“I’d rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God” – Desmond Tutu supports gay rights

The South African Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he will never worship a ‘homophobic God’ and would rather go to hell than find himself in a ‘homophobic heaven’.

The retired archbishop said the fight against homophobia in South Africa was similar to the campaign waged against racial apartheid in South Africa.

Archbishop Tutu, 81, was speaking at the launch of the UN’s first global campaign to promote gay rights.

Emphatic: Archbishop Tutu said today's struggle for gay rights in Africa was on a par with the struggle to end apartheidEmphatic: Archbishop Tutu said today’s struggle for gay rights in Africa was on a par with the struggle to end apartheid

Although gay relationships are legal in South Africa, the country has had some of the worst incidences of homophobic violence, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said.

‘I am as passionate about this campaign as I ever was about apartheid. For me, it is at the same level,’ the 81-year-old archbishop said at the launch of the Free and Equal campaign in Cape Town.

Same-sex relationships are illegal in more than a third of countries around the world and punishable by death in five, Ms Pillay said.

In Africa, homosexual acts are criminalised in 38 countries, according to the rights group Amnesty International.

Tutu, who retired as Archbishop of Cape Town in 1996, has long campaigned for gay rights.

‘I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place,’ he said.

‘I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.’

Alliance: The charismatic archbishop, 81, shared a platform with the openly gay Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron the and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay Alliance: The charismatic archbishop, 81, shared a platform with the openly gay Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron the and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay

Archbishop Tutu said the campaign against homophobia was on a par with the campaign to end the official racial segregation that split South Africa until it was formally ended in 1994.

‘I am as passionate about this campaign as I ever was about apartheid. For me, it is at the same level,’ he added.

Ms Pillay said gay and lesbian people in South Africa had good legal safeguards but they still faced brutal attacks.

Last month, a lesbian was found dead in a township outside Johannesburg. She had been sexually assaulted with a toilet brush.

‘People are literally paying for their love with their lives,’ Ms Pillay said, AFP news agency reported.

 

Launch: the trio were announcing the launch of Free & Equal, a United Nations global campaign to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. South African gays still face brutal homophobic attacksLaunch: the trio were announcing the launch of Free & Equal, a United Nations global campaign to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. Gay people in South Africa still face brutal homophobic attacks

Ms Pillay said the UN will push for gay rights to be recognised in countries where they are illegal.

‘I constantly hear governments tell me, ‘but this is our culture, our tradition and we can’t change it’… So we have lots of work to do,’ she added.

When US President Barack Obama visited Senegal at the start of his visis to Africa in June, he urged African nations to decriminalise homosexual acts.

But he was publicly rebuffed by President Macky Sall of Senegal while the pair were sharing a podium. President Sall said Senegal was not ready to make the step.

Other African faith leaders including Kenyan Catholic Cardinal John Njue also rejected Obama’s comments.

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Comments (13)

  1. I am not surprised at all that desmond tutu is not a christian. It takes only an antichrist to go against the order of God and the scriptures already made it clear that we shall know them by the fruit they bear. DESMOND TUTU IS AN ANTICHRIST. HE IS ON SATAN’S PAY ROLL!!

  2. Clown! Good 4 northing old fool! Who made u birshop? Oh! Am sure it’s not a catholic or anglican bishop….birshop my ass!

  3. It’s quite unfortunate that desmond tutu will descend so low to make such comment. Wolves in sheep clothing. That obama is the first american president does not make him the most powerful black man. What happened to nebucadinazer in the bible will happen to him. No matter what “light overcomes darkness. Shame on arch devil desmond tutu!

  4. Amen! Desmond, Ameen. May the God we worship reserve a spot for you if you don’t repent.

  5. It. Doesn’t matter how long you fake it!! It doesn’t matter how long you cover up!! Today we are beggining to see the manifestation of the seed of the devil planted in you. You have it to be a bishop but you can’t fake it to be in heaven. Am glad you know you can’t make it to heaven but hell. When you ‘ll wake up it ‘ll be late. But for the sake of those you have misguided, you ‘ll surely confess before death. Is a shame Tutu.

  6. Its quite unfortunate that a 81 years old man is making such a satanic driven statement. The truth is Desmond Tutu is not too big to go to hell. Hell fire is a choice. I am disappointed!!! A man @ 81 who should be making his way right with God is turning agaist God. I pray he will confess and make a reversal of that satatement before he dies.

  7. Wow! So he can still talk!? Where was he when South African’s were harrasing Zimbabwens and other Africans in the name of ‘stealing their jobs?’

  8. Tutu my God forgive you what are you benefiting fron UN .remember that there is Hell and Heaven the blessing in Heaven is far greater thaan what David caron and Barak obama is promising you

  9. Whatever it is u call yourself u will sure die in hell. When that demon in you finally leaves u then I gues it wil be too late.repant nw and be safe..

  10. Desmond Tutu,you’ll surely go to the hell you just asked for. Please never compare apartheid with gay rights,they are totally different. One is covered by God’s law – He created all human in his image and likeness. There’s no race, all are equal before God.
    Gay rights are not in the bible,it’s an abomination and horrible sin before God. God created male and female not the other way.
    Please remove the Bishop from your name.

  11. Bishop Desmond Tutu you will surely go to that homophobic hell. Which bible do you use? Is there Sodom and Gomorrah in that bible? Agents of the devil masquerading as agents of light.

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