Thursday, March 08, 2007

Denying Rights in Nigeria - NYT Editorial

Denying Rights in Nigeria - New York Times: "A poisonous piece of legislation is quickly making its way through the Nigerian National Assembly. Billed as an anti-gay-marriage act, it is a far-reaching assault on basic rights of association, assembly and expression. Chillingly, the legislation — proposed last year by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo — has the full and enthusiastic support of the leader of Nigeria’s powerful Anglican church. Unless the international community speaks out quickly and forcefully against the bill, it is almost certain to become law."

Bishop Akinola, the Anglican supporter of this bill, is the one with whom many of the US Episcopal churches are allying. WWJD?

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