It might not be very important, but I’ve read this misconception many times so I’d like to say that pigs are not the only species where females mate with multiple partners. Dogs do that a lot, as I can see on a daily basis (some of my non-Muslim relatives have up to 7 dogs)
So that argument really cannot be used to support a rational explanation for pork ban, which wouldn’t be much use anyway.

The Prophet of Allah did NOT marry a child, rather he married a young woman who reached puberty and was mature.

Totally not a child…

I would like to write a decent response but I would be gratefull if you could keep it short next time, please.

I feel jealous that you are still in a healthy state of faith that has abandoned me years ago. I appreciate your advice and you sound sincere but let me make some comments:

1. There are several sites and forums dedicated to the issue you like to see discussed and I myself participate in other fora where the issues of Israel/Palestine arise.

2. I am not defying God. That would be ridiculous. I happen to be the type who can not be sudued by intimidation. I NEED to reason things to myself. Reason is the most precious faculty man has. It is that what keeps the distinction between us and animals.

If you can’t handle me please ignore what I write. I’ve noticed that there are many out there who are happy to tackle people like myself to the intellectual and religious satisfaction to both sides. No harm done, no condescension needed.

3. You wrote:
…No. in case of captivity or starvation, pigs eat their own young…

Please scroll back up to my entry. This is exactly what I wrote.

4. You mentioned homosexuals are at risk of many diseases. By the way most are linked to HIV and none of that would happen unless the homosexual male was promiscuous. I reiterate it is promiscuity and not homosexuality per se that is the problem here.

Salam for now.

As Muslims, we also believe that one must search for the truth, the ultimate truth that is the basis of one’s basic beliefs. The search must be thorough and uncompromising. If one comes to the conclusion after that search that the truth lies in Islam, the system MUST be accepted as a whole. As a Muslim, one cannot choose to follow parts of Islam and disregard others. The whole-hearted acceptance of Islam as a religion entails a similar whole-hearted acceptance of its ideology and doctrine, which are thus practiced to the extent of one’s power. “Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest? But what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life? And on the day of judgement they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.” (2:85). This does not imply that sin becomes obsolete. But it does mean that if one sins, one realizes it and acknowledges his actions as such. Homosexuality is a sin. In the light of Sheikh Yasir’s lecture, accept Islam as it was revealed and taught and practised by Rasool Allah sallahu aliyihi wa sallam. Do not distort its teachings to justify your sinful acts and evil thoughts.

All points are valid and agreed to but allow me to play devil’s advocate for a minute:

Pigs do infact tend to display incredibly filthy behaviour under captivity. They not just eat their excrement but they eat their young sometimes. However without the stress of captivity they have been observed to raise their ‘families’ and behave in a mild manner.

I feel that prohibition of pork is more to do with showing a willingness to abide by the rules of God than anything else.

STDs are transmitted by heterosexuals as well. The problem is promiscuity and not homosexual behaviour per se. Others would point out that anal penetration is a cause of incontinence. This is true but
1. By and large the commonest cause of this dysfunction is childbirth. A perfectly natural process.
2. Sodomy in not exclusively performed by homosexuals and not all homosexual activity necessarily incorporates this act.