Homosexuals are inferior to dogs and pigs, says Iranian cleric

[Fearless]

Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, an Islamic scholar based in Iran's holy city of Qom, said in a speech among his followers that homosexuals are inferior to dogs and pigs, according to the news website Khabaronline.

"If a society commits a new sin, it will face a new punishment," he said while interpreting Qur'anic verses about prophet Lot whose tribe Isalmic scholars say was punished by God for sodomy. "Problems like Aids did not exist before."

Citing the Qur'an, Javadi-Amoli said politicians who pass laws in favour of homosexuals are lower than animals. "Even animals ... dogs and pigs don't engage in this disgusting act [homosexuality] but yet they [western politicians] pass laws in favour of them in their parliaments."

Homosexuality is punishable by death according to fatwas issued by almost all Iranian clerics. Until recently, Lavat (sodomy for men) was punishable by death for all individuals involved in consensual sexual intercourse.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/2012/apr/18/iran-cleric-condemns-homosexuality?

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Republicans and some Iranians have something in common. Go figure.

[Taverner]

1. And Iranian Clerics are inferior to pig shit

[Skittles]

2. religious freaks disgust ME

ugh

[HillWilliam]

3. Keepin' the men'al

in fundamentalism.

[DBoon]

4. Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli is inferior to my dog

dogs have a sense of decency that this individual completely lacks

[William769]

5. I wonder if he would rate us just above or just beneath women?

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Beneath women, but above Jews (or at least equal to).

[Plantaganet]

7. "If a society commits a new sin, it will face a new punishment."

Phew. Fortunately, it's a very old sin. So we're good.

Dodged that bullet!