“The IMAMs say the Islamic position on LGBTQ, which is derived from the Quran, is fixed and cannot be changed.”
by Brad Salzberg
May 27, 2023
“More than 130 prominent Muslim scholars from North America have issued a statement defending the Muslim community’s right to maintain the normative Islamic position on LGBTQ without being accused of bigotry or hatred.”
How fortunate they are. Unlike accusations toward Anglo-European Canadians, the Muslim community in Canada are off-the-hook in terms of being branded homophobic and transphobic.
It’s a privilege poorly understood by general society. CAP has long wondered about the hypocrisy emanating from Canadian Muslim MPs, MLA’s and City Councillors.
Ask an IMAM, and they will tell you:
“The scholars, who include Imam Siraj Wahaj, Imam Suhaib Webb, Shaykh Shadee Elmasry, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, Imam Omar Suleiman and the Canadian Council of Imams say that Islamic sexual and gender ethics are at odds with general society’s views.”
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