Guess to many people forbidden fruit tastes sweetest!
As for hate...then yes Blosted, I do believe its important that whilst we teach our kids about what is sinful and what is not, we also teach them to not look down on people and feel smug about their piety. Because a person can be gay, but do a million good deeds that can earn him God's pardon, whilst a person can gain God's eternal wrath by being arrogant and going about judging others.
We may hate committing sins, we may hate the sins themselves, but we cannot act with hatred towards those committing sins because God knows, non of us are free of sins. God tests us all with our desires, and whilst some maybe tested with say attraction towards one's own sex, another can be tested with other things like wealth. Ultimately God alone knows who will enter paradise and who wouldn't. It's about each one's struggle to overcome our desires.
Back to the topic, well as we all agree, homosexuality does exist and is becoming more and more obvious than in the past. Now how do we deal with it is up to us all. Though personally I would advice anyone of any faith, not to take the law into your hands. And don't do anything evil in your bid to battle what you see as evil.
For Muslims, remember the Quran teaches us to repel evil with that which is better, so better hold onto your beliefs, be the best example of your faith, and always convey the words of God in the best possible manners .And perhaps you may be responsible for a great change in the world..one way or another! If nothing else at least you will still gain God's reward...always a wonderful thing.
Guess to many people forbidden fruit tastes sweetest!
As for hate...then yes Blosted, I do believe its important that whilst we teach our kids about what is sinful and what is not, we also teach them to not look down on people and feel smug about their piety. Because a person can be gay, but do a million good deeds that can earn him God's pardon, whilst a person can gain God's eternal wrath by being arrogant and going about judging others.
We may hate committing sins, we may hate the sins themselves, but we cannot act with hatred towards those committing sins because God knows, non of us are free of sins. God tests us all with our desires, and whilst some maybe tested with say attraction towards one's own sex, another can be tested with other things like wealth. Ultimately God alone knows who will enter paradise and who wouldn't. It's about each one's struggle to overcome our desires.
Back to the topic, well as we all agree, homosexuality does exist and is becoming more and more obvious than in the past. Now how do we deal with it is up to us all. Though personally I would advice anyone of any faith, not to take the law into your hands. And don't do anything evil in your bid to battle what you see as evil.
For Muslims, remember the Quran teaches us to repel evil with that which is better, so better hold onto your beliefs, be the best example of your faith, and always convey the words of God in the best possible manners .And perhaps you may be responsible for a great change in the world..one way or another! If nothing else at least you will still gain God's reward...always a wonderful thing.