BAHRAIN’S Islamic, social and charity societies have united against homosexuality in a series of displays of anger about 'ideological brainwashing attempts' aimed at seducing the younger generation.
Billboards, banners and signs have been erected across Bahrain to raise awareness about the agenda surrounding Pride Month promotions.
The messages have been displayed across main junctions in Riffa, Muharraq, Budaiya and Manama amongst other spots in a bid to stop innocents being indoctrinated by Western society’s propaganda.
Every year, during the month of June, the LGBTQI+ community makes numerous attempts to raise political awareness of their ideology, some high profile flag-flying promotions and others sneakily within mainstream entertainment.
“Pride, happiness and peace are achieved when people value religion and not get carried away by clearly wrong ideologies,” said the Tarbeia Islamic Society’s executive scientific committee in a statement yesterday.
It added that ‘everyone has a role in combating’ the ‘mental, psychological and physical’ acts of warfare against the community.
Al Hedaya Society and other societies have also launched their own information campaigns and initiatives.
“Teach your children, boys and girls, that homosexuality is an unnatural act,” said one of the Al Hedaya’s billboards, highlighting religious texts on the two legendary cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God for their wickedness, and lessons of not to compromise high standards to conform to the world or blend into it.
MPs have condemned the US Embassy in Bahrain for posting on its social media accounts support materials on Pride Month. It followed a similar stand in June last year where flags were displayed on desks at the embassy.
A parliamentary-proposed legislation to amend the chapter on prostitution and debauchery in the 1976 Penal Code to include homosexuality is currently under review at the foreign affairs, defence and national security committee.
It has been presented by five MPs spearheaded by legislative and legal affairs committee chairman Fadhel Al Sawad.
It would see those who display flags, banners or signs promoting homosexuality, or call, organise or attend homosexual gatherings, meetings and festivities punished with up to five years in jail, fined between BD3,000 and BD5,000, or both.
Should the offence be systematically committed by an establishment, society or company then the fines would be increased to between BD10,000 and BD50,000.
Newly-elected MPs will later this year decide if they want to have the legislation passed to them or shelved.
“It is a public responsibility and duty to fight off the destructive ideologies that the unnatural LGBTQI+ community is trying to spread,” said Mr Al Sawad.
“It is excellent that Islamic, social and charity societies are taking a stand against homosexuality even though others are trying to promote it as normal,” he said.
“Disney, Netflix and other streaming and media outlets who want to spread the message of so-called ‘unconditional love’ can keep it to themselves because there is nothing in the middle between dark and light.”
The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA) said earlier this month it was monitoring with concern the growing systematic campaigns to promote homosexuality in the world.
Such campaigns are led by global forces and organisations that strive to distort human nature, destroy religious, moral and social principles, and infiltrate conservative societies, especially Islamic ones, to undermine their values, the council said.
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