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Updated 31 Aug 2017, 3:47am Even though it was the Australian Christian Lobby that led the charge against the Safe Schools program, Mr Kadri said Muslims were also deeply concerned about the possible impact of any legislative changes on education. "A lot of Muslim community are concerned that religious rights will be trampled in Islamic schools [and that they] will have to follow a national curriculum that will teach things that go against the fundamentals of their religion, so they are concerned about it," he said. Will it have an impact on Safe Schools or not? "Will it trample on our religious freedom because we are already afraid to build mosques, because we get right wing groups complaining about mosques, so will this have further impact on our rights and freedoms?
"The Muslim community is not speaking because the climate which is created in this country, we are not allowed to speak. We speak up and are called a terrorist, unpatriotic and all those slurs. Recently Council of Imams Queensland president Yusuf Peer said gay marriage was unacceptable to Islam, and that Muslims should respect LGBTQI people but "condemn only their actions" "Islam also explicitly and unambiguously states that marital relationship is only permissible between a man and woman; any other marital relationships are Islamicly impermissible." But the Muslim community's view is not unanimous. difficult to define a single Islamic position on homosexuality, because Islam is diverse, "Most Islamic scholars are in agreement that homosexuality is incompatible with Islamic theology.
"They tend to draw on the story of Lot in the Koran e question of Safe Schools education does not bother her at all. "There are many of us who, whilst believing that the act of homosexuality is forbidden, understand that we cannot judge someone and that the issue of religion is separate from the civil laws that should be passed to ensure equality before the law," she said. "The majority of people who object to the Safe Schools program have no understanding of what is actually taught
Keith Ellison - Wikipedia Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer who has been ... Ellison was the first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. Congress, and along with André Carson of Indiana, is one of two ..... In Congress, he served as vice-chair of the Congressional Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucus.
Rep. Keith Ellison's Imam: Homosexuality Is 'Not What God Intended ... www.nationalreview.com Dec 1, 2016 - Congressman Ellison supports gay marriage and gays serving in the military. Imam Makram El-Amin, leader of Masjid Al-Nur mosque in Minneapolis. Choudhury’s thoughts about creating safe spaces for LGBTQ members aren’t welcomed by all Muslims, especially religious leaders. Munhazim says mosques in Minnesota don’t accept openly gay people and he’s been kicked out of mosques in the past. Imams say they take issue with those promoting homosexuality. “It’s not within our paradigm, really, to change the word of God,” said Imam Makram El-Amin, leader of Masjid Al-Nur in Minneapolis.
Keith Ellison - Wikipedia Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer who has been ... Ellison was the first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. Congress, and along with André Carson of Indiana, is one of two ..... In Congress, he served as vice-chair of the Congressional Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucus.
Rep. Keith Ellison's Imam: Homosexuality Is 'Not What God Intended ... www.nationalreview.com Dec 1, 2016 - Congressman Ellison supports gay marriage and gays serving in the military. Imam Makram El-Amin, leader of Masjid Al-Nur mosque in Minneapolis. Choudhury’s thoughts about creating safe spaces for LGBTQ members aren’t welcomed by all Muslims, especially religious leaders. Munhazim says mosques in Minnesota don’t accept openly gay people and he’s been kicked out of mosques in the past. Imams say they take issue with those promoting homosexuality. “It’s not within our paradigm, really, to change the word of God,” said Imam Makram El-Amin, leader of Masjid Al-Nur in Minneapolis.
Who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who are Muslim ...
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Who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who are Muslim. Demographic Information; Beliefs and Practices; Social and Political Views ...
sample size 115
45% of muslims 18-29 oppose
35% 30-40
94% of muslims who believe in god absolutely certain are opposed
4% if only certain
84% if religion very important
10% if somewhat important
58% attend once a week
26% once a month
80% pray daily
9% pray weekly
60% scripture reading once a week
12% once a month
56% word of god should be taken literally
25% not everything taken literally
96% belief in heaven
3% don't believe in heaven
87% belief inhell
11% don't believe in hell
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