You know why pigs weren't to be eaten, and why religions reject them?
It's easy and antiquated thinking. (Synopsis): Back in the day, religions were centered where it was hot. The deserts of the middle east. The priests all blessed the meats. Well the heat combined with how sanitary pigs live(joking) made for people getting sick A LOT! So the priests couldn't rightly bless meat that they knew was about 80% sure to make someone sick, so they just added it to the books to tell people it was an unsanitary animal and not to eat it.
Small fact: EVERY arabic country that I've been to has restaurants that serve pork. Most of them that I've been to, are kind of hidden. Meaning that you don't see it on the menu, but its there. BUT, They don't have bacon. At least not pork bacon.