From Nigeria-The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has restated its opposition to gay marriage and civil partnerships among same sex in the country.
The Primate of Anglican Church, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH said gay marriage was an acquired habit which was inconsistent with the scriptures.
He said, “Our position on gay marriage is well known; we don’t accept gay marriage; we don’t condone gay marriage and we don’t regard it as part of Christian life; but we have no hatred for anybody.
“If anybody is gay, our position is that we should counsel the person because it is an acquired habit that can be delivered through the power of the gospel; that is our attitude to it. We want to show them love by rehabilitating them and helping them to abandon that habit which they have acquired and is inconsistent with the scriptures.”
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http://www.codewit.com/religion-and-philosophy/4283-nigeria-proponents-of-gay-marriage-need-rehabilitation-okoh
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Archbishop Okoh is constantly instructing us on what's wrong in Nigeria and beyond. This time the archbishop suggests rehabilitation for some idea he has conjured up of a learned behavior that results in same sex people wanting to love one another until death they do part. Instead of spouting off, as usual, with his twisted/uninformed opinions of Gay people at Church, I think he ought try learning and listening until it finally sinks in that the damage he does to fellow/sister Christians in Nigeria and beyond makes him a very dangerous soul...one who beats his righteous chest and his flock while pontificating without benefit of telling the truth or even knowing basic facts about LGBTI Anglicans/others.
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