Church coalition demonises West over homosexuality
Christian Coalition of Churches in Namibia chairperson Dr Shirley Magazi says a Supreme Court ruling recognising same-sex marriages officiated outside the country undermines Namibia’s sovereignty and domestic laws.
During a press conference yesterday morning, she announced that they have organised themselves as a movement and will protest on 1 June, starting from the ministry of home affairs and proceeding to parliament where they will hand over a petition seeking an anti-gay law.
Magazi further accused the West and developmental organisations of luring Namibians into joining ‘homosexual agendas’ by using funding as a dangling carrot.
“We saw the liberation struggle and we fought for liberation and we are now in the economic struggle – like a specific trade agreement, however, the western world has carefully planted in there the human rights that all Africans and Pacific countries need to uphold. They are forcing all Africans that should they accept funding, they should legalise same-sex marriages and abortion. We are not that cheap, we have resources,” she said.
She also condemned those who are sweeping up anger and hatred towards the gay community in the name of the church, stressing that in the Namibian House, the only concern is that “recruitment is taking place to deceive children into homosexuality”.
Namibian values
“There is a law that speaks against this and it is the sodomy law.
“Essentially, what our honourable judges have done is to legally or authoritatively give licence to all men engaging in sexual relations with each other to embark on a criminal act. Now, whether that was done intentionally to pave the way for the sodomy law to be declared unconstitutional and invalid, that strategy needs to backfire.
“We are spearheading this campaign and our objective is to ask the National Assembly to institute an Act of parliament to represent the values of the Namibian people in a definite manner; by instituting Act of parliament that contradicts the Supreme Court ruling,” she said.
Tolerant nation
Magazi stressed that the Namibian Constitution protects the right of Namibians to a moral and dignified life, adding that they are willing to live with homosexual people without condoning their 'wrongful acts'.
“We are a very tolerant nation. Until thus far, we have never incited any violence against any person based on their sexual preference.
“We want to condemn the recruitment of young children into this movement. These are our children, the future of this country. It is unacceptable that recruitment is taking place in a manner to deceive our children. As mothers and fathers, we will not allow this,” she said.
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During a press conference yesterday morning, she announced that they have organised themselves as a movement and will protest on 1 June, starting from the ministry of home affairs and proceeding to parliament where they will hand over a petition seeking an anti-gay law.
Magazi further accused the West and developmental organisations of luring Namibians into joining ‘homosexual agendas’ by using funding as a dangling carrot.
“We saw the liberation struggle and we fought for liberation and we are now in the economic struggle – like a specific trade agreement, however, the western world has carefully planted in there the human rights that all Africans and Pacific countries need to uphold. They are forcing all Africans that should they accept funding, they should legalise same-sex marriages and abortion. We are not that cheap, we have resources,” she said.
She also condemned those who are sweeping up anger and hatred towards the gay community in the name of the church, stressing that in the Namibian House, the only concern is that “recruitment is taking place to deceive children into homosexuality”.
Namibian values
“There is a law that speaks against this and it is the sodomy law.
“Essentially, what our honourable judges have done is to legally or authoritatively give licence to all men engaging in sexual relations with each other to embark on a criminal act. Now, whether that was done intentionally to pave the way for the sodomy law to be declared unconstitutional and invalid, that strategy needs to backfire.
“We are spearheading this campaign and our objective is to ask the National Assembly to institute an Act of parliament to represent the values of the Namibian people in a definite manner; by instituting Act of parliament that contradicts the Supreme Court ruling,” she said.
Tolerant nation
Magazi stressed that the Namibian Constitution protects the right of Namibians to a moral and dignified life, adding that they are willing to live with homosexual people without condoning their 'wrongful acts'.
“We are a very tolerant nation. Until thus far, we have never incited any violence against any person based on their sexual preference.
“We want to condemn the recruitment of young children into this movement. These are our children, the future of this country. It is unacceptable that recruitment is taking place in a manner to deceive our children. As mothers and fathers, we will not allow this,” she said.
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