I don't suppose it should surprise anyone to see President Obama and Donald Trump get into a war of words. And while I'm certainly not a fan of Trump, I have to admit that the President has me scratching my head over his remarks on Islam.
He, and others, insist on characterizing the Orlando shooter and ISIS of "perverting" Islam in order to justify their actions. What I'm wondering is exactly how they're doing that. The Qur'an and the Hadith are pretty clear on what they have to say about homosexuality - it's a sin.
And in nations that adopt Islam as a legal system, that makes it a crime... punishable by death. In fact, 11 Muslim-majority nations have made it a capital offense. Polling in those nations show that anywhere from 80-95% of the population think homosexuality is morally wrong.
So, just who's perverting Islam, Mr. President? ...ISIS or whoever's advising you on what Islam teaches?
On top of this, the President uses terms like "hate" to describe the Orlando shooter. From what I've read, the nations that execute individuals caught in the act claim to do so out of compassion. they teach that the "guilty" parties are in misery so execution releases them from their bondage to their sins.
And while I'm thinking about it, compare all of this to Christian fundamentalists. Yes, we also teach that homosexuality is a sin and we also have compassion for those guilty of it, as well as any other sin. The difference is that we don't want to kill anyone. We just want to share the message that someone shared with us; repent of sin and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.
You're free to ignore us and you're even free to be mad at us. Just don't think we're perverts.
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