[I still care]

People have been combining religion and sex since time immemorial. Now I know Afghanistan is full of homosexuals, and the Taliban outlawed it. In fact, I read several articles where the rise of the Taliban was related to the rampant homosexuality and abuse ongoing in Afghanistan - normal, moral people were sick of the perversions and gave power to the Taliban, because they seemed the only ones willing to stop it. Unfortunately, they got more than they bargained for.

I agree with Pat Robertson when he said Mohammed was perverted. There are so many rules about sexuality in Islam I wonder they do anything at all. I mean, do you know that Moslems have to shave their private parts? I thought it strange upon hearing this, especially since Mohammed took at least one wife under 10 years old.

And they terribly disrespect their women, to the point of abuse. So I am not surprised to hear there is a special "comraderie" between many Muslim men. I mean, in Afghanistan women are kept locked up in houses with veils over their heads so you can't even see their eyes. This is not natural or healthy for either sex. I would think that the more secluded the woman, the more likely to have homosexuality in the male population. That is just my personal take.

[jjm2111]

It is very common for Muslim men to hold hands while walking down the street, even if they are not gay.

[tsomer]

...moral people were sick of the perversions and gave power to the Taliban...

That is true, and provides a lesson few seem able to grasp.

As to Lindh: I think he sought to purge his own homosexuality through the asceticism he attributed to the "missionaries" he met here. He is obviously a screwed up kid and those Wahabi agents roped him in.

This is an incredibly sad case,another lesson few will grasp.