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The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has said it wants lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gay or questioning, intersex (LGBTQI +) to be illegal in Ghana.
They described the practice as an abomination based on the scriptures of the Holy Bible.
“As a Church, we want this abominable practice to be made illegal in our country… The Bible, which is the basis of Christian beliefs and practices, condemns this practice.
“Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is a more or less ordered tendency towards intrinsic moral evil, and therefore the inclination itself must be regarded as an objective disorder …
“The Church rejects the unfounded and demeaning assumption that the sexual behavior of homosexual people is always and very compulsive and, therefore, they should not be blamed for their homosexual acts,” said a statement they released.
He added: “Nonetheless, according to the Church’s understanding of human rights, the rights of homosexuals as persons do not include the right of a man to marry a man or a woman. ‘marry a woman. For the Church, this is morally wrong and goes against God’s purpose for marriage. It should also be noted that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that same-sex “marriages†are not considered a human right, making it clear that same-sex partnerships do not in fact equal marriages between one. man and woman. The decision was rendered on June 9, 2016 by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
The President of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye also called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to fight against LGBTQI + people before he leaves office.
He said that although Mr. Akufo-Addo has categorically stated that gay and lesbianism will not be legalized under his leadership, the president must start taking action to stop the gay movement that started in the country before he he does not leave his post.
“The Pentecostal Church represents 10.38% of the Ghanaian population and we are against this LGBTQI +.
“Our concern is not today, but the future. Today when we let this LGBTI in, what’s going to happen is we’re going to accept the same-sex marriage that the president says will never happen under his watch.
“But if he allows LGBTQI to begin, it is true that it will never happen on his watch but, by the time he does get to same-sex marriage, the president will not be the president of the nation. I agree with him, but he should stop this, he should close the doors where it counts and we say he should close them now.
“This movement is an insult to God the creature, you are simply telling God that he has not thought enough,” he told reporters on Wednesday (October 6th).
The Pentecostal Church presented a memo to parliament on Wednesday in support of steps taken to pass the anti-gay bill that is currently before the legislature.
The note was presented to lawmakers on Wednesday, October 6.
The clergy were received by Sam George.
Meanwhile, the dean of law school at the University of Professional Studies of Accra (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi, has said that debates over gay rights or criminalization in Ghana are impossible to win.
According to him, the two camps dig and the positions become irrational and untenable.
“Debates over gay rights or criminalization are impossible to win! Both sides dig in and positions become irrational and untenable, crowding out good reasons and circumspection as lawmakers reflect on the bill and its intentions! He said in a tweet on Thursday October 7th.
The controversial anti-gay bill currently before parliament has already divided opinion in Ghanaian public discourse.
While some, especially religious and traditional groups, have supported the bill and hope for passage, others say it could incur the wrath of the international community against Ghana.
Regarding this case, one of the bill’s sponsors, Ningo Prampram lawmaker Sam George, previously called journalism and mass communication professor Kwame Karikari a hypocrite after his submission on the law Project.
He said that if he was asked to rate Professor Karikari on his submission, he would give him an F.
Professor Karikari had said the bill promoted by Sam George and some of his fellow lawmakers was dangerous as it seeks to promote hatred against gays in the country.
According to Professor Karikari, gays and lesbians are human beings and deserve to be respected and protected like everyone else.
To that end, he said, any law that seeks to create problems for this group should be rejected.
He said this while speaking on the first take with Dzifa Bampoh on 3FM on Monday October 4th.
He said that he and some of his colleagues who are fighting for respect for gay rights in Ghana will organize a public forum to discuss this topic.
“I hope the media will want to pick up the debate as well, debate it so that the public instantly knows the opinions we have and the opinions that supporters of what we considered a dangerous bill have as well.
“We believe that we live in a democracy and we have to be thankful to God that we live in a democracy so that whatever the parliament, executive or any branch of government does is openly discussed and therefore people can take their decisions, then legislators and executives can also draw some wisdom from public debate.
“We know that most societies have prejudices against homosexuality, lesbianism and these other social practices. We are not at all surprised that the overwhelming majority have harmed or even hate this small minority of people in society. We have no problem with that. What we are saying is this.
“This law installs the minority. Our constitution does not discriminate against human beings unless the supporters of this bill, unless the 95%. Are they human also aren’t they human beings?
“If they are human beings and they are human beings then we believe they are constitutionally protected, so any law that is made to instigate, promote engineering and mobilize hatred against this minority is against the law. rights of these minority people and should not be passed.
Speaking on the same program, Sam George said, “He’s made so many sweeping comments and I expected him to be held to strict proof. His argument is hollow and if I marked this as a script it would mark an F.
“It’s someone who says the constitution protects people, you [Dzifa Bampoh] read him an article from the bill that protects people who identify as LGBTQ from extrajudicial treatment and he tells you it’s a hoax.
“This is the same person who asks us to provide proof of the health issues, of the public risk that the LGBTQ community offers and he tells you that our bill is a hoax without any proof.
“Today, October 4, the head of the Ghana AIDS Commission, speaking to another media outlet in Accra, denounced the increasing prevalence of HIV / AIDS in Ghana and the fact that the prevalence HIV in Ghana is increasing. In that interview, he was asked specifically which demographic causes that number to increase, he said, of men who have sex with men. This is the empirical evidence. Now can you ask Professor Kwame Karikari and his cronies what empirical evidence they have to say that part of our bill is a hoax? Did he educate himself and read the bill or is he rioting in town based on their misconception? “
The Ghanaian Human Sexual Rights and Family Values ​​Promotion Bill was tabled in the House on Monday August 2 and read for the first time.
Reading for the first time, a Clerk of the Legislature said that the bill bans lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) and other related activities, as well as propaganda or advocacy and promotion thereof.
It also appeared that he supported the protection of children and people who were victims or accused of homosexuality.
Second Vice President Andrew Asiamah Amoako referred the bill to the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Committee for consideration.
“For the first time, it is referred to the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for examination and report,” said Asiamah Amoako, who is also a member of Parliament for Fomena.
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