I know it’s kind of a weird question. I was watching an old Daily Show that had Mario Batalli on it and if I heard right he made Stewart a dish containing prosciutto(ham) and Stewart dug right into it. Ok, so I was under the impression that even non-religious Jewish people actually didn’t do ham and the like. So just curious, is eating pork products actually uncommon even amongst the non-religious Jewish community or do they have little problem with it?
No problem with it what so ever. Other than health wise.
I stopped eating pork, and other fatty meats, a lot a while back. I still have a chicken bacon ranch, or grilled cheese and bacon.
ETA: My dad is the same way, as are most non religious Jews and (former?) Muslims I know.
Since this is asking about personal experiences, it’s better suited for IMHO than GQ.
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non religious jew here. Eat pork and ham whenever I feel like it. Why not?
Non-religious Jew who eats pork-based products all the time. My grandmother: semi-religious Jew (everything but the rather important going-to-temple part) who eats pork-based products. My good friend R.: religious Jew, highly involved with Jewish life, eats pork-based products.
tl;dr - not even most of the Jews I know keep kosher
My nuclear family is Orthodox; the rest of my relatives are not. I was a bit put off at a party for my cousin, where they were serving some sort of ham orderves. So I guess some people are completely consistant in their non-kosherness.
Religious (Orthodox) Jew here. I don’t eat ham, which is forbidden according to traditional Judaism. Most/all of the non-religious Jews I know eat ham. In fact, a Jew could call himself religious and still have no religious objection to eating ham, as Reform Judaism doesn’t insist on traditional kashrut.
I’m not Jewish but I simply had to post this when I saw the title. Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything
Conservadox Jew here.
I gave up pork products years ago. I have twice accidentally eaten them since then (once I thought the sandwich was sliced turkey. Once I didn’t realize that the sandwich I was eating had bacon in it)
Secular Jew. I don’t keep kosher at all. I see no moral benefit to it, and I’ve never felt that it makes me less of a Jew not to, though many would disagree.
And no, I won’t be fasting tomorrow, though i traditionally do (though I don’t attend services). This is mostly because I’m on vacation with my gf though 
Just curious: If you’re non-religious and see no reason to keep kosher, what reason do you have to fast?
Behold the power of BACON!
I grew up in a kosher home, but don’t keep it myself. I have no problem with shellfish- love lobster and generally have shrimp in the house. I have a weird mental block with pork. I don’t keep it in the house, and don’t eat ham or pork out. Will eat bacon and sausage.
Irrational and random, I know.
Did he say nonreligious? I didn’t see it.
Well, honestly, secular to the point of nonreligious. Atheist even.
I fast for the same reason that most of the western world celebrates easter and christmas, because it’s a cultural thing. On a side note, I consider it healthy to remind myself once a year what it means to be truly and honestly hungry, and going without water to the point of discomfort when it’s in abundance all around me. Keeps things in perspective.
I eat pork (and shellfish) as an actively Reform Jewish choice.
Not Jewish here, but we had some Jewish friends over for Easter dinner a couple of years ago. We had ham.
Their idea.
Beat me to it.
That’s great. It’s gotten so bad, I don’t even see the error anymore. 
Preach it, brother!
Seriously - grew up in a kosher household, and I really don’t think there’s any finer way to develop a rich, nuanced appreciation for the awesomeness of bacon. I actually pity the people who grew up with access to the stuff, because they can’t possibly enjoy it as much as I do. 