Kenyan first lady leads prayers against homosexuality

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Kenyan first lady, Rachel Ruto declares national prayers against homosexuality, adding that it’s a threat to the institution of the family. Ruto During Sunday service in Meru county, she said: “We want to strengthen the family institution where we have a father, a mother, and children. LGBTQ is forbidden even in the Bible and the African culture. Let us hold on to family values,”  Initially, the First Lady had already created a Faith Diplomacy Office which, she says, will be spreading a praying culture across the country.

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She said the Faith Diplomacy Office will take prayers to the rest of the country and that a program has been crafted “to ensure family values are protected.” “I would like us to pray on matters of family. The family has become an institution that has been very much attacked…” She urged Kenyans to put more focus on matters of family, as the LGBTQ debate is threatening the family structure.

“Homosexuality is not a crime; we are all children of God” — Pope Francis

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"Homosexuality is not a crime; we are all children of God" — Pope Francis

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, argues that homosexuality is not a crime in the face of the law but only in sin in the church.

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The revered priest made this known at an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, January 25. The Pope emphasized the love God has for all his children while calling on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homos£xual isn’t a crime; Yes, but it’s a sin. Fine, but first let’s distinguish between a sin and a crime. It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another,” Pope Francis stated.

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Speaking further on the discrimination against the LGBTQ community, Pope Francis encouraged bishops to embrace tenderness for the rainbow people. “These bishops have to have a process of conversion, tenderness, please, as God has for each one of us. We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity,” he added.