Homosexuality is not part of the African culture, but they
are now listening to the 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 of many things that they consider 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 it, those involved in such acts hide it from the sight of the
public, but the homosexual movements in Europe and America today, fighting for recognition, have 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 church leaders
and many organizations against this practice, wouldn’t like to embrace
this type of culture, they call it ‘Evil’, to add to their own culture.
At times, I do ask myself time and time again, do Europeans or
Americans think Africa will readily accept whatever they are interested in? Africa
had 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 in 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, therefore, makes sense when they
don’t want that practice.
Europeans, Advanced Countries, and some
Civil rights organizations are the first people whose voices are heard whenever there is a bad situation in Africa, but whenever there is an epidemic, the response to contain the situation never comes or is very slow.
Aids has taken thousands of Africans to their untimely
grave since the early eighties, but some rich people who were affected during
that period in America are still living.
Many believe that 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, which 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.