The authorities in Denmark have reportedly banned production of kosher and halal meat in their country. Eating kosher meat is part of Jewish religious tradition while halal meat is part of Islamic religious tradition. To prepare these meats the animal has to be slowly bled to death. Otherwise, in modern slaughterhouses, the animal is stunned to minimise its pain and discomfort. The Danish authorities argue they value animal rights over religious rights and felt animals should be treated more humanely. Predictably, they have been accused of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, born of Christian as well as secular discourse.

It is common to use science and rationality to attack and destroy religious practices. For example, to destroy a tribal culture all one needs to argue is that modern intervention is necessary to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.