MUFTI MENKS RESPONSE TO THE HATE PREACHER ARTICLE IN THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER: I am very disturbed by being labelled a hate preacher etc by gay rights activists. The truth is that I have never promoted hatred, violence or intolerance against gays or any others for that matter. I have worked hard to promote peace and tolerance which is evident from my Twitter and Facebook accounts. Coming from Zimbabwe, I had not been exposed to gays, but traveling to the West has given me a better understanding of the situation. I have had the chance to meet up with some of them and even share a few jokes and discuss their point of view. They have explained to me how as time passes more people are understanding them from politicians to church leaders too. The only difference is with those who say Islam allows gay behaviour. Thats all. We still promote peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and tolerance and shall continue to do so even in the face of untrue, hurtful, defaming comments by some based on an OLD comment taken out of context. - Mufti Ismail Menk May Allah Preserve our Sheikh and May Allah remove the lies that they hold against him!! Ameen!!
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:13:19 +0000
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