Church Defends Gay Rights
UN Integrated Regional Information Network
(IRIN), April 11, 2001
NAIROBI—The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) has defended the rights of gays
and lesbians while maintaining that the anti-homosexual position of the Bible
be followed, the ‘Namibian reported on Wednesday. This comes in the wake of
several attacks by President Sam Nujoma on gays and lesbians in which he
labeled them as ungodly.
In a press statement, the 50 church leaders "rejected any form of
discrimination based on sexual orientation". The statement, issued at the
end of the church group’s annual general meeting, said: "The AGM also
stressed that every human being deserves the same protection, human rights and
equality as provided for by the scriptures and the Namibian
constitution."
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