Why are Muslims so repressive toward homosexuality?

Question

Considering that according to Google Trends by far most internet searches for gay sex and gay pornography come form Islamic countries where homosexuality remains illegal, the public image presented to us of Islam and the private lives of Muslims do not match.

I goes without saying that many Christian denominations are extremely repressive, this presently doesn't go so far as execution through hangings and collapsing brick walls on gays, though there remains unoffical violence meted out to gays through the Christian influence in many parts of the world.

"A new internet tool, Google Trends, reveals the most popular internet search terms used in different countries in the world – and the results have come as an embarrassment to a broad swathe of African and Muslim countries from Morocco to Pakistan, who turn out to be the world’s most ardent searchers for sex – both straight and gay.

While the word ‘gay’ is sought for most often by Latin Americans, it turns out to be Filipinos and – guess who – Saudi Arabians who most often look for the combination ‘gay sex’.

In Africa the ‘gay sex’ list is topped by Kenyans, Tanzanians, Namibians, Zimbabweans and South Africans, with Algerians and Moroccans looking for ‘la homosexualité’ and ‘sexe gay’. Homosexuality is illegal in most of these countries."

Answer 1

The religion doesn't allow homosexuality. That's all.

Answer 2

You right about the life representation thing but you can't judge any religion by the people who practice it it's a mistake. Homosexuality is forbidden by the 3 religions even having sex with an opposite while not married is a great sin.

Answer 3

A religion states it's laws etc. Whether a person wants to abide by the laws is another thing. And how stringently is yet another matter.

I have seen Muslims who wear a headscarf all the time, and go into swimming pools with it.

I have also seen Muslims who go against the no alcohol law by drinking beer.

Answer 4

There is no doubt that in Islam homosexuality is considered 'sinful'. Homosexuality as far as Islam is concerned is a profound mistake ( as are all sins if they are not intending to do wrong). Humans are not homosexuals by nature. People become homosexuals because of their environments. Particularly critical is the environment during puberty. Suggestions, ideas & strange dreams are symptoms of confused attempts to understand new and blunt sexual desires and are rashly interpreted as defining someone as being one sexuality or another. If these conclusions are accompanied by actual homosexual acts they are even more strongly reinforced.

Human instincts can be subjected to acts of will. Sexuality is a choice of identity which follows choices of action which follow from choices of what to have sexual fantasies about. Human beings are especially able to control their thoughts, entertaining some and dismissing others.

However, if this free will is not recognised it is easy to get into a cycle of thinking which starts from accepting a hypothesis about yourself as true rather than as a possible choice (even if the options are sometimes difficult).For example: "I am lazy " could be supposed true by someone. When the person who thinks this lies around in bed in the morning he observes this inaction as evidence of the statement "I am lazy." As he repeatedly chooses to do so the evidence mounts and the idea becomes fixed in his identity. It may even have physical manifestations and change his physiology and psychology. This process can easily occur for any idea good or bad about the self which is based largely on evidence resulting from ones own action. The idea may be "I am 'gay'" or "I am content" or "I love eating lots of food". The truth is - you are what you choose to be ; you do what you choose to do ; you think what you choose to think. There may be long time delays between the causing choices and the effects but anyone can change themselves. There are reformed ex-drug addicts, reformed ex-compulsive gamblers and ex-homosexuals. In all these sins prevention is 1000 times better than cure and much easier.

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. All these things don't make it the right thing to do, nor does it prevent these things from being regarded as sinful. Drinking alcohol will still be regarded as sinful in Islam even if you have a predisposition to be an alcoholic. The trick as every post alcoholic will tell you is never touch another drop after you quit - it is a long slippery slope - your life is better without it. Once a certain desire is connected to your identity strongly and you get in some way hooked on it, it will always be easy to return to it - you are unable to forget the satisfaction. The difficult task is remembering the bad side of the desire, such as hangovers, lost money, self loathing or a simply sense of loss because of what you missed out on. But if you are to change for the better, you must remember this and the past desires you bound up with your identity can become disconnected from what you choose to become.

Answer 5

A paragraph of the object says: "It shows that British Muslims carry greater conservative comments in the direction of gay acts, abortion, viewing pornography, suicide and intercourse exterior marriage than eu Muslims, polling markedly decrease while asked in the event that they believed those issues have been morally proper." suicide: enable's factor out that what they disagree with is a "wasted" suicide; replaced into it a suicide-bomber that kills non-muslims alongside with himself, that they might accept as true with and examine out him an "Islam's hero" (remember the "spectacular 4" ?). gay acts, abortion, viewing pornography and intercourse exterior marriage: definite they have sturdy ethical values and that they are against all that. Too undesirable the polldidn't contain any question approximately paedophilia. without asserting the be conscious "paedophilia" in a query, it could have been thrilling to ask what human beings theory approximately marrying pre-nubile ladies.

Answer 6

You make me laugh.Ted Haggard is the perfect example of the public and private image of Christianity and you have the cheek to point your finger at Muslims. lol

Answer 7

almost every corner in the world, people no matter what country he is or religion or culture or race or language is a gay. guess what, you'll realize yourself gay for some time. don't be offended but i'm just testing your guilt.

Answer 8

lol

I googled that and heres what I came about:

for 'gay sex'

TOP CITIES:
1.Irvine, CA. US
2.Birminghamd, UK
3.Miami, FL, US

TOP REGIONS:
1. Philippines (mostly non muslim)
2. India (mostly hindu and non muslim)
3. US(mostly non muslim)

You must have thought philippines and india were muslim...shows what you know. lol

Answer 9

And you are surprised by this how? I suggest you google 'gay' 'sex' and 'Christian Minister' too.

Answer 10

Two words:

Ted Haggard.