollar, 6-month campaign against ethanol on behalf of its members to turn public opinion against the American-grown renewable fuel.

GMA officers come from well-known American food manufacturers which include Campbell Soup, Del Monte Foods, and Lakeside Foods.

The GMA's campaign comprises four main components:

Develop a left-leaning coalition of environmentalists, hunger and poverty activists and labor groups;
Blame food cost increases on biofuels (while ignoring the role of soaring energy costs);
Send anti-ethanol propaganda to food banks and other local opinion leaders;
Pay others to create "third-party" reports and spread their slanted points-of-view.
The goals apparently are to attack corn-based ethanol at every level, poison public opinion and to get Congress to reverse its support of the alternative fuel.

Unfortunately for the GMA, not all of its members think attacking American agriculture is such a good idea. Someone apparently provided Roll Call with a full and detailed copy of the attack plan.

And it's no coincidence that the American Petroleum Institute has launched its own multi-million dollar image campaign. Industry insiders tell us that the same PR companies are involved with both efforts.

[Javaman]

12. YOUR CARS ARE DRUNK!!! nt