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    Questioning the right to freedom for consensual sex (homosexuality and lesbianism), the JeI chief said it would destroy the family system as has been the case in Western societies where consensual sex has been legalised. "Homosexuality does not jell with India’s ‘mizaaj’ [cultural ethos] and cannot be tolerated in our society. Moreover, medical evidence has also been found of homosexuals being carriers of HIV-AIDS" the Maulana said from the Jamaat office in Delhi. Full Article at The Hindu
    Homosexuality does not jell with India’s ‘mizaaj’ [cultural ethos] and cannot be tolerated in our society. Moreover, medical evidence has also been found of homosexuals being carriers of HIV-AIDS
    SOURCE: The Hindu 5 months ago
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Muslim clerics deplore homosexuality, lesbianism
  1. Consensual sex is one the reasons for the break-up of the family system in Western societies, mainly in Europe and the U.S.
    SOURCE: The Hindu 5 months ago
  2. No religion approves of unnatural form of sex; besides, the family cannot be expanded by indulging in homosexuality
    SOURCE: The Hindu 5 months ago
  3. Section 377 of the IPC should stay and nothing should be done by the government which legalised homosexuality
    SOURCE: The Hindu 5 months ago
  4. The time has come for all religious leaders to unite on this issue and jointly protest the government’s proposed move to legalise gay rights. A consensus should be evolved for challenging the Delhi High Court order in the Supreme Court
    SOURCE: The Hindu 5 months ago

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