This post on Wayne Besen’s website is very interesting. Peter Akinola, the Anglican archbishop of Nigeria, has some very screwed up priorities. Instead of being concerned with the well being of Nigerian citizens (among which are his parishioners) in the wake of a rigged election, he is more upset about us in the US and if the Episcopal Church has a gay bishop (Gene Robinson of New Hampshire). Political instability, poverty, and disease ravage his country, yet he leads a moral outcry against the US. As Besen points out, what about the issues in Nigeria? While he is not a member of the government, he is one of the most influential people in that nation. Like most moral crusaders, he uses sex as a red herring to distract from the issues he fails to address. As bishop, he could do well to follow the example of Desmond Tutu, a bishop whose work for peace first began with being a voice against apartheid and human rights abuses in South Africa.
One bishop did speak out about the Nigerian election, but it wasn’t Akinola.
Tags: Anglican Communion, Episcopal church, gay rights, Gene Robinson, Nigeria, Wayne Besen
He probably thinks that all of Nigeria’s problems are the fault of its non-Christian residents, so he can’t do anything about that …
He and Falwell sure have a lot in common, don’t they? They sure spend an awful lot of time thinking about what hot, sweaty, naked men do when they’re alone together …
They need to be locked in a room together.