Here is yet another one for those who say that Christian and Muslim "fundamentalists" are essentially the same: no Christian leader is calling for the killing of homosexuals, while the "moderate" Sistani doesn't hesitate. This may also deal a slight blow to the [1] National Review/[2] Tom Friedman "Sistani for Nobel" campaign.

"Sistani: 'Gays Should Be Killed in Worst Way Possible,'" from the [3] Healing Iraq blogspot, with thanks to [4] LGF:

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the supreme religious authority for Shi'ite Msulims in Iraq and worldwide, decrees that gays and lesbians should be killed in the worst manner possible, according to [5] this news article from a London-based gay rights group.

A quick search through Sistani's official [6] website turns up [7] this page, translated as:

Q: What is the judgement on sodomy and lesbianism?

A: "Forbidden. Those involved in the act should be punished. In fact, sodomites should be killed in the worst manner possible."