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The story: The Muslim Judicial Council's guidelines on same-sex relationships are "deeply regrettable", Archbishop Desmond Tutu's organisations have said, as all major religions are rooted in ancient scriptures, but the contexts of their prescripts have changed dramatically over the centuries, which has led to a clear change in religious practices.
The details: Last week, in a "brief clarification" by its Fatwa Committee, the MJC said Islam, though its primary sources of legislation, "unequivocally prohibit same-sex actions and, by extension, same-sex marriages".
In quotes: A statement said: "The notion of ubuntu – that I am because you are – means that we are all worse off for making members of our society twist themselves into unnatural, closeted, versions of themselves to please the dictates of religious leaders. We all lose out on the great beauty of human diversity when we make it seem that access to God's love is conditional."
