These mountebanks posing as journalists, are exploiting the sensitivity of the moral issues at this particular juncture, to do as much mischief as they can. This really shows--once again--their true colors.
On the surface it might look like Islam is echoing biblical mores, but if so it is doing so in a distorted and hypocritical manner. This doesn’t come within a light year of how Christians are bidden to address the matter (and the way that Hebrews were told to do so in theocratic Israel doesn’t apply to our situation, or we have to also ask why we aren’t stoning sabbath breakers).
This is an excellent time to point out that “Religion” might have one answer, and the “World” might have yet another answer, but the “Gospel” has the answer that is right to the end.