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What does the Qur'an say in the story of Lot's people? (the homosexuality objection)

The claim: "Through Lot's people the Qur'an condemns homosexuality (7:80-81); this is homophobic and against human dignity."

What the text says

An honest limit

This is a genuine values disagreement, and we do not paper over it: the text censures this act; part of the modern world regards a person's orientation as part of identity and worthy of respect. What we do is report what the text says honestly and mark that this is a moral / interpretive debatenot pass judgement on persons. This platform upholds the dignity of every human and demeans no one. "The text censures an act" and "the Qur'an targets persons" are not the same; the first is in the text, the second is an inference.

Source: Qur'anic verses (M. Okuyan meal). Presented soberly and respectfully, with a text/interpretation distinction.

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