Mat 7:5 Hypocrite ....
Mat 7:6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs .....
On 06 Dec 2011, in response to the raging anti-gay movement in Africa
against the small gay minority by the religious people of faith in
particular the Anglicans, Methodists, and Pentecostals, the US Secretary
of State declared in the UN that:-
“Like being a woman, like being a racial religious tribal or ethnic
minority, being LGBT does not make you less human. And that is why gay
rights are Human Rights and Human Rights are gay rights.”
“Well, in reality, gay people are born into and belong to every society
in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths; they are doctors
and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes, and whether we
know it or whether we acknowledge it, they are our family, our friends
and our neighbors.”
“Some believe homosexuality is a Western phenomenon… but gay people
belong to every society in the world…. Being gay is not a Western
invention, it is a human reality.”
The anti-gay bill in Nigeria is aptly called "Kill
Gay" bill with its hideous statute of 14 years of jail for having a gay
marriage/relationship, and 10 years of jail for people who
witness/supports this union. All these laws signed in by a religious
people of faith.
Also hidden from view is the failure of foreign aid
due to rampant corruption of her leaders. We are reminded of Mat 7:16 of
the bitter fruits of hate, crime, and theft. They are now putting
all their sins on the head of the gay gentle lambs to be sacrificed.
The UK prime minister has made a similar stand linking gay rights to
aid. Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda have reacted with strong indgination
against the US statement and linkage of the US Aid to the issue of basic
attrocities against human rights.
It is a national and religious right of Christians in Africa if they
want to have kill gay bills. However, by supporting these countries
through external aid, we can be a party to their crimes.
The US are not innocent either as the Christian Right in America with
the likes of "the Family ( "the fellowship")", and Lou Engle of "the
Call" was the main instigator of the draconian anti-gay laws. The link
to Singapore is not too distant with Lou Engle being the Prophet to Che
Ann, who was the key note speaker in the Festival of Praise in
Singapore. They are birthing a religiously inspired anti-gay movement in
Africa to come against the rising morality in Western Countries to do no
harm and to refrain from injustice against gays.
The Singapore connection is all too obvious with the Singapore Anglican
Archbishop John Chew Hiang Cheah being also the head of the Global South
Anglican. This organization is one of the main impetus behind the
religious anti-gay movement in Africa. Achrbishop Chew is also the head
of the National Council of Churches in Singapore which includes all the
mega churches.
The US is right to link any support to adequate basic human rights. If
human rights are not respected as a policy then it is rather
hypocritical to talk about asking for large sums aid to alleviate human
suffering.
This is particularly so when billions have been stolen by the corrupt
African leaders. It's not about promoting gay rights rather not joining
in the paths of sinners perpetuated by the majority religious people of
faith in Africa.
It is a right of US and UK to take away aid just as it is a right for
these countries to kill their gay citizens. Consider the following US
Aid to the Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, and Tanzania:-
Uganda - USD 480 million
Nigeria - USD 647 million
Ghana - USD 174 million
Tanzania - USD 549 million
If the Christian Right in the US and GAFCON were so keen to perpetuate
these crimes against the gay community, then they should come out with
the billions in support. They can't have it both ways especially when US
and UK have huge budget deficits. Since the Africans are insisting on
their selfish rights, the US has no moral obligation to provide Aid.
Sojourners have called for a moral budget but it
would be immoral to spend on self righteous indignant people who are
insisting on their rights to cause harm whilst demanding aid.
It may not even be about Aid but about AIDS,
whereby the persecution of the gay community will lead them further
underground thus limiting any safe sex outreach. The harm that we sow in
the gay community will come back ten fold in a rapid rise of infection
in the straight community.
The "Kill Gay" bill by religious people of faith in
Africa will end up killing many more Africans either in lost aid or a
rise in HIV infection. At the end, the Gospel will suffer. They will
continue to be a dark continent ravaged by violence, crime, dieases,
famine, and poverty even though Christianity is becoming the predominant
faith. God does not fully honor our praises when our hands lifted up and
filled with dripping blood of the innocent. For Jesus will unlikely hear
our prayers and praises above the cry of gays against our wickedness.
Let us seek God and refrain from causing harm if we
do indeed call ourselves and our faith as a faith of peace, love, and
goodwill. May God help us. May God save us.
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