Tag: Africa

Dismay and anger in Central Africa over cost of Global South meeting

Dean Albert Chama, who is now in Singapore, is accompanied by Bishops William Mchama of Eastern Zambia and Godfrey Tawonzi of Masvingo, Zimbabwe, also with travelling them is the Rev’d Christopher Mwawa of Malawi. The cost of first class flights and accommodation for the four of them amounts to the value of approximately a whole year’s pay for all the currently unpaid priests in Zimbabwe and Lake Malawi!

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New Nigerian Archbishop’s old prejudice

When I told a colleague the primate-elect had made strong remarks regarding homosexuality he shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Well, what do you expect? It’s a bit like saying the pope is Catholic.” ~~Riazat Butt

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Zimbabwe tribes show Jewish descent

A surprising genetic result has shown that the people of the Lemba tribes in southern parts of Africa are genetically descended from jewish people. The tests verify what the Lemba have always claimed for themselves – that they are the descendents of jewish men who came to the area, took local wives and settled permanently.

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Report from Uganda

The outside voices that have fanned the flames of homophobia in the country have created a volatile situation that might erupt in violence with the passage of the proposed anti-gay legislation.

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Southern African bishops deplore Ugandan anti-gay law

We also deplore the statement, attributed to our fellow Bishop, describing those who are opposed to this legislation as “lovers of evil”. Though there are a breadth of theological views among us on matters of human sexuality, we see this Bill as a gross violation of human rights and we therefore strongly condemn such attitudes and behaviour towards other human beings.

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