SINGAPORE — A claim by a religious teacher that Islamic religious teachers are given warning letters for opposing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is 'clearly misleading', said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) and the Asatizah Recognition Board on Tuesday (June 6).
SINGAPORE — A claim by a religious teacher that Islamic religious teachers are given warning letters for opposing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is"clearly misleading", said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore and the Asatizah Recognition Board on Tuesday .
In their statement, the two bodies said that religious guidance on LGBTQ+ developments in Singapore issued by Muis last year explicitly states that marriage in Islam can only take place between a man and woman, and Islam forbids any other forms of sexual relationships and unions. The Fatwa Committee is a body under Muis that issues religious edicts to help Muslims here navigate modern society according to Islamic principles.
The Asatizah Recognition Board had interviewed the teacher at the time and found that the Facebook posts contravened the code of ethics for the Asatizah Recognition Scheme, which provides accreditation to Islamic religious teachers.
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