A funeral denied.
Because the person was a sinner.

Proper decision?
Biblical decision?

Or was it a big mistake with wasted opportunities and possibly souls lost?

 I know - this is about the LGBT community.  And it's about Sodom & Gomorrah.  I get it.  

And ...

[68:41] Do they have idols? Let their idols help them, if they are truthful.

1Ki 18:24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God.”

Both the Qur'an and the Bible ...

Are there dragons in Heaven?

Here's a hint -

"Everything we know about you guys is wrong."

Here's another one -

Eats its victims... burns its victims... buries its victims, chokes its victims, turns its victims inside- out... Extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous... kill on sight, kill on sight, kill on ...

This part of Sura 68 speaks to God’s awareness of everything going on.
He knows who follows Him - and who doesn't.
He also knows who encourages people to stray away from Him.
And finally - He encourages believers to not follow those who want to transgress.

Let's compare ...

Isa 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,”
says the LORD.

I always thought this was an awesome verse.

I mean - what an invitation!  Who could possibly not like it?  How could anyone turn it down?

Apparently - lots of people.  I found this hard to understand ...

The deepest, the only theme of human history, compared to which all others are of subordinate importance, is the conflict of skepticism with faith.
WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

If you have doubts about your faith - don't feel that you're alone.

It's also not a new thing.

The quote ...

Someone asked me why I believe God must exist.  I'll say right off, this won't be for everyone.  The request came from a comment I made that having been a math major in college and spending 35 years in the computer industry, it's safe to say that I think ...

Does God cry? Jesus did. You may remember when that happened. But do you know why Jesus cried? ...

Are we pretending to be like God?

If you can imagine a planet, and then discover one that could maybe be a little like the one you imagined, that's the same as making one, right?

Apparently so.  At least one could get that impression, based on two different articles - ...

Life's not fair! 
 But who told you it would be?

Maybe it's better this way?

Life's not fair!

Not exactly a news flash, is it? 
 Everyone knows that.

And we can all go on and on about why it isn't fair.  Especially why it isn't fair to us.
And, we ...