June 15, 2016
Islamist Homophobia: the Unspoken Truth about Orlando
As sympathetic as one might be with a father whose son massacred nearly 50 people in an Orlando night club, part of the motive for the son’s atrocity may lie with the father’s embrace of the anti-gay tenets of Islam and the anti-gay mindset of the Arab world. The unspoken truth is that while Christians in the West, often accused of homophobia, view homosexuality as a sin, many if not most do not condemn the sinner. In the Arab world, homosexuality is viewed as a sin punishable by death.
Seddique Mir Mateen, father of Orlando gunmen Omar Mateen, posted a video on Facebook which expresses shock and surprise at his son’s actions, while giving us a clear indication of his son’s motive. As CBS News reported:
The Orlando gay club gunman's father has well-known anti-American views and is an ideological supporter of the Afghan Taliban. A new message posted by the father on Facebook early Monday morning also makes it clear he could have passed...(Read Full Article)