Jesus supports gay rights?
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters Life!) - When Anglican priest Jo Mdhlela preached his first sermon espousing equal rights for gays and lesbians, he was met with puzzled frowns by many in his conservative African congregation.
But despite opposition in his mostly black church near Johannesburg, Mdhlela hopes to persuade his flock that being Christian does not mean rejecting gays — contrasting with most clergy on the continent, who believe homosexuality is sinful and un-African.
“Jesus is challenging churches,” the green-robed cleric told his congregation in English, helped by an interpreter at his side who translated his message into the local Zulu and Sotho languages.
“Jesus is saying if you said apartheid was unjust then you must say laws discriminating against homosexual people are unjust.”
Well, I guess he would be just fine and dandy with swingers & beastiality (’cause who’s to say that the animals aren’t consenting) too…what kind of twisted freak draws this parallel between apartheid and gays?
I think that priest Jo Mdhlela needs to spend more time in Leviticus. God was pretty clear about his feelings on the subject.
October 25th, 2006 | #