From a twitter exchange about the punishment for homosexuality in the Ahmadiyya interpretation of Islam. @ReasonOnFaith @empethop Its not scary. Even public heterosexual sex with 4 witnesses doesn’t have a death penalty. — ServantOfAllah (@IslamicAhmadi) July 29, 2016 I believe leaving this punishment open ended in a Muslim majority land is scary. Here are my […]
Religious Values Influence Secular Democracies in Theocratic Ways
In a Twitter thread discussing separation of mosque and state, the religiously advised punishment for homosexual relationships came up (I asked the question). See the full thread here. We all know that in secular democracies, we are not free of bias. We bring our preferences to the table and to the platforms that we support and create. […]
Ahmadis Claiming Research Halted on the “Cure” for Homosexuality
This is my response to the Twitter discussion in this thread. An excerpt of which is the following. @ExAhmadiyya1995 Homosexuality can be cured. Look at the research. In the 70s the gay lobby stopped the research but it is def curable. — ServantOfAllah (@IslamicAhmadi) July 4, 2016 My response to @IslamicAhmadi: If homosexuality can be […]
The Ahmadiyya: Beliefs and Practices
Who are the Ahmadiyya, and why are these Muslims persecuted the world over by other Muslims? How does their interpretation of Islam differ from mainstream Sunni Islam? We’ll take a brief tour through several topics covering differences of interpretation, progressive Islamic beliefs as well as contemporary issues. Positions on slave wives, evolution, hadith, loyalty to one’s country, gender segregation, and a host of other issues—it’s all covered here.
A Comprehensive Cataloging of Ahadith
This post is a follow on to my twitter post about hadith that indicate the killing of homosexuals. Hadith from the Sunan Abi Dawud compilation on killing homosexuals. The book is commonly cited in Islamic literature pic.twitter.com/WKBi8QRoHb — Reason on Faith (@ReasonOnFaith) June 13, 2016 It is also a follow on to earlier tweets of […]