Gay sex decriminalised: Clerics protest order, hint at moving court
"I want to make it very clear that homosexuality is against Islam and there is a whole chapter on Quran on this. If this becomes the norm, then 100 years later, humanity will be wiped out. It is against the very essence of nature,” Kamal Farooqui, a lawyer and a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said
Written by Abantika Ghosh | New Delhi | Published: September 7, 2018https://indianexpress.com/article/india/gay-sex-decriminalised-clerics-protest-order-hint-at-moving-court-5344015/
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Reactions of the Apostolic Churches Alliance, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and the Imam council are reported in India Today ->
"Homosexuality is an abomination as per the Bible. The act of sodomy, as per the Christian philosophy, faith, belief and sentiments of Christian religion as a whole is a most contemptuous sinful act," said Manoj V George, lawyer for Apostolic Churches Alliance set to file a petition opposing the demand to scrap section 377.source: https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/sects-unite-to-save-section-377-1282317-2018-07-11
AIMPLB member Sayyed Qasim Rasool Ilyasi, told Mail Today: "We will become a party in the case and oppose the plea. Homosexuality is unethical and is against all religious faiths. If it is legalised, it will create problems in society."
Echoing the same sentiments, Maqsood Ul Hasan Qasmi, President of Imam Council of India "After some years we may find some people who want to do animal sex. Do we think it is their right to choose what they want? Will it be correct if some people demand to legalise it?
Here is a tweet from the official twitter handle of All India Muslim Personal Law Board which says" Legalizing homosexuality is against Indian values and culture. No religion allows immorality. The government must pass a bill to protect the rights of women as they are the major victims of legalised homosexuality" https://twitter.com/AIMPLB_Official/status/1038083943629824002
The Hindu Mahasabha has also reacted adversely: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/ulemas-hindu-mahasabha-fume-at-sc-verdict-on-section-377/articleshow/65710964.cms
