Unclean Jokes

I just watched clips of the Jill Carrol interview where she describes being captured by insurgents.
Holy shit! I'm not going to mention the name of the religion I'm about to make fun of because I don't want to be killed with a curvy sword. Let's just say that it's crazy and people who believe in it can't have, and don't deserve, democracy. The only way to keep those people in line is with a ruthless dictator with a powerful mustache willing to wipe them out with poison gas when they get too whoopy and dancey. Please understand that I use the term "those people," merely to illustrate that I don't understand or like them.
Here is an example of me making an effort to learn about this religion and not judge it. It's a transcript of me talking to a friend of this persuasion who I like to get fucked up with.
Me: So why is it wrong to eat pork? Why would God make an unclean animal?
Dusky Friend: That's a common misconception. Actually, it's not that the pig is more...