Gay bashing

LGBTQ pride parade.

Gay bashing refers to physical assaults or other abuse committed against a person who is perceived be a member of the LGBT+ population.

Muslim gay bashing

Muslim gay bashing in Europe

In 2016, Rebel News reported on YouTube: Gay bashing by Muslim migrants on the rise in Europe.

Muslim gay bashing in the Middle East

The Islamic Middle East as a whole is not safe for LGBTQ+. Not only in more oppressive regimes such as Iran, but even in less oppressive circles.

The 2022 brutal beheading of 25-year-old Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, who had been living in Israel for the past two years as an asylum-seeker after authorities acknowledged his life would be in danger if he returned to Palestinian territory,' had highlighted the broader danger gay Arabs face among Muslim "Palestinian" society.

The Palestinian-apologetic Biden administration was criticized for its silence and not calling to investigate the Palestinian Authority. Despite its pouring aid there, which much of it is used for its racist terror ("pay-for-slay").

Christian theology is antithetical to gay bashing

Dr. Alex D. Montoya

See also: Homosexuality and the Bible and Homosexuality and biblical interpretation

While Christianity does teach that homosexuality is a sin, Christianity also teaches that one should love others - even your enemies who persecute you (Matthew 5:44). Jesus also taught "But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also...". (Matthew 5:39 NRSV). And the Apostle Paul taught: "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." (Romans 12:18).

In his essay which examines Bible passages regarding homosexuality, Pastor and Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministries at The Master's Seminary Alex D. Montoya states that "The Christian needs to befriend and witness to the homosexual with such love, compassion, and wisdom that such will respond to the saving grace of God."

Contemporary Jewish theology is antithetical to gay bashing

The Talmud instructs to pray for eradicating the sin, not the sinner.

Old Testament vs. the New Testament and the death penalty for homosexuality

The prophet Moses authored the book of Leviticus

Got Questions Ministries notes concerning the Old Testament vs. the New Testament and death penalty for homosexuality:

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It is crucial to understand that Jesus fulfilled the Law (Matthew 5:17–18). Romans 10:4 says that Christ is the end of the Law. Ephesians 2:15 says that Jesus set aside the Law with its commands and regulations. Galatians 3:25 says, now that faith has come, we are no longer under the guardianship of the Law. The civil and ceremonial aspects of the Old Testament Law were for an earlier time. The Law’s purpose was completed with the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ. So, no, the Bible does not command that homosexuals should be put to death in this day and age. Also important to understand is that the civil laws within the Mosaic Law were meant for Israel under a theocracy. God’s chosen people, living in the Promised Land, following God as their King, were to adhere to a system of civil laws with divinely prescribed punishments. The priests taught the laws, the rulers enforced the laws, and the judges meted out punishments as necessary. The rule of Leviticus 20:13, “They are to be put to death,” was given to duly appointed government officials, not to ordinary citizens or vigilantes. The civil laws of the Old Testament were never intended to apply to other cultures or other times. There’s a reason why the nightclub attacker was not Jewish or Christian. Jews and Christians understand the intent and limits of the Old Covenant Law. By contrast, the Koran does not qualify its command to kill homosexuals, and many Muslims see that command as enforceable today. Another consideration is that the Old Testament Law did not allow for vigilantism. One of the reasons for the cities of refuge was to protect those accused of murder until they could receive a fair trial. The Mosaic Law said that only civil government was allowed to implement capital punishment, and that only after a fair trial with at least two witnesses (Deuteronomy 17:6). So, even during the time the Old Testament Law was in effect, the mass murder of homosexuals by a vigilante was not what the Law prescribed. So, the Bible no longer requires the death penalty for homosexuality.

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Countries with corporal punishment, the death penalty or other punishments for those who engage in homosexuality

Laws concerning same-sex relationships vary greatly across the world, from full marital recognition to laws against promoting and/or engaging in homosexuality that involve imprisonment, corporal punishment or capital punishment.

Many Islamic and African countries have laws against homosexuality.

Russia and China also have anti-LGBTQ+ laws/governments.

See also

A study by the Canadian government states that "violence was twice as common among homosexual couples compared with heterosexual couples".

For more information, please see: Homosexual couples and domestic violence

• Homosexual couples and domestic violence.

• Homosexuality and murders

• Homosexuality