Hehe kind of got lost in that first paragraph.  I was going to say that
while I was in Egypt there were also several incidents involving arab men
approaching soldiers at clubs and so forth.  For a group thats against these
actions supposedly it seemed more common and open than it usually does here.

Tim 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heald, Tim 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:55 AM
> To:   CF-Community
> Subject:      RE: Good for you Canada.
> 
> Islam and homosexuality is kind of a weird subject.  In the military I
> have
> been to the middle east, and everyone I knew had made at least on trip.  I
> had an NCO who had trained some of Jordans SF snipers.  While they were
> training them the students were constantly hitting on the instructors.  He
> was told that they considered men for fun and women for breeding.
> 
> I know in the Korea that it's very common in the military to engage in
> homosexual acts.  It's often part of the hazing that KATUSA infantry
> troops
> go through there.  Not sure if most of the people really WANT to take part
> in that though.
> 
> My step mom tells me that homosexuals where honored inside the traditional
> tribal structure.  Not sure why you would have special attention.
> 
> You know I love this country like crazy, but sometimes I really wish it
> werent the damned puritans that got here first.
> 
> Tim
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Larry C. Lyons [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent:       Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:42 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject:    RE: Good for you Canada.
> > 
> > Islam is really against homosexuality, Islamic law apparently has some 
> > really nasty punishments required for gays. Other than that I'm not
> sure. 
> > The Episcopalian/Anglican Church has been almost OK about it, recently 
> > electing an openly gay bishop for New England.
> > 
> > larry
> > 
> > At 09:27 AM 6/18/2003 -0400, Heald, Tim wrote:
> > >Why is this still an issue in the U.S.?  What happend to not
> legislating
> > >religon?  I mean isn't the main source of homophobia the church?  Is
> > there
> > >any non-religious philosophy, hell, non-western religious since most
> > other
> > >religions are fine with it, that is against homosexuality?
> > >
> > >I really wish we could just let people live how the hell they wanted.
> > >
> > >Tim
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kevin Graeme [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:24 AM
> > > > To:   CF-Community
> > > > Subject:      RE: Good for you Canada.
> > > >
> > > > I only wish it could be pass�.
> > > >
> > > > -Kevin
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 8:15 AM
> > > > > To: CF-Community
> > > > > Subject: Good for you Canada.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Kevin Graeme wrote:
> > > > > >Canada to Allow Homosexual Marriages
> > > > >
> > > > > That is so pass�.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jochem
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > 
> 
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