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Archbishop Tutu: 'I would not worship a homophobic God'

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  • George Opoku-Agyemang 10 years ago

    ArcbishopTutu should bow down his head in shame

  • Elijah the Rock 10 years ago

    And so these demons of the Catholic church reveal their true minds and agendas in the last days of this present world system. Why would anyone expect a church which ignores repeated offenses of homosexual pedophilia among its ...
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  • ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 10 years ago

    Same-sex relationships are illegal in more than a third of countries around the world and punishable by death in five, Ms Pillay said.

    This is what the LORD Jesus would not tolerate, saving life is not killing for sins.
    ...
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  • ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 10 years ago

    Remember, the Lord Jesus Christ being the 1st born again son on earth came to save lives and extend life from today to eternity.

    The molded human from dirt has to be giving breath, thus separating the human from earthly di ...
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  • ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 10 years ago

    Reducing carbon emission gases from the atmosphere is to save the ozone layer.

    Cutting down deforestation is to save oxygen in the air which the plants give out for animal life.

    To recycle things is to restore back what ...
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  • ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 10 years ago

    The guy underrated by USA and some political priest in ghana and africa.

  • Daavi 10 years ago

    I am truly disappointed in you,Bishop Tutu. Instead of expending so much energy defending homosexuality; that which God abhors, I rather you preach against it. All we are saying is that God is true but Bishop Tutu and all of ...
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  • m.m hamburg 10 years ago

    Islam is true religion.

  • Niena Kula 10 years ago

    You're all bigoted and immoral, not Desmond Tutu, not gay rights activists.. Why do you believe in a deity (that there is no evidence exists) to make your decisions for you?

  • Adjei Lakuree Mann 10 years ago

    Please Archbishop Desmond Tutu is an Anglican Pastor and not Roman Catholic Priest so attacks on Catholic Church is not fair. Catholic church does not accept the behaviour of homosexuality and lesbianism, and does not also re ...
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  • kanawu 10 years ago

    come to the united states and see if we don't have catholic gay priest. They preach SODOM AND GOMORRAH and now they are saying homosexuality is not evil?
    Well!

  • Kwaku Manu 10 years ago

    Desmond Tutu is not a Catholic Priest. Ironically, it is the Catholic Church that has stood against gay marriage

  • KK 10 years ago

    Don't be stupid Elijah the Rock or whatever u call yourself.
    Desmond is a confused Anglican and not a Catholic. U better correct yourself b4 u open your smelling mouth again

  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    Somany things happened during Moses
    time,when leading the lsraels till his
    but never he change his worship like
    Desmond Tutu.Your last days will deside for you.

  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    Jesus Christ said if you deny me in
    presece of the people l will also deny
    you before my father, Desmond you have
    sinned agaist Heavens pray for forgive
    ness before your time comes.

  • Prof. John K Eminah 10 years ago

    Bishop Tutu should pray for forgiveness for supporting a practice God abhors(Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 20:13).The Bishop should know that whatever is exalted among humans is an abomination in the sight of God(Luke 16:15.He h ...
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  • Ebo 10 years ago

    Who, i mean which church made this man an archbishop?the God i serve is not mocked"what so ever a man sows so shall he reap" you dear to curse God? I have one question for the 'bishop', Can you stand the wrath of God? may God ...
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  • No Benefit for Ghanaian Citizenship? 10 years ago

    Ok ok, do you not know that Ghanaian/black bigots are the loudest complainants about racism? Motherfucker bigots.

    And why do our Sakawa "Prophets" keep accepting bribe money and other ill-gotten wealth as tithe? Why can't ...
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  • alhasan 10 years ago

    it is not surprising he says that. he is probably a gay himself.

  • Odasanii 10 years ago

    Romans 1:18-32
    But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.... Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they b ...
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  • KOKOTII 10 years ago

    I don't know what is going on with this bishop.for all those years I wonder what bible he has been reading and surely does he unsderstood the word of GOD? It is a shame B TUTU

  • Joe Canada 10 years ago

    This man became a priest just to avoid been thrown into jail and suffer with Nelson Mandela. He was a chicken then and still a chicken to call spade a spade. if he will rather go to hell than to preach the truth, that is his ...
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  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    Dont Judge your friend God is the Judge.

  • ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 10 years ago

    We can correct,rebuke which are forms of judging. 1Corinthians:5, if I am right.

  • ACE/OUTSTANDING PREACHER OF 2000 10 years ago

    The bushes are priest politicians who made pacts with the israelites in terms of wars while collision all the earth to support them on flimzy made ups in UN assemblies. That should tell you something if you are bible believer ...
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  • Degas S. Akoto 10 years ago

    What did this man preach, when he was in the pulpit? No wonder, that's why they have been sleeping with their man server... God is watching us.

  • Nana 10 years ago

    BISHOP TUTU HAS GONE SENILE OR IS NOW COMMING OUT OF THE CLOSET. GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS IS SEX RIGHTS AND NOT CIVIL RIGHTS, THEN MURDERERS, THIEVES, ADULTERERS, AND OTHER CRIMINALS WOULD DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS. ALL THESE GROUPS, ...
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  • Ghanaba 10 years ago

    Thank you very much! I like it when such discussions are backed by the Bible.

  • KA NA WO 10 years ago

    "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons." (1 Timothy 4:1)

    "Chicken coming home to roast!" Yes, Galatians 6:7 "Do not be deceived: Go ...
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  • gegeri 10 years ago

    The old geezer is surly going to hell, l am so so desapointed in Archbishop'Demon' Tutu.

  • John Messan 10 years ago

    Archbishop Tutu should know that before God there is no title.Being an archbishop only has a value on earth.Hell surely awaits him when he dies. Homosexuality is an abomination!!!!

  • Dusseldorf 10 years ago

    Ghana must learn not discriminate, but let God decide.

  • Wofa Mebro 10 years ago

    I am really shocked at this. Seriously he was my role model and mentor. I respected him a lot but on this, I can't see eye to eye with him. All the same, he is entitled to his opinion and the D'day will tell where he will go. ...
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  • Kk 10 years ago

    Shame onto this old man, he is out of his mind, I will let God deal with him.

  • John Messan 10 years ago

    I'm sorry to say that Archbishop is spending his last days on earth.He started well but will end it dinning with satan in hell!!! He will surely does rot in hell.

  • GET A LIFE. 10 years ago

    FOR JUDGING A HUMAN BEING YOU SINNER. REMEMBER ALL THE PEOPLE THINGS YOU STOLE AND LIED AND LIED? WHY ARE YOU JUDGING TUTU? ARE YOU ANY BETTER?.YOU ARE A SINNER TOO

  • SEAL 10 years ago

    The Archbishop is getting everything wrong. God does not hate gays. He just hates what they do and He feels insulted by their actions.

  • BERNARDO BRAZIL 10 years ago

    DESMOND TUTU HAS GONE MAD OR HE HAS BEEN PAID TO THROW DUST IN EYES OF AFRICANS.HOW CAN TWO MEN PROCREATE?ITS ALSO AN INSULT TO GOD ALMIGHTY GOD THAT WHY DIDNT YOU CREATE ME WELL?

  • Ghanaba 10 years ago

    I am sorry but I have to say that this Archbishop is crazy.

  • Joe Digi 10 years ago

    I will be happy of the Almighty will spiritualy talk on this Gay issue

  • GET A LIFE. 10 years ago

    GOD SAYS HE IS THE SOLE JUDGE OF OUR BEHAVIOUR SO DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS SO YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED. LEAVE THEM ALONE. IF WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS AGAINS MY WILL I WILL PUNISH THEM. DONT JUDGE

  • Joe SIMON 10 years ago

    After all, Mahama, Amissah Arthur, Madam Lithur support Gay so what are Ghanaians talking about. It is only Mugabe who speaks against it.

  • Dallas 10 years ago

    Isn't it time we pause to reflect on the kind of religious leaders we so much exalt and admire. Who would ever believe that this statement, which I can't even repeat, will come from a 'reputable man of God' such as archbishop ...
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  • PROPHET 10 years ago

    Crazy Desmond Tutu you can defend HOMOSEXUALITY and go to HELL.Nobody is forcing you to go to Heaven,stupid and idiotic archbishop.

  • kin 10 years ago

    ARCHBISHOP YOU HAVE GOT IT ALL WRONG. GOD DOES NOT HATE HOMOSEXUALS, WHAT HE HATES ARE THEIR PRACTICES, IS IT NORMAL?

  • kwabena ohemeng.london. 10 years ago

    That is why the West admire him and have been heaping praises and awards on him.He has now revealed himself as a true agent of satan.Tutu has finally come out to tell the world that he has been a wolf in a sheepskin all al ...
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  • nana kwaku 10 years ago

    Joe Simon & Dallas,you guys have said it all! How many of our religious leaders have condemned homosexuality. Have we heard even the chief Imam on this subject? NO!! Bishop Tutu has at least showed his stance. what about thos ...
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  • Atobra 10 years ago

    Homosexuality is simply not part of African culture. I wonder how western governments will react to a campaign to legitimize polygamy in the US
    and Europe. The archbishop has lost his moral compass and wandering in the wild ...
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  • Concerned 10 years ago

    Atobra,I don't think it's old age but simply the bishop coming out to reveal his sexual preference. His job puts him in a position to understand these things. When you listen to spiritual people, a lot of them talk about the ...
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  • Dallas 10 years ago

    Atobra, you're a genius! I've being wondering about this shameful double standard of the west; that's their promotion of homosexuality whitst criminalizing polygamy. In fact if I had the means I'd have advocated for the creat ...
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  • T,JAKE 10 years ago

    This is one of the thorniest subjects of our time. It has long existed, condoning it ,is giving in to our selfish perversions which has nothing to do with progress. Those with such tendencies must be helped. Woe unto those wh ...
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  • Jerry Sodeman 10 years ago

    There is plenty of room in hell for those who reject God's moral standard and sympathize with sex perverts whose acts are an abomination to God.

  • Sorgho 10 years ago

    is he really a man of God?Does he ever gets time to read in details the bible.May God forgive him and change as well his astray ways.he should be investigated,i dont believe he was pure when in service.Gay Right My Foot

  • RINGO 10 years ago

    Was Desmond Tutu a trained priest before he became a bishop then archbishop? This is shocking.

  • Kojo Appiah 10 years ago

    This can happen only in the former apartheid South Africa where the blacks claim to be independent but are not.The white minority are still in control.HOMOSEXUALITY will NEVER be tolerated in West Africa,nor Central Africa,no ...
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  • GET A LIFE. 10 years ago

    YOU JUST RESISTING THE OBVIOUS. WHY DOES SOMEBODY'S SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR BOTHER YOU? YOU UGLY BUT GOD HASNT KILLED YOU. LEAVE THEM ALONE

  • kobbydoe 10 years ago

    may God have mercy on him and change his mind for Christ

  • akrofi emmanuel 10 years ago

    ghana should not legalise such a behaviour

  • GET A LIFE. 10 years ago

    AMEN AMEN AMEN. WHAT HE IS SAYING IS LEAVE THEM ALONE. IS THAT HARD TO DO? JUST LIKE THE WHITEMAN STOPPED ENSLAVING YOU BLACK GHANAIANS. WAKE UP GHANA. YOU ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND. NO BODY IS ASKING YOU TO LOVE THEM JUST LEAVE ...
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  • Rans F 10 years ago

    Yes, we steal, lie and fornicate. The difference though is that we do not threaten the almighty GOD that we will not worship him if He does not change his position on stealing, lying, fornication, etc. Our system does not for ...
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  • GET A LIFE. 10 years ago

    YOU DEVIATED BIG TIME

  • Propaganda Party 10 years ago

    You definitely need a new brain because your current brain is warped! Stop being a SLAVE to Faggots.

  • Rans F 10 years ago

    For your information, Rans F does NOT take anything alcoholic; I have NEVER and will NEVER SMOKE a cigarette let alone weed! You are just being used as a SLAVE by your masters. It is not too late to run away from homosexualit ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    Hey! we use to leave you guys alone till you started your special rights nonsense.

  • GG 10 years ago

    I don't think they have asked you as if you control their lives for special rights. They just want you to leave them alone to live their lifes. If you are not a homosexual, why do you worry about what they do? Even if they ma ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    They have always been left to live their lives but they now want people to reboot their brains to accept their lewd lives in public, don't be fooled. They intend to add their problems to our already burdened societies. For on ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    Yes.. we have other issues and with we concentrate on that and solve them, then may be, we will have more time to play with ourselves.

  • hikk 10 years ago

    Your mother come out to say this shit of your I swear you wont spend 1 sec of this lovely planet again asshole even dogs don't have same sex how much more you human with all the sense and knowledge given to you by the almight ...
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  • Brother 10 years ago

    May God have mercy on Archbishop Tutu. He is truely decieved and no not what he says.

  • Tutu is so fake 10 years ago

    He is very wealthy. He hangs around the 'untouchables' of this world. He sees himself as a celebrity. Sadly, he rarely talks about the economic apartheid in his own South Africa. Another New World order mouthpiece. Don't l ...
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  • mohammed amin abdallah,adenta,fafraha 10 years ago

    I SAY SORRY TO AN ICE CHOC ARCH BISHOP TUTU.IN OUR LOCAL LANGUAGES IN GHANA MEANS PROSTITUTE,I REGRETTED HAVING REVERED YOU IN THE PAST NOT KNOWING YOUR SEXUAL BACKGROUND,YOU DON'T REPRESENT THE VALUE THE CHRISTIANITY STANDS ...
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  • Kofi Peprah 10 years ago

    So what BIBLE has he been reading all these years? He is one individual I least expected this from. I am really stunned indeed.

  • Rans F 10 years ago

    This should not come as a surprise to anybody. The devil entered the Church a long time ago and certainly has his own agents! He has declared his position. He will neither worship GOD or go to heaven. If they had the opportun ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    Please Archbishop, you can not fight for everything. Don't let them deceive you. Ask your gay friends, how many will fight for the Palestinians to have their own home in the Mid-East like you do.

  • Agonaba 10 years ago

    I wonder how much is paid 'to Tutu to advocate'?

  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    He is not a puppet, they are just taking advantage of his old age. He fights for the Palestinian home and guess what they say about him.

  • Sydney Vandyck 10 years ago

    i have never expressed such truth before but, this man is a Stupid Man.The fact that he has been ordained as a priest or whatever does not mean that he cannot be stupid. His choice of words and beliefs say it all. A joker of ...
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  • Sampson 10 years ago

    The Government said to you"I constantly hear governments tell me, 'but this is our culture, our tradition and we can't change it'... So we have lots of work to do," I think they should say the Bible is against the same sex ma ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    What answer from where? Don't confuse people

  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    Africa is about 60 percent Muslim. I am Christian but know facts.

  • Kofi 10 years ago

    No wonder, these intellectual Pastors, they are only intellectual by the book not by the Spirit.They don't understand the bible they preach.I believe what he said, he will truly go to hell and will perish because of his ignor ...
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  • American 10 years ago

    A shame to the killers of the S African lesbian woman. Believe what you want, but no one deserves to be mutilated like that. (I thought Africans were against sodomy?)

  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    SA has legitimized GBL in their country and yet they are killed like never before. Don't you think your people are doing something wrong here. Africa is about 65 percent Muslim, think of the calamities you will unlash on the ...
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  • Nana 10 years ago

    Bishop Tutu is just another man with light passion. He has blasphemed the name of God, must repent as David right away.Jesus summarized the Mosaic laws, saying, love God with everything and fellow man.

  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    We don't hate gays, we hate their behavours just like womanizers and thief and yet they all don't have special rights.

  • DISASTER 10 years ago

    lEADER GAYBUTTY MAN TUTU U HAVE LOST YOUR BRAINS , EVIL IS YOUR MIND AND STAY WITH THE YOUR DOGHEAD BRAIN.

    NEVER STEP YOUR FOOT IN GH.
    BUTTYMAN

  • BOAKYE 10 years ago

    IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE DEVIL HAS BEEN ABLE TO INFILTRATE THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. BUT OUR ASSURANCE IS THAT "THE GATES OF HELL CAN NEVER PREVAIL AGAINST THE CHURCH"
    MAY TUTU GO AND ENJOY HIS ETERNITY IN HELL. PEOPLE LIKE ME ...
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  • NICHOLAS 10 years ago

    Where is our world heading to? In fact,I always feel miserable when I hear some men of God championing the course of homosexuals.
    The world of humanity is indeed gradually heading towards it's own destruction.The question ...
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  • NICHOLAS 10 years ago

    The question those who are seriously fighting for the recognition of homosexuality must ask themselves is----

  • Ernest 10 years ago

    Tutu u r 87yrs, close to ur grave n playing with heaven issues.God help u n ur gay partners,u disgust me!

  • jaga 10 years ago

    THE BISHOP SHOULD STOP THIS..

  • CAPT PLANET 10 years ago

    Archbishop Tutu definitely does not believe in God.

  • KA NA WO 10 years ago

    "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons." - 1 Timothy 4:1

    "Chicken coming home to roast!" Yes, Galatians 6:7 "Do not be deceived: Go ...
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  • ADANKO D3KA 10 years ago

    Your wish has been granted and you are going to be on the next high speed shuttle to hell pronto.

  • King David 10 years ago

    he says he'd rather go to hell than serve a homophobic God. Well, tell him he's already there. He's chosen to promote the agenda of the Rothschilds, (K)illuminati, UN, Rockefellers, etc in fighting GOD. HE WHO SITS IN HEAVEN ...
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  • Zeto 10 years ago

    By your actions, God will throw you into the bottom of hell fire.

  • Joshua 10 years ago

    This is why I don't like catholism. The catholic church is not of God. We are really in the end-times. Desmond tutu is a wolf in sheep clothing. Hell will welcome him with open arms.

  • Kofi 10 years ago

    Joshua, Desmond Tutu is not a Catholic so give another reason for not liking Catholicism. Find out the true teachings of the Catholic church and don't die in your ignorance.

  • Kwabena Nketiah 10 years ago

    Lev 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

  • Michael Adzima 10 years ago

    Tutu prefers another award from UN and not from God. God have mercy on him. He is not standard for true Christians. His strong statements will attract curses to him if he does repent soon

  • Propaganda Party 10 years ago

    After failing to convince Africans to share in their homosexual nonsense they issued threats - cut AID to all African Countries that fail to heed to their abomination. Having failed along that path as well, they have now deci ...
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  • Oposa 10 years ago

    Man make no mistake. It was almost 2000 years ago when John had his vision regarding the Anti Christ. Daniel saw that in his vision. Type 666 symbols in your google. You would see. Adobe, Google chrome logo have 666 sublimin ...
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  • Chimsi sumani 10 years ago

    Is he suffering from senile dementia? Or what should believe?. I thought I understood the word 'intelligence' not knowing I'm not. For somebody that I thought to be intelligent fail to realize this bad act as abnormal, is sho ...
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  • Steve 10 years ago

    HE HAS LOST HIS SENSES

  • African Boy 10 years ago

    I believe I know why this man have to do this.
    I suspect he got himself involved in homosexuality and he is being asked to either support or get exposed.

    Anyway, Christianity for you. "Religion" with dynamic values and be ...
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  • Joel 10 years ago

    Do not be surprized, ye shall know them by their works.

  • Kaakeeku 10 years ago

    Indeed. Good comment. By their works ye shall know them. Wolves in sheep clothing. He does not answer to God but the head of the Anglican Church and they promote gay marriage. David Cameron promoting gay marriage and wants to ...
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  • Alex Kojo Sammy-Paris 10 years ago

    change now et change is now!in this ..... ende-tonigth, u don't need to wait till tomorrow...yes u must change... ARCH Tutu, The great God says u have to C....Onyarkopon na ose! nd Amen in the great name of Jesus Christ of N ...
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  • Arthur 10 years ago

    The most hated man Bush didn’ t promote gay marrige and the loved black president Obama promotes it.

  • Joe 10 years ago

    Desmond Tutu is antichrist

  • Kaakeeku 10 years ago

    Indeed, By their works ye shall know them. Wolves in sheep clothing. He does not answer to God but the head of the Anglican Church and they promote gay marriage. David Cameron promoting gay marriage and wants to export it.
    R ...
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  • maamley 10 years ago

    For the greatest of all is love. He is preaching love. Just let it be

  • EZEKIEL 10 years ago

    But who told you that you'll be in heaven in the first place ?????