format_quote Originally Posted by metalted
We are coming to the conclusion that it might be something you are unfortuanetly born with and not cultural..
Actually, studies on this up till now are inconclusive. I however don't believe that anybody is born gay, and seriously doubt that they will
ever find evidence that it's anything genetic. In my opinion it's just the devil playing tricks with your mind, making you think that it's normal, and warping your senses to the extent that you have feelings for the same sex. That's just my point of view anyway...
I witnessed a gay beating in my city and I found it to be horrible. even though I am against the behavior,I think God would look down on both actions, being gay and beating up the gay person.
I'm also not a fan of these people getting beaten mostly because the people who do the beating aren't usually the best of people either. In a true Islamic state, if there is to be a punishment for sodomy, it would be adminstered by the
state in a professional way, not by a bunch of hooligans in the street.
lol well its kind of a bad thing I think that men are so afraid of being labeled homosexual that they can not show even slight affection for each other.. (even as I say this, I am thinking.. "did that seem gay?" lol..
LOL, you'd be in for a rough ride if you came down to Egypt. Here we have 100% heterosexual men hugging, kissing each other on the cheek, locking their arms together while walking (you know like a husband a wife), etc...and it's all totally cool. I think the homophobia that exists in America hasn't made its way down here completely yet, but we are starting to have more and more people who are becoming uncomfortable with the whole thing. LOL, I have this friend who came by from the States on vacation, and he hadn't been to Egypt for a few years. Before that though, we were totally Egyptianized, kissing on the cheeks and all. So when I went to greet him with the traditional hug and kiss on the cheek he's like "hey man, step back!...darn, I totally forgot that u guys do that..." lol.
Anyways -- this might sound really gay, but believe me it's not -- I feel that the love between two brothers (friends) is the best kind of love in this world, even better than the love between a man and a woman. I felt this when I was watching The Lord of the Rings and seeing the love between the little Hobbits. It's because this kind of love is "pure", it doesn't require or depend on sex, nor does sex play any role in it. It's just pure trust, loyalty, compassion, duty, and sacrifice -- without being tainted by any kind of desire or selfish need. I think it's a shame that men are becoming afraid to show affection for each other because of the fear of someone thinking that they're gay. I think that the companions of the prophet (pbuh) used to be very close and really had that kind of "brotherly love", which is one of the things that made them a strong nation. This is slowly getting washed away from the Muslim youth...and this is one of the things that are making us weak. IMO of course...
Heh heh, I told you it was gonna sound gay...
Btw metalted, I'm guessing ur Christian, right? It would really help if you put something under "way of life" so that I have some idea of how to talk to you :)