- Reference: 2005/0013-1
- Question by: Darren Johnson
- Meeting date: 12 January 2005
Should City Hall really be used as a platform for people who make public statements such as this: "Almighty Allah has prohibited illegal sexual intercourse and homosexuality and all means that lead to either of them. This perverted act is a reversal of the natural order, a corruption of man's sexuality, and a crime against the rights of females.... Muslim jurists hold different opinions concerning the punishment for this abominable practice. Should it be the same as the punishment for fornication, or should both the active and passive participants be put to death? While such punishments may seem cruel, they...