The Flu and Religion: Offensive?!

I saw a story in the paper yesterday that had an Israeli official calling for the Swine Flu to be called the Mexican Flu, because the reference to pigs was offensive.

Yeah. "We find pigs unclean, so you shouldn't call it that."

Instead of working on a cure, working on containing a disease...we're worried about ignorant people thinking getting the flu will somehow mean they have unclean pork germs in them.

Maybe twisting the thinking a little more would mean that if God didn't want you to worry about it, you won't get infected...so the stigma or offense you feel for having the affliction is part of His punishment.

Just a thought.