It's independent of that, yes football even in the UK has a past of homophobia and racism and still does. There is a little bit of a difference between that and selling out to go play in a league funded by a regime that would put LGBT people to death I would say, especially after being effectively bought out of previous virtue signalling as an ally.
Why even bother? When he comes out with utter tripe like this how are we supposed to believe a word he saysI wish one of these players would just come out and say it’s all about the money. Has anyone come out and said that yet. At least it would sound truthful.
It's not possible to be supportive of the LGBTQ+ community whilst following Islam in the way it's meant to be followed. Islam is pretty explicit in its disapproval of homosexuality, there's no grey area or room for interpretation.
He's clearly not planning on voicing his opinion from within though.
You might disagree with it but there's millions of Muslims who have a different opinion. You're right that this probably is a conversation for another thread though.
Not sure how turning on my TV and watching a game on BBC1 is comparable to receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds per week from a state that criminalises homosexuality.
I'm pretty sure the number of Muslims who have a negative view of homosexuality is orders of magnitude bigger than the ones who don't have an issue with it
He has a point if by "in the way it's meant to be followed" means in the dogmatic, literal way - but you could say the same about christianity in reality. This is semantics and doesn't fundamentally matter - what does matter is that he's gone to a theocracy where the dogmatic interpretation of Islam is the rule of law.
It does and it's pretty direct about it as well.
I agree with your major point but I don't think he was an actual advocate of anything. He seems like a guy who likes to pipe up for stuff when it makes him look good but doesn't cause him any adverse conscequences. I remember his name popping up for a couple of things before as one of the "leaders", one of those who were "speaking up"; I know one was during covid.
They're basically torturing the commonly accepted millenia old interpretation of it to fit it into a more modern and setting and so more benefiting of our modern sensibilities.
Oh, absolutely agree with that sentiment. But he still made a stance. Whatever the reasons.
I just don't think it's fair to brand someone in that way here.
I'm guessing they're all paid to say this stuff.
