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Muslims decriminalize LGBT + Blood fails to liquefy despite prayer, sparking worries

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Reformist Muslims back call for decriminalisation of homosexuality
https://5pillarsuk.com/2020/12/17/reform...sexuality/

EXCERPTS: The head of a reformist Muslim organisation has called for an end to violence and criminalisation against LGBT+ people and for a global ban on conversion therapy. Dilwar Hussain, of New Horizons in British Islam, is one of only four Muslims to sign a global declaration which says that “certain religious teachings have, throughout the ages, been misused to cause deep pain and offense to those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex.”

The declaration was signed by more than 370 mainly Christian and Jewish figures ahead of a UK government sponsored conference on December 16. [...] The declaration says that it “aims to provide a strong and authoritative voice from religious leaders across the global faith community who wish to affirm and celebrate the dignity of all, independent of a person’s sexuality, gender expression and gender identity.”

Dilwar Hussain [...] added: “There’s a lot of talk in Muslim communities of equality, prejudice, discrimination … If we’re going to be serious about addressing issues of justice and injustice in our society, we’ve got to have an argument that’s morally consistent.”

Homosexual acts are prohibited in Islam by all mainstream Muslims sects according to a consensus of scholars... (MORE - details)


Blood of Catholic saint fails to liquefy despite days of prayer, sparking worries about future
https://premierchristian.news/en/news/ar...out-future

EXCERPTS: Many Catholic worshippers in Naples, Italy, have expressed concern after the blood of San Gennaro, the patron of Naples, failed to liquefy despite several hours of prayer. [...] put on display ... three times a year ... a ritual known as the “Miracle of San Gennaro”. ... the blood failed to become liquid, which many viewed as a bad omen for the future.

[...] When the blood appeared to remain solid as the day wore on, Gregorio still insisted there was no need to panic. “It’s alright, we will await the sign with faith," he said. [...But...] Many of the faithful recall an incident in 1980 when a massive earthquake struck southern Italy just two months later after they prayed unsuccessfully for the blood to liquefy - more than 3,000 people perished in the natural disaster.

However [...] the liquefaction “almost never” happens on December 16. The saint's blood liquefied in May and September of this year ... In 2015, Pope Francis prayed for the liquefaction to occur, becoming the first sitting pope to do so since 1848. After the blood liquefied and then dried up again, Francis joked: "It seems that the saint loves us a little bit. We have to convert a little more for him to love us completely." (MORE - details)
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Catholics have no idea how to predict god’s next move. Everybody knows liquefying blood has never been the accepted method. If you want to play psychic interpreter with the Almighty then you must go with the ancient practice of reading sheep entrails, particularly the liver. Substitutions and alternative methods are allowed.  All explained here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruspex
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