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Behind the Aegis

(54,854 posts) Sat Jul 2, 2022, 02:07 AM Jul 2022

Berlin mosque flies rainbow flag for pride month

A mosque in Berlin on Friday became the first in Germany to fly a rainbow flag in support of the LGBT community, ahead of two major gay pride events in the city this month.

The Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque in the central Moabit neighbourhood unfurled the flag ahead of Friday prayers in front of a small crowd, including Berlin's culture senator Klaus Lederer.

Many of those attending wore rainbow stickers that read "Love is Halal".

The mosque, founded five years ago, is Germany's only self-described liberal mosque and allows men and women to pray together, as well as being open to LGBT worshippers.

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Berlin mosque flies rainbow flag for pride month (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 OP

That's surprising! Haggard Celine Jul 2022 #1

Excellent! brer cat Jul 2022 #2

A Mosque? Pete Ross Junior Jul 2022 #3

Haggard Celine

(17,022 posts)

1. That's surprising!

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Sat Jul 2, 2022, 02:30 AM

Jul 2022

I hope this catches on at mosques. Religions are learning that they're going to have to get more inclusive or they're going to die out, at least in the western world.

I'm reading "In the Closet In the Vatican" right now, about all of the gay men in the Catholic church. Many of Pope Francis's most bitter opponents to more acceptance of GLBTs in the church are themselves closeted gay men. I wonder if that phenomenon is present in the Muslim religions or in others.

I was surprised to see that Germany's Gay Pride is in July. I thought it was in June worldwide.

brer cat

(26,260 posts)

2. Excellent!

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Sat Jul 2, 2022, 05:31 AM

Jul 2022

Pete Ross Junior

(404 posts)

3. A Mosque?

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Sat Jul 2, 2022, 09:28 AM

Jul 2022

Now that's a victory!

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