Same sex marriage is evil – Methodist Bishop

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Zoobe-Zoobe 8 years ago

What is he saying?

What is he saying?
HUMANISM 8 years ago

IT IS A SHAME THIS PASTOR NEVER CRITICIZED HOMOSEXUAL PRACTICES IN D CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ALL THE WEIRED KIND OF MARRIAGES IN D BIBLE.

GHANA HAS MUCH MORE URGENT PROBLEMS TO BE CONFRONTED OTHER THAN TRYING TO GO INTO OTHE ...
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IT IS A SHAME THIS PASTOR NEVER CRITICIZED HOMOSEXUAL PRACTICES IN D CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ALL THE WEIRED KIND OF MARRIAGES IN D BIBLE.

GHANA HAS MUCH MORE URGENT PROBLEMS TO BE CONFRONTED OTHER THAN TRYING TO GO INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S BEDROOM TO SOLVE NON-EXISTENT PERSONAL LIFESTYLES ISSUES.

WHAT IS SINKING GHANA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SINK GHANA, IS FAILURE ON THE PART OF PASTORS TO MOBILISE THEIR CONGREGATION TO DEMAND THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS FROM D RULING GOVERNMENT. MARCH YOUR CONGREGATION TO D SEAT OF GOVT. TO DEMAND YOUR RIGHTS; AND DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL YOUR DEMAND IS GRANTED OR YOU THROW MAHAMA OUT OF D FLAGSTAFF HOUSE.

OTHER THAN THAT, YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS IN ANOTHER'S BEDROOM.
K.K 8 years ago

WHY ARE YOU BITTER ABOUT HIM; HE SAID HOMOSEXUALISM NOT BIBLICAL; AND THAT'S A FACT.
THE QUORAN IS ALSO AGAINST THIS UNNATURAL THING
CALL HOMOSEXUAL. EVEN MALE ANIMALS DON'T MATE WITH SAME SEX.

YOUR BEDROOM BUSINESS IS ...
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WHY ARE YOU BITTER ABOUT HIM; HE SAID HOMOSEXUALISM NOT BIBLICAL; AND THAT'S A FACT.
THE QUORAN IS ALSO AGAINST THIS UNNATURAL THING
CALL HOMOSEXUAL. EVEN MALE ANIMALS DON'T MATE WITH SAME SEX.

YOUR BEDROOM BUSINESS IS YOUR OWN BUSINESS BUT NOT IF YOU FUCK SAME SEX - IN GHANA IT WON'T BE YOUR OWN SECRET PLACE IF YOU'RE FOUND OUT.
kwaku ba 8 years ago

Ghanafuor nkurasifuor same sex relations have always been normal and will continue to be as long as humans are here. Since the very earliest accounts of history same sex relations have been documented. Further scientific stud ...
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Ghanafuor nkurasifuor same sex relations have always been normal and will continue to be as long as humans are here. Since the very earliest accounts of history same sex relations have been documented. Further scientific study reveals that ALL mammal species exhibit same sex relations. So we can conclude that it is a normal variation in human behavior.

But since it is in the minority we see certain fear, superstitions, and mythical stories about it. That is normal. Just like we see people with very high intellectual achievement as different in some way. How does this bishop intend to enforce these regulations? Is he going to appoint referees in every bedroom in Ghana to be blowing whistles at night when couples start sexual activity.

And why is he only concerned about same sex, there are many other activities that the bible condemns yet we practice them freely and openly in Ghana. For example multiple wives, sex before marriage, children out of wedlock, woman speaking in church, collecting bribes, connection men and fake papers. Yet no threats for Ghana future for Ghanaians participating in these activities. Why not?

Same sex marriage will be a reality all over the world at some point. No doubt. As for Ghana we are still in primitive state of mind so it will take time. Ghanaians have believed many things that today we know are natural phenomena for example sickle cell we used to think it was something from the gods, several diseases we thought were generational curses we now know are caused by bacteria and viruses. Albino, we used think was something strange, today we know it is one codon on a chromosome that has been deactivated during the development of the embryo.

The problem is Ghanaians cannot seem to be able to think. They cant use their brains or apply their knowledge to solve any problem facing the nation. They see everything as being the responsibility of some higher power eg a god, or a white man, to come and do for them for free. Until this mentality is erased from the minds Ghana will never have any significant advancement but continue to be a beggar nation full of mediocrity, corruption and ignorance.
Jeo 8 years ago

Leaky ba,
You have used the usual well rehearsed PR gimmicks.
First of all you've conflated the iuuse by bringing delving into unnecesary things.
Which scientific evidence shows mammals have homosexual tendencies. The lob ...
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Leaky ba,
You have used the usual well rehearsed PR gimmicks.
First of all you've conflated the iuuse by bringing delving into unnecesary things.
Which scientific evidence shows mammals have homosexual tendencies. The lobby is now looking for 'evidence" it is a lifestyle and abnormal.
If homosexuality is the new advancement, then I prefer being primitive. Devastating someone's anus is not advanced way of life.
Please do not compare homosexuality to colour of the skin, sickle cell anaemia and so on because they are not the same but PR gimmicks.
Alter boy 8 years ago

Right at the heart of the Bible is God's compassion and love. That love strongly confronts sin and corruption, but never condemns or discriminates against people because of such things as age, ability, gender, sexual identity ...
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Right at the heart of the Bible is God's compassion and love. That love strongly confronts sin and corruption, but never condemns or discriminates against people because of such things as age, ability, gender, sexual identity or race. It never condemns people, when they cannot help but be the way they are. On the contrary, it challenges us to abandon such discrimination. Being homosexual or lesbian or transgender is not a perversion, but simply the way some people are, and therefore to discriminate against them or condemn them on that basis is to contradict the heart of the gospel message. Most Christians in Europe, America and South America understand this and now legalise marriage for all.

In other words, if we are not careful we can end up using the Bible in ways that contradict the heart of its message. The former Methodist Bishop has sadly fallen in his duty to new evangelists.

The outcome from religious leaders in condemnation of LGBT people has led some Christians to act on their words and resort to mob violence where a person is called out for persecution.

This is all too common in Ghana and has severe adverse effects on Ghana's international reputation as a safe place for minorities as well as tourists and investors.

Taking certain hateful and discriminatory texts from the bible has been used by tyrants through millennia to justify enslavement of Africans, burning at the stake of old women herbalists as witches, stoning to death alleged adulterers and conducting crusades against non-Catholics. The address to students was pure evil. May God open his eyes to the core message of love proclaimed in the Gospels.
Boss 8 years ago

You do not understand the dynamics and schemes of events, why do you think a MILITARY HOSPITAL(MH) is being build in Kumasi? Ans: because you cannot tell a soldier man to go on strike. When KATH is on strike the over 500 bed ...
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You do not understand the dynamics and schemes of events, why do you think a MILITARY HOSPITAL(MH) is being build in Kumasi? Ans: because you cannot tell a soldier man to go on strike. When KATH is on strike the over 500 bed MH is working. NPP has infiltrated everywhere. President Mahama is heading a listening government that, over 50 yrs now doctors now know they do not have a 'condition of service' a request they feared to make during other regimes. Other departments now reasons like this, 'this presidents is a listening leader if we also push we will get our share'. The so many demos & strikes going on are making JDM very popular and, the president most institutions and departments will best remember for improving their services conditions. Positive side of the demos.
Syman 8 years ago

From what I see and hear, this practice is existing in Ghana now.
Unless we are prepared to take on the gay and lesbian community on in a Human Rights court.......Lets just continue to pray for God's wrath be unleashed upon ...
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From what I see and hear, this practice is existing in Ghana now.
Unless we are prepared to take on the gay and lesbian community on in a Human Rights court.......Lets just continue to pray for God's wrath be unleashed upon them all.
BlindMan 8 years ago

But you can make a better decision on the life-style, when your daughter or the son approaches you on her body changes and the feelings in his/her struggle. And pray that it does not happen on you!
It's easy in all cases whe ...
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But you can make a better decision on the life-style, when your daughter or the son approaches you on her body changes and the feelings in his/her struggle. And pray that it does not happen on you!
It's easy in all cases when you are on the outside. There are tons of decisions to take but when inside, the REALITY sets in, and the ifs, buts, why me and all others ends; you will have to fulfill his/her desires.
CORNEY 8 years ago

Mr Pastor,same sex is not in Ghana and has nothing to do with you,nobody has even talked about or declared him or herself an openly gay for you and others to occupy yourselfes with what is non existent.it seems some of you pa ...
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Mr Pastor,same sex is not in Ghana and has nothing to do with you,nobody has even talked about or declared him or herself an openly gay for you and others to occupy yourselfes with what is non existent.it seems some of you pastors are rather gays or like gays,hence your comments about gays every single day which is contrary to the western world where gays operate freely.we all know that many people who condemn child molestation and gays sometimes end up being child molesters or gays which is the exact way some of you belonging to the clergy are behaving.

Let me remind you and the likes that Ghana is not a Christian,Muslim or Animist country for you and the likes to keep telling the whole country to live their lives like the so called Christians,Ghana is a democracy ruled with a constitution but not a bible,Koran or idols,keep your beliefs to yourselves,most of you pastors are the most corrupt people in Ghana but always hide behind the bible to fool people,you molest kids,sleep with people's wives and rob the people of their money with the excuse of taking tithes using the money to buy expensive cars,build mansions and travel abroad while the congregants remain in abject poverty.

Get lost with your nonsense,we have serious problems to tackle in the country such as corruption involving all including you the so called pastors,we are sick and tired of hearing this crap of same sex marriage,Ghana is not America and what happens in America had nothing to do with Ghana,just shut your mouth.
LARYEAH 8 years ago

WO MAAME TWE DEHE DEHE! YOU HOMOSEXUAL CORNEY. YOUR CUP IS FULL. FOOL!

WO MAAME TWE DEHE DEHE! YOU HOMOSEXUAL CORNEY. YOUR CUP IS FULL. FOOL!
Mawuetornam Dugbazah 8 years ago

"...most of you pastors are the most corrupt people in Ghana but always hide behind the bible to fool people,you molest kids,sleep with people's wives and rob the people of their money with the excuse of taking tithes using t ...
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"...most of you pastors are the most corrupt people in Ghana but always hide behind the bible to fool people,you molest kids,sleep with people's wives and rob the people of their money with the excuse of taking tithes using the money to buy expensive cars,build mansions and travel abroad while the congregants remain in abject poverty" (CORNEY)

Mr. Corney:

God bless you. Where did you get your information from please?

Do you care to provide concrete evidence of your assertion? We want to know about YOUR conduct. Peace and God bless you in Yeshua's name.
DAM. COSTAS. 8 years ago

Corney thank you on your comments.

Corney thank you on your comments.
kweku 8 years ago

Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people . This pastor stands for righteousness
Where do you stand.

Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people . This pastor stands for righteousness
Where do you stand.
Koif 8 years ago

why some of u Ghanaians don't show respect to pastors?is that how u talk to muslyms?I don't blame u people,he is a man of God so he is rite to speak against evil.

why some of u Ghanaians don't show respect to pastors?is that how u talk to muslyms?I don't blame u people,he is a man of God so he is rite to speak against evil.
DAM. COSTAS. 8 years ago

Please it's not our culture so you don't worry about gay marriage.

Please it's not our culture so you don't worry about gay marriage.
Ladybug 8 years ago

Maybe I'm missing something but did parliament propose legalizing gay marriage in Ghana and that's the reason why we're hearing about this everyday in the news? Are we running out of priorities and making noise over nothing? ...
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Maybe I'm missing something but did parliament propose legalizing gay marriage in Ghana and that's the reason why we're hearing about this everyday in the news? Are we running out of priorities and making noise over nothing? The only people constantly talking about this are the so-called men of god and not the law makers. Gay marriage will never be legalize in Ghana, so please, stop it already!
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kweku 8 years ago

Thank you Rev. God bless you. Preach on.

Thank you Rev. God bless you. Preach on.
kweku 8 years ago

Some people copy blindly and foolishly . Allow the wise pastor to help his generation .
Pastor preach on

Some people copy blindly and foolishly . Allow the wise pastor to help his generation .
Pastor preach on
Nana 8 years ago

Well said Bishop

Well said Bishop
Marcus korale 8 years ago

Pls in my humble apple I suggest we should stop e discussions abt homosexuality is detrimental to human existence.

Pls in my humble apple I suggest we should stop e discussions abt homosexuality is detrimental to human existence.
Ama 8 years ago

They won't focus on our problems. A pastor 'masturbates' a man on TV, steps on a pregnant woman's stomach on TV etc and you people are silent. All you know is preaching being sanctimonious about matters in other countries. Wh ...
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They won't focus on our problems. A pastor 'masturbates' a man on TV, steps on a pregnant woman's stomach on TV etc and you people are silent. All you know is preaching being sanctimonious about matters in other countries. What about the adultery, fornication, embezzlement going on in your churches. Root those out and same sex marriage will not come here. Hypocrites!!!!
Wayome 8 years ago

Gun

Gun
Wayome 8 years ago

Gun and shoot all of them

Gun and shoot all of them
K.K. 8 years ago

Rev.you are right to tell the truth

Rev.you are right to tell the truth
OBRONI 8 years ago

SAME SEX MARRIAGE is not and has never been an option an issue or even a discussion in Ghana.
What agenda are all these so called religious leaders chasing a Ghanaian one or a foreign American religeous world one.

SAME SEX MARRIAGE is not and has never been an option an issue or even a discussion in Ghana.
What agenda are all these so called religious leaders chasing a Ghanaian one or a foreign American religeous world one.
alex 8 years ago

Same sex marriage is "unbiblical”. What does "unbiblical" mean? Pastors and ministers must that remember that not every Ghanaian believes in the Bible; therefore it cannot be used as the reference point to govern the liv ...
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Same sex marriage is "unbiblical”. What does "unbiblical" mean? Pastors and ministers must that remember that not every Ghanaian believes in the Bible; therefore it cannot be used as the reference point to govern the lives of Ghanaians.
)( 8 years ago

Just Evil? SAME SEX MARRIAGE IS SHIT!!!Even the age old three-prone monkey sign-language, dictum and principle of "see no evil", 'hear no evil "and speak no evil", will fall apart!! Then male and female dogs will whirl ...
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Just Evil? SAME SEX MARRIAGE IS SHIT!!!Even the age old three-prone monkey sign-language, dictum and principle of "see no evil", 'hear no evil "and speak no evil", will fall apart!! Then male and female dogs will whirl around their tails at separate gender dogs' conferences, laugh, spit, ponder and ask "ARE WE SAFE WITH OUR BEST HUMAN FRIENDS"...hey hey...Man to man? hey, hey---na whaoo!!
MARCUS AMPADU 8 years ago

The recent focus on same sex marriage by our faith organizations, politicians & and some individuals is nothing but diversionary tactics to prevent us from tackling the main problems facing our country - joblessness, dumsor, ...
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The recent focus on same sex marriage by our faith organizations, politicians & and some individuals is nothing but diversionary tactics to prevent us from tackling the main problems facing our country - joblessness, dumsor, poor education, laziness & corruption.

Let's worry about first solving the above problems, before we worry about homosexuality and same sex marriage.
Ladybug 8 years ago

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c.stephen sackey. 8 years ago

What is it about sex that these retrogrades are afraid of?

Sometimes I wonder. What if these bible freaks were around in the 18th century when the abolition of slavery was being debated. Would they have taken a stand? And ...
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What is it about sex that these retrogrades are afraid of?

Sometimes I wonder. What if these bible freaks were around in the 18th century when the abolition of slavery was being debated. Would they have taken a stand? And which side would they have taken? Would they had been for or against abolition?
After all, slavery was a biblically-endorsed pracrice and an acceptable social contract then?

But back to the sex, the subject matter!

It's the the 5-4 decision of SCOTUS granting gays and lesbians equal rights under the law that is at stake in this debate, in Africa and elsewhere.

If one believes that gays and lesbians are born like that- quirks in nature, and I tend to believe that premise-then, they are just like you and me. If that is agreed-the belief under SCOTUS decision-then they are entitled to those rights you and I -straights- have and assumed by us, on account of our "natural" birth.

My advice to those opposed to the 5-4 decision outside of the Stateside. Don't comply. After all the law is only pertinent to the United States and no other jurisdiction.

And, please let's take the Bible out of this. After all, it was written by man- warts and all- to serve as a moral compass before the age of knowledge.
koffi parker 8 years ago

just like adultery, fornication,prostitution,murder,who are you to determine which one is evil or acceptable in the sight of God or some sins are more liberal than others. We are no better than any homosexuals in the sight of ...
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just like adultery, fornication,prostitution,murder,who are you to determine which one is evil or acceptable in the sight of God or some sins are more liberal than others. We are no better than any homosexuals in the sight of God,learn from the Pontiff.SIN WITHOUT ECEPTION IS EVIL
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 8 years ago

There was this man who walked into a bar and says to the bartender 10 shots of whiskey. The bartender asks, "What's the matter?" The man says, "I found out my brother is gay and marrying my best friend." The next day the same ...
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There was this man who walked into a bar and says to the bartender 10 shots of whiskey. The bartender asks, "What's the matter?" The man says, "I found out my brother is gay and marrying my best friend." The next day the same man comes in and orders 12 shots of whiskey. The bartenders asks, "What's wrong this time?" The man says, "I found out that my son is gay." The next day the same man comes in the bar and orders 15 shots of whiskey. Then the bartender asks, "Doesn't anyone in your family like women?" The man looks up and says, "Apprently my wife does."
Alter boy 8 years ago

Q: How do you get a nun pregnant?
A: Dress her up as an alter boy.

Q: How do you get a nun pregnant?
A: Dress her up as an alter boy.
Sefah-Amankwaah 8 years ago

Abominable act practiced in Sodom and gomorah condemned by Jesus Christ and God so thank you Bishop for reminding Ghanaians. It is your humble duty as a God leader to show the role model in this respect.

Abominable act practiced in Sodom and gomorah condemned by Jesus Christ and God so thank you Bishop for reminding Ghanaians. It is your humble duty as a God leader to show the role model in this respect.
Read 8 years ago

By Reuters4:36PM BST 21 Jul 2015Comments10 Comments
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy on Tuesday for failing to provide legal recognition to same-sex couples and said the country should introduce some form o ...
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By Reuters4:36PM BST 21 Jul 2015Comments10 Comments
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy on Tuesday for failing to provide legal recognition to same-sex couples and said the country should introduce some form of civil union for homosexual couples.
Italy is the only major western European country that does not recognise either civil partnerships or gay marriage.
The country was taken to the Strasbourg-based European Court by three homosexual couples who all complained that Italy discriminated against them because of their sexual orientation.
In their ruling, a panel of seven judges said same-sex couples in Italy needed greater legal rights.
"The court considered that the legal protection currently available in Italy to same-sex couples ... not only failed to provide for the core needs relevant to a couple in a stable committed relationship, but it was also not sufficiently reliable," it said.
Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, said at the weekend his government would introduce a law on civil unions by the end of the year, convincing a junior minister to end a hunger strike he had started in early July to protest at the lack of legislation.
Draft legislation to allow for civil unions is blocked in the senate by thousands of amendments put forward by both the opposition and one of Mr Renzi's coalition partners.

Mapped: Where is same sex marriage legal in the world?
The European Court of Human Rights was set up in 1959 and aims to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law across the continent. It said 24 out of 47 member states of the Council of Europe rights watchdog had already legislated in favour of same-sex unions.
It ordered Italy to pay each plaintiff €5,000 (£3,500) in damages and up to €10,000 jointly to cover their costs and legal expenses.
Support for same-sex unions has risen in Italy, especially after another predominantly Roman Catholic country, Ireland, voted in May to legalise gay marriage.
Modern day faith 8 years ago

I do think some of Ghana's church leaders are sincere in their fear of same-sex marriage, but their intransigent devotion to dogma creates the most un-Christlike of situations in which theology is more important than the peop ...
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I do think some of Ghana's church leaders are sincere in their fear of same-sex marriage, but their intransigent devotion to dogma creates the most un-Christlike of situations in which theology is more important than the people that theology was intended to serve.

My fellow Christians, I know you may have strong religious convictions about same-sex marriage, but when the day comes and you see how tragically wrong those alarmist church leaders were about the future, I pray you remember that the Greatest Commandment is not ‘believe these things and never change,’ it’s ‘love.’ And then find new spiritual leaders to follow because God knows we’ve got some pretty terrible leaders in Ghana today. So may hypocrites.

But even if you stick with them – who knows, maybe they’ll change – I have to warn you that as you come into contact with same-sex couples on a more regular basis, as they become your neighbours and I hope your friends too, you’ll see that their ‘lifestyle’ and even their faith really isn’t any different than your own and you’ll find yourself forced to re-examine your own assumptions about the LGBT community.

You’ll be forced ask yourself some difficult questions about what it really means to be a Christian and what it really means to love on another.

Many Ghanaians have lived most of their lives in a conservative community. So it is common to grow up believing that being gay is a choice and that choice was a sin.

It wasn’t until I stopped pointing fingers and started listening, until I opened up my eyes to my own inconsistent reading of the Bible, until ‘those people’ became my friends, not token gay people I know, but actual friends I break bread with and share my life, it wasn’t until then that I was forced to reexamine my own assumptions and ask myself some difficult questions about what I really believed and whether or not I was actually loving my neighbour as myself.

Millions of Christians around the world have done so and laws have changed, now welcoming same sex neighbours who live in good Christian marriages. Ghanaians can join enlightened Christians or stay with the fear mongering doom sayers who create community division and conditions ripe for extremists who want to enforce harsh old testament penalties on sinners. That is not a good place for a secular country like Ghana to be

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