Homosexuality

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Homosexuality

• The views of Catholicism, Buddhism and Islam

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What is Homosexuality?

• It is a sexual attraction to (or relations with
  persons of the same sex.

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Catholicism Homosexuality

• The Catholic church views homosexual practices as
  sins gravely contrary to chastity.
• They do not approve homosexual marriage, the
  church believes the sole propose of sex and
  marriage is procreation. They have however
  updated this by saying sex and marriage also
  brings couples closer together and strengthens
  their relationship.
• Although they strongly disapprove of
  homosexuality, in no means do they approve of
  being prejudiced against them.

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What the Catechism says

• 2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between
  men or between women who experience an exclusive
  or predominant sexual attraction toward persons
  of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of
  forms through the centuries and in different
  cultures. Its psychological genesis remains
  largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred
  Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts
  of grave depravity, tradition has always declared
  that "homosexual acts are intrinsically
  disordered." They are contrary to the natural
  law. They close the sexual act to the gift of
  life. They do not proceed from a genuine
  affective and sexual complementarity. Under no
  circumstances can they be approved.

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Buddhism Homosexuality

• Homosexuals are attracted to Buddhism because it
  is the least homophobic religion.
• Buddhist believe if the relationship promotes
  happiness and well-being of both partners then it
  is acceptable.
• No where did the Buddha leave any teachings on
  homosexuality. He encouraged you to be a lamp
  until yourself, before accepting your religion
  you should examine and test the truths of its
  teachings.

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What says the Dalai Lama?

• Homosexuality, whether it is between men or
  women, is not improper in itself. What is
  improper is the use of the organs already defined
  as inappropriate for sexual conduct. You see
  Buddhist dont believe in oral, manual or anal
  sex, not just for homosexual, but for
  heterosexuals as well.

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Islam Homosexuality

• Muslims have a harsher view of homosexuality
• There are only five references to homosexuality
  in the Quran, all however only deal with
  homosexual males
• The Hadith sates, When a man mounts another man,
  the throne of God shakes.

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How are homosexuals treated?

• In islamic schools of thought and jurisprudence
  do not believe in homosexuality.
• The Hanafits school (in east Asia) teaches that
  you should not physically punish homosexuals.
• The Hanabalites (followed in the Arab World)
  teaches that severe punishment is alright.
• The Shafi school (followed in the Arab World)
  teaches that at least 4 males must witness any
  homosexual act before the person can be found
  guilty.

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Al-fatiha

• Al-fatiha is an organization that gives support
  for gay Muslims.
• In a pamphlet but out by Al-fatiha, they estimate
  since their revolution in 1979, there have been
  4,000 executions of homosexual in Iran, 10 public
  executions in Afghanistan performed by the
  Taliban army.