Homosexuality is not part of the African culture but they
are now listening to external voice: First traditional Gay marriage in South
Africa.
Homosexuality, men having sexual intercourse, is an
abominable act in many parts of Africa. Africa, a continent of different tribes
and clans, doesn’t approve many things that they considered a taboo.
Thus; someone caught in a homosexual act, instantly faces severe punishment, beatings and lynchings, many times leading to death.
Thus; someone caught in a homosexual act, instantly faces severe punishment, beatings and lynchings, many times leading to death.
Since homosexuality is a crime in African countries that
don’t permit, those involved in such acts, hide it from the sight of the
public, but homosexuality movements in Europe and America today, fighting for
recognition has inspired or encouraged African homosexuals to make their
voice heard.
Thus, the social vice which is less popular in Africa,
is now becoming famous in many African countries, turning the
countries into an unnerving place to live in, because of church leaders
and many organizations against this practice, wouldn’t like to embrace
this type of culture, they called it ‘Evil’ to add to their own culture.
At times, I do ask myself time and time, do Europeans or
Americans think Africa will readily accept whatever they are interested in? Africa
has nothing to do with Christianity before the white missionaries ever went
there.
They thought Africans to follow the Bible or the gospel. Well, later the
truth was discovered. The reason wasn’t to let Africans know about Christianity
but to loot.
Fortunately, many parts of Africa derived interest in the
Bible and studied it thoroughly, therefore living by its teachings. An African
Christian, explaining his point, to defend his hate against
homosexuality, would take one deep step into the Bible.
Two of such
scriptures confirming that homosexuality is an evil act can be read
at 1st Timothy: Chapter 10 and 1st Corinthians, chapter 6, verse 9.
The question is: Why are Europeans and other Gay Rights
Organizations, now fighting for the practice of homosexuality to be
recognized in Africa, when they had already been there with the Holy Bible, a book telling Africans how evil the practice of homosexuality is?”
The
teachings of the Holy Bible can’t be reversed, so I am afraid to say that
Africa can never change its mind or opinion on the negative aspects of
homosexuality.
Africa is already overwhelmed by many diseases, such as
AIDS, Ebola, malaria, and others. It’s, therefore, make sense when they
don’t want that practice.
Europeans, Advanced Countries, and some
Civil Right Organisations are the first people that voices are heard,
whenever there is any bad situation in Africa, but whenever there is an epidemic, the response to contain the situation never comes or very slow.
Aids have taken thousands of Africans to their untimely
grave, since the early eighties, but there some rich people that had Aided in
that period in America, who are still living.
Many believe after Africa’s
survival of Aids, Ebola, and other deadly diseases, America and Europe are
destined to ruin the continent with homosexuality, just to continue to kill
Africans, when any epidemic erupts.
Africa has learned a lot from their misfortunes, that is the
reason it is fighting against homosexuality today. Unfortunately, the path
Uganda has taken to deal with this issue is totally out of course. The proposal
for the death penalty for homosexuals is sheer madness. Violence against
homosexuals is not an option or a solution.
According to many homosexuals, they were born with it. Who
feels it, knows it. Do men bear to love men? That’s really a hard concept to
accept.
The more I think about this issue, the more I get confused. African
leaders must find a way to deal with the rise of homosexuality in Africa
because death is not an option to eradicate or stop homosexuality in Africa.