African clergy link gay rights criticism to colonialism

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

Some African clergy have likened foreign criticism about gay rights on their continent to a new wave of Western colonialism.

Support for government legislation criminalising homosexual acts and levying harsh penalties is widespread among Christians in Africa.

A Kenyan religious scholar said homosexuality is not new in Africa, but open promotion and marketing of it is.

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Tags: Africa, Clergy, Colonialism, Gay rights

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