Future LGBTQ
The Future of LGBTQ
About the Future
Religious wars and conflicts are driven by religious differences, and we are now of starting a new war. Who is best, the Muslim God or the Christian God. We have 1000s of Gods which one is better for the society to move on peacefully? It can not be the Muslim because Alah as a God is Satan himself. this is obvious by the readings. Even the Quran said the Bible is correct and speaks the truth. If the Bible is correct, then the Quran is false. Muslims say the Bible is corrupted, if this is true then the Quran is lying which makes it false again. Which way you turn the Quran is false.
In such wars there are no winners or losers. How powerful is religion, it made all of us to believe in someone we never saw never touch we just have faith and faith is strong human belief. The Crusades war, Christian expeditions to control holy sites, primarily Jerusalem, against Muslims. French war of religion, Catholics (Guise family) vs. Huguenots (French Protestants), ending with the Edict of Nantes. Sectarian Violence, Conflicts between different sects of the same religion, like internal strife within Islam or Christianity. Thirty years war, began with the Bohemian Revolt, encompassing conflicts between Catholic and Protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. How we are going to name this new war yet to be unknown.
- Complex Causes: Many “religious” wars have deep secular roots in power, land, and wealth; religion often acts as a unifying banner or justification, notes.
- Western Concept: The idea of a “religious war” as distinct from political war is a modern concept, say some scholars. Many will argue with this because religious wars started in the 11 centuries.
- Scale: While numerous, religious wars historically represent a smaller percentage of total conflicts compared to secular ones, though devastating, thousands killed without justification.
The New Testament clearly teaches that no form of physical holy war (jihad) is permitted for true Christians. In Matthew 5:38-45, Jesus teaches, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ‘ But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil Matthew 17:21, which mentions prayer and fasting for casting out demons, was likely added to the Gospel of Matthew by scribes copying manuscripts, as it’s absent from the earliest Greek texts but present in later ones, probably copied from the similar verse in Mark 9:29 to harmonize the Gospels;
Donald Trump identifies as a Christian, having previously aligned with the Presbyterian faith of his upbringing but later stating he is a nondenominational Christian. He maintains strong support from many evangelicals by advocating for religious freedom and conservative Christian values, despite many Americans not perceiving him as personally religious. These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren
Identity
Nor is the path to equality always a linear one. In India, for example, in 2018, following a long battle, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, overturning the infamous section 377 of the penal code, which outlawed ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature’. Section 377 dates to 1861 and the era of British colonial rule.
However, historical studies suggest that before the arrival of the British, homosexuality was more tolerated in India. ‘It is only relatively recently in human history that the heterosexual monogamous relationship has come to be viewed as necessarily a married person’s chief emotional outlet,’ wrote the editors of popular anthology Same-Sex Love in India, a book widely quoted during the fight against Section 377.
‘Our study suggests that at most times and places in pre-19th-century India, love between women and between men, even when disapproved of, was not actively persecuted.’
And even without any political dimension, queer spaces remain vital for social reasons. ‘Our research highlighted how vital these spaces are as part of a “social and cultural infrastructure”, to use the term that is used in policy in London,’ says Ben Campkin who led the 2017 UCL study about the decline of gay bars in the capital.
‘They have various different types of value: value to the economy, value to cultural production, value to people’s wellbeing, value to being able to imagine a sense of community, connecting with the history of different queer populations – all of those things that accumulate to give a sense of place and a sense of identity.
The Night Matters
One of the easiest ways to pinpoint the importance of LGBTQ spaces is to look to the past. The so-called gaybourhoods of the late 20th and early 21st centuries weren’t just important from a social perspective, they were political spaces where people rallied, planned and were moved to act.
When we talk about gay lifestyle we mean it. Gay men live in pub’s, bars and clubs. Everything so far, the gay community have achieved they did it in such places. Stonewall movement started at a bar / club. That night changes the gay community forever. Stonewall gay men gave their lives for us today to be free. So we do appreciate gay bars and clubs, and such a bar is the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, South London’s oldest surviving gay venue, which was designated a listed building following a prominent campaign in 2015.
This surely remains important. Homosexuality is still illegal in 35 per cent of UN member states. Only 28 countries have legalised same-sex marriage. Even in countries that we consider offering equal rights to LGBTQ people, legal battles are only just being won.
It was only in June 2020, that the US Supreme Court held that employers who terminate workers’ employment on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity are in breach of civil rights laws. Until the decision, it was legal in more than half of US states to fire workers for being gay, bisexual or transgender
