[myrrh]

Spelling things with a more grammatical lean has been going on for a few years amongst the people who read and make an attempt to pronounce things correctly. I have books published from 1999 that have it spelled Islaam, so it isn't all that new.

With regards to this in general with the religious standpoint: In Islaam homosexuality is a major sin. Islaam does not teach that you are born a homosexual, as then you would be born a sinner, and this is goes against the teachings of Islaam.

That being said, Islaam also teaches us that no one is perfect and everybody sins. However, one should not publically flaunt their sins. This is where the main issue of gay marriage would lie, because now you would be publically announcing that so-and-so are together and in doing so, you would now be subject to the 'law'.

As to the merits of democracy, well that is a whole other thread...