Religious Scholars In Malawi Have Made A Protest To Show Their Disapproval Of Same-Sex Marriage The two major religions in the nation, Isl...
Religious Scholars In Malawi Have Made A Protest To Show Their Disapproval Of Same-Sex Marriage
The two major religions in the nation, Islam and Christianity, are represented among the protesters.
On Thursday, hundreds of people participated in a protest against same-sex marriage in Blantyre, the capital of Malawi, under the direction of religious leaders. They were opposed to what they described an attempt to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation.
The two major religions in the nation, Islam and Christianity, are represented among the protesters.
The demonstration in Blantyre was led by the senior pastor of the church, Thomas Luke Msusa. He declared that same-sex unions are sinful and that making them legal would spell the end of humanity.
"If we change the way we live as a family," he continued, "that means we will protect each other." "We will undoubtedly not have any descendants, children, life in the world, or life in Malawi if we continue to marry men to men."
In Malawi, homosexuality is a crime that carries a minimum 14-year prison sentence.
However, civil society organizations have voiced their worry over the discrimination encountered by same-sex couples, homosexuals, and other LGBT individuals in the nation.
Religious academics have the right to object to anything they believe to be immoral, but they also need to take other groups' rights into consideration, according to Michael Kaiyatsa, executive director of the Human Rights Center.
It is terrible, according to Eric Sambisa, the executive director of the Nyasa Rainbow Coalition, how religious leaders condone discrimination against LGBTQ persons in Malawi.
The church is a significant institution in the neighborhood, he said. And the fact that the church is leading protests could lead to violence against the struggling neighborhood. Therefore, it is unfortunate how this is developing.
Sambisa revealed to Voice of America that he fled his home after receiving anonymous death threats from other people. A few weeks after his Blantyre office was destroyed by fire, the threat was made.
During the march on Thursday, the demonstrators sent a petition to the district mayor's office pleading with the lawmakers to reject any legislation that would attempt to legalize same-sex unions.