Homosexuality In Abrahamic Religion
To many of the religious insittutions around the world, homosexuality is seen as a disease or a curse. A intrsinically immoral act that is beyond rephrenhenisble. To some Abrahamic religions it is an act even punishable by death. Within the Abrahamic religions, Christianity and Islam have the most staunch stances against Homosexulaity yet within the diverse denominations of both religions the two with perhaps the most vocal in their views of this “sin” are Catholicism and the Hanbali sect of Sunni Islam.
Catholicism views the what the Bible says to be very strict and not open to interpretation. Their views on homosexuality are very much rooted in tradition and scripture. Cathollicism does not view Homosexual thoughts and desires as sin, but …show more content…
Despite its small numbers of followers the Hanbalite ideal of law has pervaded to more conservative groups and countires including Saudi Arabia and the Taliban. Thus because of the teachings of the Qur’an and that of the prophet Mohammed, the Hanabalites view homosexuality as an act punishable by stoning to death. One of the reasons that such a purity was based upon dogma, is that Hanbalites view the Hadith as the most sacred way of understanding what God wants for his people. Specific to the Hanbali school are certain passages from the Qur’an that embody its extreme disapproval of Homosexuality including the passage from 7:80-84. This passage which mirrors the story of Soddom from the Book of Genesis states that “……We let loose a shower [of stones] upon them, Observe, then, the end of the evil-doers.” The Qur’an here offers a zero tolerane behavior for the act of homosexuality. Further passages in Qur’an have also shaped Hanbali vigilance when it comes to sexuality including passages 26:165-166 “…. And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing.” Furthering this, there is some dissension within Islam about the morality and legality of lesbian relationships, some schools of thought do not view lesbian relationships as an act punishable
Catholicism views the what the Bible says to be very strict and not open to interpretation. Their views on homosexuality are very much rooted in tradition and scripture. Cathollicism does not view Homosexual thoughts and desires as sin, but …show more content…
Despite its small numbers of followers the Hanbalite ideal of law has pervaded to more conservative groups and countires including Saudi Arabia and the Taliban. Thus because of the teachings of the Qur’an and that of the prophet Mohammed, the Hanabalites view homosexuality as an act punishable by stoning to death. One of the reasons that such a purity was based upon dogma, is that Hanbalites view the Hadith as the most sacred way of understanding what God wants for his people. Specific to the Hanbali school are certain passages from the Qur’an that embody its extreme disapproval of Homosexuality including the passage from 7:80-84. This passage which mirrors the story of Soddom from the Book of Genesis states that “……We let loose a shower [of stones] upon them, Observe, then, the end of the evil-doers.” The Qur’an here offers a zero tolerane behavior for the act of homosexuality. Further passages in Qur’an have also shaped Hanbali vigilance when it comes to sexuality including passages 26:165-166 “…. And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing.” Furthering this, there is some dissension within Islam about the morality and legality of lesbian relationships, some schools of thought do not view lesbian relationships as an act punishable