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Charismatic churches support ban on gay/lesbian conference
06 Sept 2006- The National Association
of Charismatic and Christian Churches (NACC) have congratulated the
Government for banning a scheduled gay and lesbian conference, saying it
reflected the voice of the vast number of people in Ghana.
A statement in Accra signed by the Reverend
Steve Mensah, Chairman of NACC, said the ban was the position of the
vast body of Christians throughout the country against unnatural sex in
all forms.
"NACC views homosexuality and lesbianism as a
social vice that clearly contravenes Ghana's Constitution and an affront
to our moral and cultural values as a people and joins the millions, who
condemn the practice of homosexuality and lesbianism as sexual
perversions that should not be tolerated," he said.
The NACC said it sympathized with persons, who
had found themselves enslaved by this unnatural sexual desire.
"We believe that many of such people are not
born that way as they are made to believe erroneously, but acquire the
habit ... in secondary school or through defilement by another
homosexual or lesbian."
NACC told the emerging school of thought, who
believed Ghana's Constitution guaranteed freedom of association of any
kind that “there can be no such thing as unlimited freedom of
association.
"Indeed, no nation worth its salt can tolerate
the formation of associations based on social vices in the name of
freedom of association."
The statement said if Ghana could not have an
association of child sexual molesters, paedophiliac, or wife beaters, it
could not accept the same for gays and lesbians.
NACC condemned the practice since it was
against Christian belief, saying "even though not everybody believes in
Christianity, we know that every good religion also condemns
homosexuality and lesbianism and any other sexual perversion as
indicated in Romans Chapter One which states God's displeasure of same
sex marriages and practice."
On the recent cocaine menace, NACC said it
posed a serious danger to society.
They urged the Executive, Legislature and the
Judiciary to close their ranks and deal dispassionately with people
found to be connected with the menace. |
