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   The sole exception among the world's great religions has been   
   Islam. That modern marvel the Internet is awash with both   
   homosexual pornography and homosexual proselytising, yet   
   newsgroups for gay Moslems remain empty, and gay mosques remain   
   unheard of - and hopefully always will. Having said that, this   
   poison is nothing if not persistent; perhaps relishing the   
   challenge, homosexuals from Islamic backgrounds are slowly   
   beginning to organise. A well-funded gay “Islamic” group, the Al-   
   Fatiha Foundation was established in the United States (where   
   else?) some time ago. It appears to be mainly Internet-based,   
   although it held its first international meeting in Boston in   
   1998. The thirty participants came from many countries including   
   Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia.   
      
   Unsurprisingly, Al-Fatiha is also active in Britain; it was   
   reported to have joined the London gay Mardi Gras on July 6,   
   2002. When the current writer logged onto the Al-Fatiha website   
   he found a personal forum where gay “Muslims” could advertise   
   for “friends”, and links to other gay sites. One of these showed   
   a logo captioned “Bad puppy” which depicted a dog with its snout   
   up another dog's anus, the latter with an expression of delight   
   on its face. There was also a pop up link depicting a naked   
   homosexual male who was obviously “hungry” for perverted sex.   
   Such obscene imagery would not be tolerated in any mosque.   
      
   Al-Fatiha's propaganda is similar to that used by homosexual   
   groups that have infiltrated the Christian religion. It claims   
   that homosexuals are being denied their dignity, that religious   
   leaders are bigoted, that Islamic society is prejudiced, and   
   that homosexual “Muslims” are stigmatised. Although it has   
   attracted some support (what perversion hasn't?) the cries of   
   gay “Muslims” that they are oppressed will hopefully continue to   
   fall largely on deaf ears.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)