CITAM church condemns Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ right of association
Christ is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) has condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing homosexuals the right of association.
Through a statement by CITAM’s presiding Bishop Reverend Calisto Odede, the church warned that pedophiles might seek the same relief.
“This rather contradictory ruling has left many of us wondering whether other illegal practitioners like pedophiles and those involved in incest also have right of association and if not, how different they are from homosexuals. And perhaps criminal organisations as well,” the statement read in part.
The church noted that it was interesting that the apex court delivered the ruling at a time when sections of the Church in the West decided to bless gay unions.
“We note that this comes to us soon after sections of the Church in the West decided to bless gay unions. We truly commend the judges who ruled for God’s creative order and for cultural preservation and dissented from that majority ruling. Similarly, we also appreciate and stand with the sections of the Christian faith communities who have stood their ground on matters biblical in spite of the schism from their umbrella organisations,” the statement adds.
Bishop Odede stated that the church views homosexual behaviour as sin because it is contrary to “God’s created order for the family and human relationships.”
He called on Kenyans “of moral integrity” to reject the supreme court ruling claiming it will erode the societal norms in the nation.
“We call upon Christians and Kenyans of goodwill to stand out in opposition to this ruling and express their disagreement openly.”
In its ruling, the Supreme Court said that the decision to deny LGBTQ members their right to register as an NGO, despite homosexuality being illegal in the nation was discriminatory.
