I recently read about a documentary concerning Iranian transexuals. This sounds like a very obscure topic but it points out how perverted flow blockages can make things.
As you probably know, it is illegal to be gay in Iran and you can be executed for it. But since the Koran says nothing about transexuals (who are ultimately seen as not being gay per se), they are actually accepted in society, so much so that the government will pay for sex change operations (with endless bureaucracy required, of course).
Yes, there is still a lot of prejudice against transexuals, but they are not seen as sinning against God like gays are.
So here you have, yet again, people interpreting a piece of literature based on what they think it says, exactly like many Christians do with the Bible. And it is an interpretation, as both Islamic terrorists and Islamic peace workers both claim to be following the Koran to the letter.
I also briefly saw a special on gays and Hinduism. Apparently, and I'll admit ignorance of the Hindu religion, there is no reference to homosexuality in any context. Yet, thanks to prejudice, Hindus still frown upon it. More flow blockages.
As I've mentioned many times before, the most interesting part about all this is how these "set in stones' directives change over time. Just look at America, where you could be arrested and sent to jail for being gay in the 1940's, Trent Lott equates homosexuality with cleptomania in the 1990's, and now we have gay marriages becoming legal.
The latest twist is that British brain researchers have recently proven beyond a doubt that homosexuality is a genetic trait delivered in the womb. It will be interesting to see what flow blockage twist the anti-gay crowd puts on that one.
David Weber channeling The Rishis
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