Here in the West, we are taught to tolerate pretty much anything nowadays…including intolerance. Let’s say that was me, a white middle aged Protestant male saying this:
Homosexuality – punishable by death?
Yeah, I’d be toast. Homophobia, Islamophobia, incitement to commit violence – I bet the list would go on and on as far as charges (public, blogosphere, media, legal) would be leveled at me.
Muslim leaders? Not so much. Did ANY of you hear about this? Yet, as soon as Muslims are being "discriminated against", our friend CAIR is right there with the PR and Legal teams to take on anyone (they learned well from the other race-mongers, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton), didn’t they?
Anyways, that’s the dilemma?
The Norwegian Islamic Council is still waiting for a reply from the European Fatwa Council before it decides whether or not it is in favour of the death penalty for homosexuality. "Unacceptable," says lesbian Sara Asmeh Rasmussen.
Last November the Norwegian Islamic Council asked the European fatwa council what attitude it should have to homosexuals.
The fatwa council, which debates questions of Muslim faith and doctrine, had its annual meeting in Paris three weeks ago, but did not discuss the subject, according to daily newspaper Dagsavisen.
Anyone else getting this? Asking permission to kill someone for their sexual orientation! Where the LGBT (am I forgetting a letter somewhere)? army? Ah, the joys of when competing protected minorities clash…at least one person spoke up!
But is anyone else even wondering "why the heck is that question even coming up in the first place?" – in one of the most PC places in the world (yes folks, Norway is still what we may become in that respect). Is this a question that YOUR religious leaders are pondering about?
Much less have to ask for guidance for to figure out a correct answer?
Have we succumbed, as an entire culture, to the squishy and wrong headed multiculturalism of the Left that we can’t even stand up and shriek "This isn’t even a question that you should be asking"! Have we become so mired in social and moral relativism that we cannot stand up and say "THIS is wrong – STOP IT as we do not allow this in our society"?
"It’s wrong of the Islamic Council to wait for the "verdict" from the fatwa council in such an important case. By not saying ‘no’ to death penalties for gays, it shows attitudes that conflict with both democratic and humanitarian values," says Sara Azmeh Rasmussen. She is the only openly lesbian Muslim in Norway.
And why aren’t others in her own country defending her? Or the other "human rights" organizations that are so quick to pounce on the slights done here in the US – why are they not up in arms about this?
The head of the Norwegian Islamic Council, Senaid Kobilica, is not worried that the fatwa council will decide in favour of the death penalty. "I’m 100 percent certain that the fatwa council will not come out in favour something which conflicts with European law. The council wasn’t able to deal with the question of homosexuality this time, but it thinks that subject is quite relevant and wants to look at the matter more," says Kobilica.
I highly doubt that. The fact that the question was formulated, that it was asked, that an answer is requested, and that it is not being condemned by other Muslims should show us in the West of something – yet another nudge in the Culturefare warfare. Using the same tactics as others, a slow nudge here, another push there, the subjects become numbed and finally accept ideas that would have been anathema years ago. Why fight a war militarily when you can win culturally?
The Islamic Council, which represents 60,000 Muslims in Norway, is still not willing to say whether it is for or against the death penalty for homosexuals, until the fatwa council has spoken.
Sheesh……
"It’s very important to have the European fatwa council with us in difficult matters like this. I am not in favour of the death penalty, but there are Islamic texts that various people understand differently. This is why we need to know the attitude of the authority before we make a decision," says Kobilica.
So much for right and wrong, eh? I’m not in favor of homosexual marriage or civil unions, or a lot of the gay agenda. But killing people for that is wrong. Plain, absolute, religiously, culturally, politically wrong.
But I bet some will call me a Muslim-basher for posting this….
