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However, a more recent poll from 2015 found that more than 60% of Muslims in Germany support gay marriage. [188] A poll in 2017 also found 60% support for gay marriage. [189] American Muslims – in line with general public attitudes in the United States – have become much more accepting of homosexuality over recent years. In a 2007 poll ...
A correction issued by the Associated Press in August 2015 stated that homosexuality is not banned, by law in the Gaza Strip or West Bank, but is "largely taboo," and added "there are no laws specifically banning homosexual acts." [57] Arab and Muslim views of homosexuality as a purely "Western" creation have been explored in the film Dangerous ...
Christians who support religious and legal recognition of same-sex marriage may base their belief in same-sex marriage on the view that marriage, as an institution, and the structure of the family is a biblical moral imperative that should be honored by all couples, heterosexual and homosexual alike. Supporting same-sex marriage reflects their ...
Public attitudes toward homosexuality in the Muslim world underwent a marked negative change starting from the 19th century through the global spread of Islamic fundamentalist movements such as Salafism and Wahhabism, [165] and the influence of the sexual notions and restrictive norms prevalent in Europe at the time: a number of Muslim-majority ...
Pope Francis’ green light for Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples is in many ways a recognition of what has been happening in some European parishes for years. From Uganda to ...
Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while ...
Saudi Arabia has no criminal code.The primary source of law in Saudi Arabia is the Sharia (Islamic law), which is derived from the Quran.Specifically, prohibition of same-sex sexual acts is based on the Quranic story of the prophet Lut and traditions of the teachings of Muhammad contained in the Sunnah. [17]
The first gay couple in Nepal to have their same-sex marriage officially recognized vowed Friday to campaign for changes in the law to help others like them to get married. Surendra Pandey and ...