{"id":443359,"date":"2017-12-04T01:05:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T01:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/04\/this-will-be-your-last-election-if-you-endorse-homosexuality-rev-opuni-warns-politicians\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T01:05:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T01:05:02","slug":"this-will-be-your-last-election-if-you-endorse-homosexuality-rev-opuni-warns-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/04\/this-will-be-your-last-election-if-you-endorse-homosexuality-rev-opuni-warns-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"This will be your last election if you endorse homosexuality – Rev Opuni warns politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"

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General News of Monday, 4 December 2017<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>www.Ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n

2017-12-04<\/p>\n

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\"Opuniplay video<\/span>Rev. Dr. Opuni Frimpong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a recent interview with Al Jazeera, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stated that even though legalizing homosexuality is not on his government’s agenda, a strong call by members of the society through agitation can cause the law banning it be amended.<\/p>\n

Following the president\u2019s comment which has generated a lot of controversies, the general public and some state actors have heavily criticised him, saying that his stance will encourage homosexuals in Ghana to gain grounds to protest.<\/p>\n

General Secretary of the Christian Council, Rev. Dr. Opuni Frimpong who was preaching at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Immanuel Congregation at Madina, strongly urged politicians to desist from publicly endorsing same-sex marriage in the country.<\/p>\n

He cautioned that politicians who would endorse same sex marriage should consider losing the 2020 elections as Ghanaians will vote them out.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny political party that decides to endorse homosexuality, this will be the last election in its history in the name of Jesus,\u201d Rev. Opuni-Frimpong said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Opuni Frimpong also called on the Christian Lawyers, Judges, businessmen and traditional rulers to unite and resist any attempt to legalise homosexuality in Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026if we leave it alone in the hands of politicians we\u2019ll be in trouble. The church, pastors, Christian Lawyers, traditional leaders, we must all come together and build what makes us unique as a people and let our parliamentarians and everybody know that even if whoever will give whatever to us, together the church and traditional leaders we say no! to same sex marriage,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Although government has denied claims that it intends to legalize same-sex marriage, the association of gays and lesbians in Ghana have congratulated President of the republic, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo for his “emphatic response” on the discrimination against homosexuals in Ghana.<\/p>\n