The Contradictions of Homosexuality in Islam

Earlier this month, the Toronto Star reported that people from Canada’s largest city, took to the streets to celebrate gay pride. To coincide with this event, Toronto’s Somali-born Imam, Sheikh Said Rageah headed the annual Journey of Faith conference at the nearby Metro Convention Center. The conference has proven to be a controversial event, when last year a visiting speaker professed his solidarity with Osama bin Laden. Rageah has defended his speakers and argued that they are entitled to free speech, thought he failed to mention the fact that free speech is a privilege rarely experienced in the Islamic world. This year’s event was no less controversial with the key speaker being Toronto resident, Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips. Born in Jamaica as Dennis Bradley Phillips, he converted to Islam in 1972. He is considered a “Unindicted co-conspirator” in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. In a recent interview, Phillips reiterated his views on homosexuality by happily condoning death as punishment for men who confess to homosexual behavior or are seen performing homosexual acts by four reliable witnesses, in countries governed by Islamic law. “In secular countries like Canada,” he said, “Even gays should not be punished. But the word of the Qur’an must be followed in Islamic countries and the Qur’an says gays must be killed. In a country that has subscribed to secular rule, like Canada, that’s how it is. I accept that. But if you ask me what would the situation be within an Islamic state, or Islamic government, then it would not be permitted, and the punishment is applied, yes.” Full Story>>
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