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snooper2

(30,151 posts)
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 01:46 PM Jun 2016

Challenge- Find a LGBT accepting mosque in the United States [View all]

I never really thought about this before the massacre but started thinking based on post in another thread. They don't exist.


Well, One man is trying/tried...

Daayiee Abdullah (born Sidney Thompson in 1954 in Detroit, Michigan, United States)[1][2] is an African American, gay Imam in Washington, D.C.[1][3][4][5] Abdullah is said to be one of three openly gay Imams in the world (the others being Muhsin Hendricks of South Africa and Ludovic Mohamed-Zahed of France)[6][7][8][9]

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Masjid An-Nur Al-Isslaah[edit]
Abdullah attempted to create an LGBT-friendly masjid in Washington D.C., but it failed because there was much fear over what the community would do to those caught attending.[15] Later, in 2011, he helped create a mosque for anyone who wanted to attend located in a public library in D.C.[16] The plan is to raise funds to create a purpose-built mosque of their own where all are free to worship.[16] Since 2000, Abdullah has provided specialized counseling services for Muslims from a wide spectrum of Muslim religious and cultural backgrounds.[10]

Abdullah is the imam and religious director of Masjid An-Nur Al-Isslaah (English: "Mosque for Enlightenment and Reformation" or "Light of Reform Mosque&quot , an LGBT-welcoming mosque.[17] He is on the Advisory Board of Muslims for Progressive Values.[10] He also holds a position in Oslo, Norway at Skeiv Verden ("Gay World&quot .[10][15]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daayiee_Abdullah



Religion- Brought to us by humans who fucking thought the Earth was flat...

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There are mosques accepting LGBT members... Spazito Jun 2016 #1
Name one- location, address, name- Check the wiki page I posted snooper2 Jun 2016 #4
Wiki is only good for geograpy... Spazito Jun 2016 #15
About time. Islam in America has come of age. KamaAina Jun 2016 #7
I agree, well past time but it is a good start, imo. Spazito Jun 2016 #16
I am certainly interested in this. David__77 Jun 2016 #2
Can you point out for me... bonemachine Jun 2016 #3
Can you point out for me the last time any member of those you listed committed a mass shooting? cwydro Jun 2016 #6
The first one I came up with on Google bonemachine Jun 2016 #9
Oh for crying out loud. cwydro Jun 2016 #13
So, you asked a question bonemachine Jun 2016 #14
Wow. cwydro Jun 2016 #32
.+1 840high Jun 2016 #27
+1 King_David Jun 2016 #29
Aren't the Bundys Mormon too? bonemachine Jun 2016 #17
Oh, imust have missed their mass murder spree. cwydro Jun 2016 #25
you must have also missed bonemachine Jun 2016 #35
You'll find a hella lot more accepting churches. cwydro Jun 2016 #5
Shit, I can't stand any of the Abrahamic faiths bonemachine Jun 2016 #8
I don't see Islam as a "vulnerable minority." cwydro Jun 2016 #10
Maybe you haven't been paying attention during the last 15 years? bonemachine Jun 2016 #12
It isn't. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #18
I'd like to rec your post. cwydro Jun 2016 #26
+1 King_David Jun 2016 #30
religion is the problem...period- Still a lot of anti-gay Xtian churches snooper2 Jun 2016 #11
Catholic Priests who preside over LGBT marriages are removed from their church. hunter Jun 2016 #19
yep- but the thing is they do exist, found a website full- snooper2 Jun 2016 #20
I love you for posting this. cwydro Jun 2016 #33
My church accepts gays with open arms 840high Jun 2016 #28
Gay marriages take place in Reform and Conservative synagogues in the USA . King_David Jun 2016 #31
Seriously, though.. Muslim baiting is gross. bonemachine Jun 2016 #21
As is institutionalized homophobia. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #22
Homophobia is a symptom bonemachine Jun 2016 #23
yes. cwydro Jun 2016 #34
No mosque, but an international organization and supportive communities in 6 major US cities Ms. Toad Jun 2016 #24
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