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It\u2019s hard to view the determination of Western Anglicanism to impose its obsessive adoration of homosexuality on African churches as anything other than neo-colonialism.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s hard to view the determination of Western Anglicanism to impose its obsessive adoration of homosexuality on African churches as anything other than neo-colonialism.<\/p>\n
Yet, the enduring talent of liberal clergy to see everything backwards Through the Looking-Glass<\/em> results in twisting reality such that \u201ccolonialism is largely responsible for the negative attitude toward homosexuality\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Read it all here<\/a>:<\/p>\n Raphael Hess is the Bishop of South Africa\u2019s diocese of Saldanha Bay and describes himself as \u201ccoloured,\u201d a term used in South Africa which means he has both Black and white ancestry. His diocese is in the minority in South Africa, having come out in favour of same-sex marriage. It\u2019s a stance Hess describes as honouring, respecting and endorsing it while waiting for the rest of the province to do the same.<\/p>\n He says colonialism is largely responsible for the negative attitude toward homosexuality across Africa. \u201cTo reduce it to that only would be to simplify the issue. But certainly we inherit our laws from our colonial past because we\u2019ve been taught that that is wrong \u2026 In Africa, those laws are still on our statute books. They weren\u2019t invented by us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s hard to view the determination of Western Anglicanism to impose its obsessive adoration of homosexuality on African churches as anything other than neo-colonialism. Yet, the enduring talent of liberal clergy to see everything backwards Through the Looking-Glass results in … Continue reading \n
Colonalism\u2019s legacy seen in marriage debate<\/h1>\n