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Is it right to hate homosexuals?
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*from an LGBT perspective*
If one thinks that being gay is wrong/repulsive/sick/nasty/gross/"against nature"/whatever, then that is their prerogative. They have every right to hold those beliefs and feelings.
However, it becomes an entirely different ball game when laws or other systematic actions are made against LGBT for no other reason than that it is believed to be inherently wrong. That's when it becomes discrimination.
Personally, I don't care if anyone thinks that me being gay is wrong. Just don't use it as an excuse to fire me or to prevent me from getting married.
If one thinks that being gay is wrong/repulsive/sick/nasty/gross/"against nature"/whatever, then that is their prerogative. They have every right to hold those beliefs and feelings.
However, it becomes an entirely different ball game when laws or other systematic actions are made against LGBT for no other reason than that it is believed to be inherently wrong. That's when it becomes discrimination.
Personally, I don't care if anyone thinks that me being gay is wrong. Just don't use it as an excuse to fire me or to prevent me from getting married.
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Thana
Lady
It doesn't say that being gay is wrong, It says that homosexual acts is wrong. But I suppose that's another matter entirely.
Look, People who hate gays don't do it because the bible tells them so, In fact it's the exact opposite, The bible tells them that love is the greatest commandment and to hate your brother is to hate God.
No they hate gays purely because they're hateful people full of prejudice, It's got nothing to do with God or the bible.
maggie2
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Is it wrong to hate anyone? Yes, in my opinion. If we are to believe the broad teachings of the Bible then the greatest commandment is to love one another. Not love one another if those we are loving are straight, or skinny, or perfectly formed, or wise, etc. etc. Simply love one another. Period. No exceptions, no excuses. So if we are going to try to follow that teaching then hating is wrong.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
Jesus didn't say "Love your neighbour as yourself, but only if they're straight." or "Blessed are the heteros for they shall populate the earth."
I find religious homophobia particularly distasteful.
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
Hi James.
I do not know much about the Bible or the Christian view on homosexuality, however, homosexuals are human beings and a creation of God just as the rest. Islam calls to be respectful to the creation of God and it doesn't tell us to hate homosexuals, It tells us to hate sinful acts. Muslims have a strong disliking to homosexual acts though, just as we do to heterosexual acts outside of marriage or before marriage.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
Why is homosexual sex "sinful"? I mean who is it sinning against? I don't see why God or Allah would even care about what people do in the bedroom, it's a private and trivial matter.
Wouldn't you prefer God or Allah to pay more paying attention to all the actual evil in the world , all the genocides, wars, crime, child abuse?
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Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
First you need to understand homosexuality. In Islam people are tried in different ways and different forms.
A homosexual is tried by his desires and to refrain from what is prohibited. The same applies to a heterosexual who cannot find a wife, he too must not have sexual relations with other than his wife.
Homosexual marriage is not recognized in Islam. Anal sex is also prohibited for all, regardless of orientation. So the only permissible form of sex is the 'normal' husband and wife one.
A homosexual in this case is required to deal with his trial through patience and if they can somehow change to heterosexual they may marry if they feel they can deal with it.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
One might as well start a thread saying "Is it OK to hate women?" or "Is it OK to hate black people?"
Same thing. Ridiculous questions, full of judgement and spite.
Same thing. Ridiculous questions, full of judgement and spite.
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Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
To be honest I think it's really weird that a religion would concern itself with what people do in the bedroom. The Abrahamic religions in particular seem to have an unhealthy, obsessive and slightly voyeuristic interest in this aspect of human behaviour.
It's actually rather creepy.
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
To be honest I think it's really weird that a religion would concern itself with what people do in the bedroom. The Abrahamic religions in particular seem to have an unhealthy, obsessive and slightly voyeuristic interest in this aspect of human behaviour.
It's actually rather creepy.
They are a manual for humanity. Like all things created we too have a manufacturers manual by which to live life as we are the creation and the operator. Islam deals with all matters, from birth to death and everything in between including the way we eat and treat others.
Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
I still think the obsession with people's sexual habits is creepy.
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
To the contrary. It's healthy and hygienic. AIDS and HIV exist due to the disobedience of Islamic teachings. Having sex through filthy means and body parts and with limitless people leads to those two diseases. Why don't Muslims who follow the teachings of Islam not have those diseases yet those who have sexual relations with many people do?
All Muslim majority countries are below 0.5% if not 0.2%
List of countries by HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I suppose it is ok to hate a homosexual person if he or she insists on, say, scaring your dog and attempting to bite him viciously.
But for being a homosexual? No, of course not.
But for being a homosexual? No, of course not.
The OP, of course, is just a tease. The real question is weather we should accept figs.
Do God and Jesus hate figs?
Do God and Jesus hate figs?
Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
I do not have the right to hate even Hitler, Saddam or Osama ('cause they are no other than Brahman).
Oh. I did not know that Christians do not eat figs.
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Rick O'Shez
Irishman bouncing off walls
In case you weren't aware such things have always gone on, and always will. I don't see how it is any of your business what consenting adults do in private, nor the business of any religion for that matter. It's a weird and unhealthy obsession.
I think your time would be much better spent challenging the fundamentalists in your midst.
Thana
Lady
So anything other than hetero sex is evil?
Lol, no I never said that.
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