Anglican Communion in Nigeria has reiterated its stance against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, LGBTQ, orientation.
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Calabar, Reverend Nneoyi Egbe, made the remark during a press conference to mark the second session of the 12th Synod of the Diocese in Calabar, yesterday.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the theme of the synod, ‘Image which Thou has Set Up,’ was drawn from the book of Daniel, chapter 3 verse 18.
Egbe said the synod would commence on Wednesday, July 16 to end on Sunday, July 20.
He explained that the stance of the church in Nigeria and many other provinces worldwide that had coalesced into the Global Anglican Future Conference, GAFCON, do not welcome same-sex issues.
He stated, “God nor the Bible has not changed, so we are not changing on this matter of LGBTQ.’’
According to him, we do not condemn them, in fact, we welcome them, but we tell them clearly what the Bible said.
’’If they are willing to receive it and repent, that is ok, we love them.
“But our position as a church is that we don’t condone or tolerate LGBTQ in any way; marriage, according to God’s plan, is between a man and a woman, nothing else,” Egbe said.
Speaking further, the bishop stated that the church is investing in its schools and their target is to bring up children who are completely balanced intellectually and in character.
This, he said, is to create a better future for the society. He added that moral decadence in schools started when government took over schools from churches.
‘’Today, the churches have to reinvent their relevance by reopening church schools to bring back morals in our society,’’ Egbe said. (NAN)
