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	Homosexuality and Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In traditional Islamic societies it is considered normal for a man to be drawn to beautiful male youths, but the religion of Islam, while acknowledging the universality and power of this desire, admonishes the believer not to yield to this temptation.
		Homosexuality as an attraction is not against the Sharia (which governs the physical actions, not the inner thoughts and feelings), it is only the physical action of same-sex intercourse that is punishable under the Sharia.
		Thus, homosexual desire and love are accommodated, but same-sex intercourse is prohibited, as Islam teaches that such intercourse is a violation of the natural boundaries set by Allah.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islamic_views_of_homosexuality (1991 words)

	Homosexuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Homosexuality as far as Islam is concerned is a profound mistake (as are all sins if they are not intending to do wrong).
		It has been suggested that homosexuality is genetically inherited and that those who have this 'predisposition' are victims of it not sinners of any sort.
		However, there are other things which are probably genetically influenced to give predispositions to for example gambling or alcoholism.It could also be argued (and has been) that it is programmed into men's genetics for them to be unfaithful to their partner.
	www.islamic.org.uk /homosex.html (581 words)

	homosexuality
		Homosexuality (rarely homophilia) is a sexual orientation or orientations characterized by romantic or sexual desire for, or sexual attraction toward, members of the same sex.
		The term homosexuality was coined in 1869 by Karl Maria Kertbeny in an anonymous pamphlet advocating the repeal of Prussia's sodomy laws.
		The presence of homosexual behavior appears to be widespread amongst birds, mammals and the apes, and some believe it to have its origin in male social organization and social dominance, similar to the dominance traits shown in prison sexuality.
	www.fact-library.com /homosexuality.html (2170 words)

	Islamic Studies on Homosexuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The term that Islamic scholars use for sexual relations between women (sihak) is not in the Koran but instead in the pronouncements of the Prophet.
		Hereby is the difference between the Islamic view of homosexuality and the cultural viewpoint of Muslim cultures on this subject clearer; Islam considers homosexuality a sin but many Muslim cultures view it as a sexual deviation as well as a sin.
		The Islamic view of homosexuality and the exploration of the elements of this view lead to a thematic organization of the information on ?Islam and homosexuality?.
	www.yoesuf.nl /engels/islamic_studies.html (2030 words)

	Liberal movements within Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Liberals generally claim that they are returning to the principles of the early Muslim community, arguing that the medievalists have diverged from true Islam through their focus on the literal word rather than the ethical intent of scripture.
		For this reason, liberal Muslims are often critical of traditional Islamic law interpretations which allow polygamy for men but not women, as well as the traditional Islamic law of inheritance under which daughters receive less than sons.
		Their argument often involves variants of the Mu'tazili theory that the Qur'an is created by God for the particular circumstances of the early Muslim community, and reason must be used to apply it to new contexts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberal_islam (1219 words)

	Khalil el-Moumni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He has been a center of controversy for his views on homosexuality, which brought him into open conflict with the murdered Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.
		However a drawn-out period of reconciliation followed, involving supporters of el-Moumni, Dutch politicians, homosexuals and religious groups, in which he was gradually moved to apologize.
		On April 4, 2002 a court in Rotterdam announced its verdict: although in principle his statements had been discriminatory against homosexuals, they were permitted on grounds of freedom of religious expression, since they were based on the Qur'an and other holy documents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Khalil_el-Moumni (333 words)

	Sexual orientation - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In some cases, a person was considered homosexual, for example, if and only if they had homosexual sex; in other cases, a person could have homosexual sex on occasion, but still be considered to be heterosexual in orientation.
		Studies of homosexual identical twins suggest that when one twin is homosexual that there is a 40 to 60 percent chance that the other twin will aslo be homosexual.
		In Western cultures, in the last quarter of the 20th century, various advocates began espousing the view that the sexual orientation of adults is impossible to change, regardless of a person's actions or decisions.
	openproxy.ath.cx /se/Sexual_orientation.html (1336 words)

	Human Liberation - an Islamic Renaissance
		In his view, turning away from Islamic law and Islamic values under the influence of European imperialism had left the Muslim world in a condition of debased ignorance, similar to that of the pre-Islamic era (or Jahiliyya).
		Islamic philosophy is the attempt to fuse the fields of philosophy with the religious teachings of Islam.
		Indeed, due to these divergent goals and views, some hold that one cannot simultaneously be a philosopher and a true adherent of Islam, which is believed to be a revealed religion by its adherents.
	inshallahshaheed.blogspot.com (7347 words)

	Question Forum: Islamic View on Homosexuality
		Whilst few dare speak out against the practice of homosexuality due to the pressure exerted by gay rights groups and echoed in the media, the majority of the population do not regard it as an acceptable way of life.
		As far as Islamic law is concerned, the rules are that the state does not interfere in the privacy of people's homes, but it would need to safeguard public decency by preventing any public advocacy for homosexuality.
		For the same argument, that homosexuality is a condition which the individual cannot overcome, could be made for pedophilia.
	www.mustaqim.co.uk /ipb-archive/question/ans41.htm (710 words)

	Religion and homosexuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In some, including the traditional branches of the Abrahamic religions, homosexuality is a mortal sin; while in others, it is entirely acceptable.
		Some religious people (often considered extremists) who consider homosexuality a sin interpret AIDS as a punishment exacted by God for homosexual behavior, the concept that AIDS is a "gay plague".
		They say that believing homosexuality to be sinful is not incompatible with support for gay rights legislation.
	usapedia.com /r/religion-and-homosexuality.html (224 words)

	The Muslim View Of Homosexuality
		In an article entitled, "Homosexuality in a Changing World: Are We Being Misinformed?" the Health and Science editor of IslamOnline.net describes the Muslim view of homosexuality and the ways in which recent, politicized research has attempted to undercut its force.
		Al-Qaradawi states that Islamic beliefs are squarely against gay relationships because Allah created opposites to attract including the attraction between man and woman as the means to continue the existence of the human species.
		The combination of the religious and philosophical point of view from a quarter not usually included in either side of the issue, as well as the rather comprehensive psychological and scientific studies quoted and discussed make this a very useful contribution to the on-going dialogue on homosexuality.
	www.narth.com /docs/muslim.html (605 words)

	xxx church :: the prayer wall - Homosexuality and the Bible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I'm guessing you are aroused by homosexual thoughts, this distresses you, and you are using the defense mechanism of reaction formation.
		I defied Homosexuality because it is a sin and it made your head explode, you reacted worse than an animal, look at your first response, you called the article "hatred".
		I made it clear that while you SAY we should not hate homosexuals and should denounce violence, etc., you also promote the lie that homosexuality is an abomination to God, which leads to demoralization of homosexuals.
	www.xxxchurch.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11777&whichpage=3 (3244 words)

	ENGLISH ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Buddhist views of homosexuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Homosexuality in Buddhism is a very complex issue, even more so than in other major religions.
		While it would be wrong to say that Buddhism is opposed to homosexuality, it would also be misleading to say that Buddhism is openly welcoming of homosexuality.
		There is no answer, then, to the question, "Is homosexuality outlawed in Buddhism?" Still, it would not be surprising to see homosexuals expelled from Buddhist clergy or frowned upon, though this should not be construed as a condemnation of homosexuality.
	encyclopaedic.net /english/bu/buddhist_views_of_homosexuality.html (555 words)

	WorldNetDaily: A 'faithful fanatic'
		Therefore, O'Reilly's views on "gay" marriage and homosexual adoptions don't hold water – and are in complete rebellion to that of Jesus, the Bible, as well as the Catholic Church.
		Whether it's same-sex marriage or homosexual adoptions – all are wrong for one reason: because according to God, homosexuality is wrong.
		The homosexual lifestyle is a destructive counterfeit of God's perfect union between a man and a woman.
	www.wnd.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28892 (1521 words)

	Homosexuality: Ayn Rand's Views - Objectivism Online Forum
		I read somewhere that Ayn Rand herself called homosexuality "disgusting and immoral." I've tried making sense of this, in the context of Objectivism, and I can't figure out how that fits with the rest of her philosophy.
		Homosexuality, from a strictly biological standpoint, could be considered anti-life in the sense that if everyone was homosexual, nobody would be here.
		I havent studied the nature of homosexuality at all, and for all I know, it may be the end result of a process of evasion- which would make it immoral.
	forum.objectivismonline.net /index.php?showtopic=2277 (2864 words)

	Srdja Trifkovic's NEWS & VIEWS UNFIT TO PRINT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As befits a purveyor of victimology, the one thing to which Levy seriously objects to in the Muslim world is the legal ban on homosexual intercourse.
		And yet—to come back to Azad Ekinci and Feridan Ugurlu—all over the Islamic world suppression and unavailability of liaison between males and females outside the prearranged wedlock has produced latent sexual tension that has sought and found release in homosexual liaisons through the centuries.
		Homosexuality became known to the English as the “Persian” or “Turkish” vice.
	www.chroniclesmagazine.org /News/Trifkovic/NewsST121903.html (1114 words)

	xxx church :: the prayer wall - Homosexuality and the Bible (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Among female homosexuals some form of genital massage is used to bring the partner to orgasm, but this is not a physical union.
		The first is that Paul was not referring to true homosexuality here because he stated that they exchanged "the natural function for that which is unnatural." It is argued that for those with a true homosexual orientation, that is their "natural" sexual expression.
		His testimony echoes that of hundreds of religious homosexuals who assume that unwanted temptations that are not completely removed through prayer must therefore be feelings that cannot be removed at all; subsequently, what cannot be removed at all must be, by its very immutability, legitimate.
	www.xxxchurch.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11777&whichpage=3 (9455 words)

	Articles - Sexual orientation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Most specialists follow the general conclusion of Alfred Kinsey regarding the sexual continuum, according to which a minority of humans are exclusively homosexual or heterosexual, and that the majority are bisexual, that is, that the norm is to experience a mixture homoerotic and heteroerotic feelings, each kind to a different degree.
		In 1998, the American Psychological Association stated that the psychological profession's view on homosexuality and mental health was, "the reality is that homosexuality is not an illness.
		He further argued that it was in the 19th century that homosexuality came into existence as practitioners of emerging sciences and arts sought to classify and analyze different forms of sexuality.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Sexual_orientation?mySession=fe61b22df5575642311dad56f018ffc9 (3441 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Judge: 'Gay'-diversity weekviolated rights of Christian
		School officials claimed Betsy's religious view toward homosexuality was a ''negative'' message and would ''water-down'' the ''positive'' religious message that they wanted to convey – that homosexual behavior is not immoral or sinful.
		Moreover, the lawsuit alleged that school officials coerced students to accept the religious belief that homosexual activity is not immoral or sinful in violation of the Constitution.
		This practice of 'one-way diversity,' unsettling in itself, was rendered still more troubling – both constitutionally and ethically – by the fact that the approved viewpoint was, in one manifestation, presented to students as religious doctrine by six clerics (some in full garb) quoting from religious scripture.
	worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35999 (557 words)

	Ethical aspects of human cloning
		Embryo cloning still depends on a human egg from a woman and sperm from a man. Human embryo cloning just tweaks apart a zygote at the two cell stage, changing a single two-cell form of life into two one-cell forms of life.
		I am thinking in particular of attempts at human cloning with a view to obtaining organs for transplants: these techniques, insofar as they involve the manipulation and destruction of human embryos, are not morally acceptable, even when their proposed goal is good in itself.
		Mahmud Zaqzuq, Egypt's religious affairs minister, stated: "It is not advisable to announce a hasty religious judgment on the cloning of animals and humans, especially as Western scientists have said they need another seven years" to complete their research.
	www.religioustolerance.org /clo_reac.htm (1923 words)

	LIBERAL MOVEMENTS WITHIN ISLAM FACTS AND INFORMATION
		For this reason, liberal Muslims are often critical of traditional Islamic law interpretations which allow polygamy for men but not women, as well as the traditional Islamic_law of inheritance under which daughters receive less than sons.
		Some liberal Muslims accept that a woman may lead a mixed group in prayers, despite the custom for women to pray behind or in a separate space.
		Such liberals tend to accept scientific ideas such as evolution and secular history, and are generally opposed to the idea of Islamic_history.
	www.witwib.com /liberal_movements_within_Islam (1146 words)

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		Islamic law to be established in all the other Gulf states.
		As long as the Americans control Saudi Arabia, in his view, Islamic purity cannot be established in "the land of the two holy places," as he sometimes called Saudi Arabia.
	www.donaldsensing.com /2003_11_01_archive.html (11433 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Islam
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	WorldNetDaily: PBS Boy Scout show blasted
		The Culture and Family Institute, a division of Concerned Women For America, in a statement released yesterday, said the PBS-affiliated "Point of View" program's newest documentary, "Scout's Honor," was "produced by homosexual activist filmmaker Tom Shepard," and was set to be broadcast last night "to coincide with 'gay pride' celebrations this month."
		The documentary follows four critics of the Scouts' policy banning homosexuals, "including teenager Steve Cozza," who helped found "Scouting for All," a group "that portrays religious opponents of homosexual activism as bigoted extremists," said CFI.
		In particular, the Culture and Family Institute is concerned that the program, which was funded by the Independent Television Service – a PBS subsidiary – is presenting a biased pro-homosexual agenda using, in part, taxpayer funds that came from many Americans who support the Scouts' policy.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23309 (808 words)

	WorldNetDaily: 'Bible as hate speech' signed into law
		The bill, passed 59-11 by the Senate on Wednesday, adds sexual orientation as a protected category in Canada's genocide and hate-crimes legislation, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.
		The bill's sponsor, openly homosexual MP Svend Robinson, has insisted it protects religious expression, but opponents, such as the Canada Family Action Coalition, note recent court cases in which judges have favored homosexual rights when they clash with the rights of religious believers.
		Robinson, who recently in a tearful apology to supporters admitted stealing a $50,000 ring, has said fears that freedom of speech and religion will suffer are "a mask for homophobia for people who don't want to be honest about the real reason why they don't want to include sexual orientation in the law."
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38268 (327 words)

	Islamic law and its punishments for homosexuality
		On some websites and in articles, Muslim polemicists refer to the Old Testament to justify, for example, executing homosexuals in Islam.
		19, then, the continuing practice of the commandments of the law must be viewed in light of their fulfillment by Jesus.
		It is the law as fulfilled by Jesus that must be done, not the law in the original form.
	answering-islam.org /Authors/Arlandson/fulfilled.htm (6200 words)

	Islamic Medicine
		Islamic Medicine by Dr.Shahid Athar (clinical associate professor of Internal and Endocrinology, School of
		Islamic Ethics (The islamic ruling on Brain death and life support).
		Islamic Alchemy in the context of Islamic Science [ed.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/jellyfish/347/Islamic_Medicine.html (1263 words)

	towleroad: Report: Gay Youths Hanged in Iran
		My personal view is that the introduction of the 13 years-old could well be a 'red herring' in an attempt to "soften" any sanctions on Iran from other countries.
		Yes, homosexuals are executed for being gay in many Muslim countries, hell, I could name a couple of non-Islamic countries that do the same.
		In general, people have a hard to see that homosexuals are equally intitled to the protection of their human rights in the Middle East.
	towleroad.typepad.com /towleroad/2005/07/report_gay_yout.html (9129 words)

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