Fajarasia.co – The Central Executive Board (DPP) of the Indonesian Islamic Da’wah Institute (LDII) stated that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) are against religion and morality.
“The Koran clearly explains and even repeats the story, not only in one letter but in several letters. This means that Islam strictly prohibits the practice of LGBT,” said LDII DPP Chairman Chriswanto, in a press statement received on Wednesday ( 25/5/2022).
He mentioned that the people of Prophet Lut who practice LGBT are referred to in the Koran as transgressors or wicked.
With that said, those who believe in the Day of Judgment, those who practice LGBT accept the consequences for their actions.
“The people of Prophet Lut experienced a painful torment in the form of throwing hot stones and the ground they were standing on was turned over by Allah, like a big disaster,” he explained.
Chriswanto said that LGBT people or those who like to commit adultery will have diseases that attack the genitals.
Various venereal diseases, one of which is HIV/AIDS which is the most difficult to cure. All of these are signs that deviations from Allah’s orders have social and personal consequences,” he said.
In his view, LGBT is an individual right, but individual freedom which is contrary to religion and cultural norms is not appropriate to be implemented.
“It is a lust that must be avoided, because the risk is great,” he said.
According to him, LGBT adherents can also damage the psyche of the nation’s future generations. He appealed to LGBT people to return to God’s commandment not to commit sexual perversions.
“LGBT by the Ministry of Health is categorized as a mental illness, which is not caused by biological factors let alone destiny. There must be an incident that makes a person deviate from his sexual orientation,” he said.
According to him, the opportunity to be cured has a great chance.
Recently, LGBT issues have become a topic of discussion on social media. This is because, on May 17, the British Embassy in Jakarta raised a rainbow flag to commemorate Anti-Homophobia Day.
Religious leaders and the public are concerned about the incident, and consider the British Embassy insensitive to the religion and culture of the Indonesian people.****
