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East Asian country steps up brutal sharia laws

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Brunei -- "next month the government plans to amend the penal code to mean LGBT people and adulterers could be stoned to death, with thieves facing having hands or feet amputated.

Amnesty International today slammed the plans, describing the Islamic criminal laws for gay sex and theft as 'vicious'."
Gay sex punishable by stoning to death under 'vicious' new Sharia laws brought in by Brunei | Daily Mail Online
The religion of peace.
 

sooda

Veteran Member
Brunei -- "next month the government plans to amend the penal code to mean LGBT people and adulterers could be stoned to death, with thieves facing having hands or feet amputated.

Amnesty International today slammed the plans, describing the Islamic criminal laws for gay sex and theft as 'vicious'."
Gay sex punishable by stoning to death under 'vicious' new Sharia laws brought in by Brunei | Daily Mail Online

That's terrible.

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Some Interesting Brunei Facts. In 2015, Brunei ranked higher on the Human Development Index (31st overall in the index) than all other countries in Southeast Asia aside from Singapore. Brunei is considered to be the most observant Islamic nation in Southeast Asia. Beautiful mosques dot the country.
 

lewisnotmiller

Grand Hat
Staff member
Premium Member
Actually there is no death penalty for homosexuality.

Why do you say that? Is this you doing the split of homosexuality and sodomy thing?
Let's face it, the law is aimed at homosexual men.

How many straight, married men will be stoned for having anal sex with their wives, do you estimate??
 

sooda

Veteran Member
Why do you say that? Is this you doing the split of homosexuality and sodomy thing?
Let's face it, the law is aimed at homosexual men.

How many straight, married men will be stoned for having anal sex with their wives, do you estimate??

Homosexual acts are strictly forbidden in Islam. Although it has mainly been focused around men, women homosexuals are not that strongly discussed. This could be that in adultery, the focus is mainly on penetration.

In the holy Quran, the people of Prophet Lut have been discussed often. These were the people who heavily dowelled in homosexuality (male). Quran discusses them in a number of verses.

And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds?(80)Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people."(81) Al-Araf 80-81

Ash-Shura 25:165-166

Do you approach males among the worlds(165).And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."(166)

Al-Naml 27:55

Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."

Quran 4:16

And the two who commit it among you, dishonor them both. But if they repent and correct themselves, leave them alone. Indeed, Allah is ever Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Brunei -- "next month the government plans to amend the penal code to mean LGBT people and adulterers could be stoned to death, with thieves facing having hands or feet amputated.

Amnesty International today slammed the plans, describing the Islamic criminal laws for gay sex and theft as 'vicious'."
Gay sex punishable by stoning to death under 'vicious' new Sharia laws brought in by Brunei | Daily Mail Online

Shows an obvious need for secular governments.
 

sooda

Veteran Member
The Quran makes it clear that homosexuality is a sin, but there's no mandate for Muslims to intervene, so it is not a crime. It's only the hadith that assert that being gay is criminal. The Quran does not. I can't find a single case where the Quran gives Muslims any mandate to aggress. They are commanded to defend the innocent from aggression and oppression. There's no mandate to initiate conflict with people for their sins
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
The Quran makes it clear that homosexuality is a sin, but there's no mandate for Muslims to intervene, so it is not a crime. It's only the hadith that assert that being gay is criminal. The Quran does not. I can't find a single case where the Quran gives Muslims any mandate to aggress. They are commanded to defend the innocent from aggression and oppression. There's no mandate to initiate conflict with people for their sins
The mandate is there for those who read it.
And so Islam is split on the topic.
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
The Quran makes it clear that homosexuality is a sin, but there's no mandate for Muslims to intervene, so it is not a crime. It's only the hadith that assert that being gay is criminal. The Quran does not. I can't find a single case where the Quran gives Muslims any mandate to aggress. They are commanded to defend the innocent from aggression and oppression. There's no mandate to initiate conflict with people for their sins

But then, interpretation..

Anyone can interpret the Quran how they see fit according to their needs.
 
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