Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam
a single major Christian organization in the world that would embrace the evil the you present
Christians embrace the same values that Muslims embrace and it is you who are being dishonest with me and it is you who are pretending to be something that you are not.
In 1778, Thomas Jefferson wrote a law in Virginia which contained a punishment of castration for men who engage in sodomy, however, what was intended by Jefferson as a liberalization of the sodomy laws in Virginia at that time was rejected by the Virginia Legislature, which continued to prescribe death as the maximum penalty for the crime of sodomy in that state.
This law imposing the death penalty for sodomy in the state of Virginia was a christian based law and it was based on the bible.
Prior to 1962, sodomy was a felony in every state, punished by a lengthy term of imprisonment and/or hard labor.
The sodomy laws in every single state prior to those free love days of the 60's were christian based laws and they were based on the bible.
I did not otherwise condemn anything. I am quite aware that the current christian church, having been smacked down by secular society (probably due to their long, long history of misdeeds and so much for that "gates of hell" thing huh), now engage in a game among themselves to beat their own chests in a contest as to who is more tolerant of sin. Tolerance after all invites membership and membership brings funding.
So if they/you can make EVERYONE (no matter what the bible actually says about their hobbies or activities) feel good about themselves then they/you can maximize their/your collections - which allow them/you to be able to afford to move your churches as far away from the poor as possible.
You will, I believe, find that laws in Muslim countries widely vary indicating that they lean to political, rather than religious, in nature.
Afghanistan, Mauritania, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran, and Yemen retain the death penalty for homosexuality. This is 28% of the world's Muslim population.
Indonesia (excepting 1 province), Iraq, and Turkey do not prohibit/are tolerant of homosexuality. This is 24% of the world's Muslim population
The remaining countries have varying punishments ranging to imprisonment (mostly) to fines (a few).
A summary:
In Egypt the penalty is prison
In Indonesia homosexuality is tolerated everywhere except the Aceh province
and in Aceh the penalty is a fine and/or prison
In Iraq homosexuality is tolerated
In Malaysia the penalty is a fine and prison
In Nigeria the penalty is prison
In Pakistan the penalty is prison
In Turkey homosexuality is tolerated
In Uzbekistan the penalty is prison
In Bangledesh the penalty is prison
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