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Originally Posted by DJPePe  You've obviously never been around anyone from the Balkans. I personally know a few who are so homophobic they even deny the existence of homosexuals in Serbia.
Keith, what does it bloody matter? You are too stuck in your mind in believing that only Muslims persecute homosexuals, when it exists elsewhere in the world. Did you know that it is a 10 year punishment in Belize? That despite the inroads for gay rights in Singapore, it is still a hostile place, especially if you're a male homosexual?
I appreciate the fact that you are concerned about the status of homosexuals in the Muslim world (as am I), but dude, at least be balanced and show the other side as well.
But as a side note, I do recall that in the early days of successive Islamic empires, homosexuality was a lot more tolerated than it was in Europe during that time. It's ironic how times have changed, and for idiot clerics to claim that it is all a "Western import". Silly fuckwits. |
I think we're hitting the underlying issue in that its arises more so out of cultural issues and baggage BUT the intolerance is being justified by the faith. As it has been done with a plethora of issues the world over in multitudes of religions. Regardless Christianity doesn't often make allowances for murder anymore(excluding a discussion on war) or at least in most modern interpretations. Islam still bends itself to the norms of tribal idiots because it holds sway in sections of the world that have yet to grasp civil and human rights.