And to think he was on my Christmas card list...
So the Archbishop of Nigeria is an interesting man. And I say 'interesting' in the same tone of voice that one might use when saying, "That tiger just consumed six live antelope and is headed for where my family is standing. Should they move?"
According to the editorial of the bishop of Washington DC,
he has thrown the support of his office behind a new bill that would outlaw all same-sex relationships in Nigeria. Not just marriages, though, rest assured, those would also be illegal, but relationships, public displays of affection, assemblies of GLBTs, anything you can think of. Even newspapers would be forbidden from running ads that publicized gatherings of gay and lesbian groups.
So not only is Archbishop Akinola in serious (SERIOUS) violation of numerous articles in the UN Charter for Human Rights, but he has burned clean through pretty much any statement that the Anglican Communion has EVER put forth on how it believes homosexual persons should be treated. For example: the 1998 Lambeth Statement on Human Sexuality, which has been quoted ad nauseum, states that though no one can really make up their mind what to do about gay marriage, the conference"calls on all our people to minister pastorally and sensitively to all irrespective of sexual orientation and to condemn irrational fear of homosexuals." So I'm left wondering how you can howl your head off when a group of people halfway around the world consecrates a lawfully-elected bishop who happens to be in a committed same-sex relationship because it violates the 1998 Lambeth Statement, but you feel no problem when this law comes up for a vote? Telling people that they can't gather in groups or advertise in a newspaper does not seem to be to be pastorally sensitive.
But this is also the man who threatened the Muslim population in the Northern reaches of his country that if they continued to do things that angered the Christian population, that he 'may not be able to contain his angry youth.' And now, there are riots. And the death toll continues to rise. And his choice in all this, is to attack the smaller minority. There's nothing like a scapegoat. But you're a Christian, and you really, really should know better than this. And yes, I'm a rich Western American, but still. Some things are self-evident, right?
You're getting a very pissed-off Christmas card this year, Peter. And Mary's going to be wearing a hijab. Deal with it.
According to the editorial of the bishop of Washington DC,
he has thrown the support of his office behind a new bill that would outlaw all same-sex relationships in Nigeria. Not just marriages, though, rest assured, those would also be illegal, but relationships, public displays of affection, assemblies of GLBTs, anything you can think of. Even newspapers would be forbidden from running ads that publicized gatherings of gay and lesbian groups.
So not only is Archbishop Akinola in serious (SERIOUS) violation of numerous articles in the UN Charter for Human Rights, but he has burned clean through pretty much any statement that the Anglican Communion has EVER put forth on how it believes homosexual persons should be treated. For example: the 1998 Lambeth Statement on Human Sexuality, which has been quoted ad nauseum, states that though no one can really make up their mind what to do about gay marriage, the conference"calls on all our people to minister pastorally and sensitively to all irrespective of sexual orientation and to condemn irrational fear of homosexuals." So I'm left wondering how you can howl your head off when a group of people halfway around the world consecrates a lawfully-elected bishop who happens to be in a committed same-sex relationship because it violates the 1998 Lambeth Statement, but you feel no problem when this law comes up for a vote? Telling people that they can't gather in groups or advertise in a newspaper does not seem to be to be pastorally sensitive.
But this is also the man who threatened the Muslim population in the Northern reaches of his country that if they continued to do things that angered the Christian population, that he 'may not be able to contain his angry youth.' And now, there are riots. And the death toll continues to rise. And his choice in all this, is to attack the smaller minority. There's nothing like a scapegoat. But you're a Christian, and you really, really should know better than this. And yes, I'm a rich Western American, but still. Some things are self-evident, right?
You're getting a very pissed-off Christmas card this year, Peter. And Mary's going to be wearing a hijab. Deal with it.
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