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Homosexuality a sin says Celebration Ministries Pastor Deuschle
28 May 2012 at 05:24hrs | Views
HOMOSEXUALITY should never be legalised because God frowns at such vices, Celebration Ministries International founder Pastor Tom Deuschle said yesterday.
Addressing about 15 000 congregates, who gathered for the Church's annual celebrations dubbed Action Conference - Super Sunday, Pastor Deuschle said there was no way the country could legalise something that God has condemned.
"Today we hear of the discussion on lesbians and gays that we are supposed to legalise this (in the constitution)," Pastor Tom said.
"It is an insult to the respect that we are supposed to show God. We can't respect what is dishonorable.
"We don't condemn gays and lesbians, we love them but what they are doing is a sin, it is an abomination."
This year's conference marked the church's 30th anniversary in Zimbabwe and was graced by international speakers among them founding pastor for The Potter's House Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin and gospel books writer Lisa Bevere.
Copac recently came under fire from legal experts who contended that the drivers of the constitution making process had tried to smuggle homosexual rights into the latest draft by replacing the phrase "natural differences" with "circumstances of birth".
Addressing about 15 000 congregates, who gathered for the Church's annual celebrations dubbed Action Conference - Super Sunday, Pastor Deuschle said there was no way the country could legalise something that God has condemned.
"Today we hear of the discussion on lesbians and gays that we are supposed to legalise this (in the constitution)," Pastor Tom said.
"It is an insult to the respect that we are supposed to show God. We can't respect what is dishonorable.
"We don't condemn gays and lesbians, we love them but what they are doing is a sin, it is an abomination."
This year's conference marked the church's 30th anniversary in Zimbabwe and was graced by international speakers among them founding pastor for The Potter's House Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin and gospel books writer Lisa Bevere.
Copac recently came under fire from legal experts who contended that the drivers of the constitution making process had tried to smuggle homosexual rights into the latest draft by replacing the phrase "natural differences" with "circumstances of birth".
Source - TH
