Goats Spotted Running Through Muslim-Majority Michigan City Ahead of Sacrificial Holiday
27th May 2026
The stereotype here is so on the nose that The Babylon Bee couldn’t have written it better.
This week is the Islamic slaughter day of Eid al-Adha, where a goat is killed to cover their sins. They connect this to the biblical story in Genesis 22 where Abraham is asked by God to offer his son as a sacrifice.
Muslims, however, believe God offered up a ram to replace Ishmael, ignoring the fact that God’s provision and promises were made through Isaac. The ram – just like the lamb’s blood the Israelites would later paint on their doorposts in Egypt – signified that God would Himself pay the price for humanity’s evil deeds.