Norway: First Muslim-Christian gay marriage

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For the first time in the Nordic countries, a Christian-Muslim gay couple got married.

Knut Egil Asprusten (44) and Kaltham Alexander Lie (49) got married in Oslo two weeks ago. They've been together since last October.

Kaltham Lie, who had been tortured in Iraq for being gay, was visibly moved and tears in his eyes after the ceremony. As an immigrants, Muslim, gay and now married to a Christian, he knows very well what it's like being to be stigmatized.

Lie and Asprusten both believe deeply in their faiths, but their religion doesn't come between them. "It was too difficult for Kaltham to go to the mosque, but he was with me in church. Even if we have different religions, we both believe in an open God. It doesn't cause us any problems," says Asprusten.

http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2011/06/norway-first-muslim-christian-gay.html#more

Video in Norwegian

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10095482

[razorman]

1. Good thing they didn't attempt this in any Muslim country.

[TlalocW]

2. All right, enough!

I think some people are trying a little too damn hard to be noticed!

Just kidding. Amazing story. Hopefully, living in a pretty open society like Norway will help protect them from the hate-mongers.

TlalocW

[ZombieHorde]

3. Good for Norway; good for the couple.

Hopefully, they will find Poseidon soon, but good for them.

[CJvR]

4. I don't understand...

...why they would want to continue worshiping a God who obviously hate them.

[Odin2005]

5. Jeg Elesker Norge!