official name: Malawi
capital: Lilongwe
independence: 1964 (from UK)
president: Bingu wa MUTHARIKA
population: 11 million
language: English, Chichewa
currency: Malawi Kwacha
religion: Animist, Christian, Muslim
homosexual status: Illegal
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Malawi
Malawian
homosexuals form association
20 Aug 2008-
Lilongwe, Malawi- Malawian homosexuals, who claim to have been oppressed
for a long time, have formed an association, the Malawi Gay Rights
Movement (Magrim)...more
Homosexuality exists in Mw
prisons
22 Apr 2007- Malawi -The words ‘homosexuals’ and ‘lesbians’ were
almost a taboo in Malawi and most parts of Africa. But in today’s fast
modernised world, they are becoming common in our society...more
NGO advocates
for homosexuality
23 Jan 2007-
Malawi- A local NGO, Centre for the Development of People (Cedep), is
unhappy with some sections in the Penal Code of Malawi that criminalise
homosexuality and wants them repealed...more
Sexual politics at Lake Malawi
11 Mar 2006- A strange tale of homosexuality, racialism and rival
"feting" has been told, in a strange way, in the news pages of the
Church Times over the past few months...more
Anglicans hold
archbishop under hostage
24 Feb 2006- Anglican Church members from four Lake Malawi
Archdeaconries on Wednesday held the Archbishop of Central Africa,
Bernard Malango under hostage and closed the Diocesan Offices in
Lilongwe in protest against the appointment of a retired Zambian clergy
James Mwenda as the new bishop elect...more
Malawi rejects 'pro-gay' bishop
02.12.2005- African Anglican
bishops have blocked the appointment of a "pro-gay" bishop in Malawi.
Liberal British vicar, Rev Nicholas
Henderson, was rejected for his support for gay rights, the Anglican
Church of Central Africa said in a statement.
He was bishop-elect of the Lake Malawi
diocese, but his association with the theologically liberal Modern Church
People's Union made him "unsuitable". The Anglican Church in Africa takes
a conservative view of homosexuality.
Rev Henderson was elected by the local
diocese in July to serve as bishop for the Lake Malawi region, but
conservative members challenged the move. The bishops from Malawi, Botswana,
Zambia and Zimbabwe met this week to consider these reservations.
“Quite a number of people were doubting
if Reverend Henderson is a man of sound faith and we have found that he is
not, according to research by the Anglican Church,” said Malango.
Malango said the Church has already communicated to Henderson about the
rejection.
“I already informed him yesterday about his rejection and he is in a state
of shock,” disclosed Malango.
He said the Church has already identified another bishop to take charge of
the affairs of the diocese but did not disclose his name.
“I will not release the name of the new bishop right now because if I do
so, the story will be all over and even on the Internet which is not
good,” said Malango.
But sources close to the church said Thursday the authorities have settled
for retired Bishop Leonard Mwenda of the Diocese of Lusaka.
Malango said the new bishop would be
looking after the diocese for a year or two until a replacement is found.
“The new bishop will be here in the first or second week of January just
to handle the current situation and bring reconciliation among the
Christians because the church is divided right now,” said Malango.
The court of confirmation sat following a petition that was presented by
three Christians from the diocese, Sebastian Ndelemani, Michael Simon and
Reverend Geoffrey Mchinga who presented eight grounds for objecting the
confirmation of Henderson.
Speaking from Nkhotakota Thursday, Simon said he and his friends are happy
that Henderson has been rejected.
“We are happy with the decision because we don’t want our diocese to be
associated with a bishop with questionable integrity,” he said.
African Anglican Church leaders have
been vocal opponents of moves by other Anglican groups to extend broader
recognition of homosexual rights.
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