Why this Kenyan pastor wants gay sex legalized

“Removing [anti-gay] laws would give people more confidence to know that they are not criminals.” — Pastor David Ochal of the Cosmopolitan Church in Nairobi.

Video from Voice of America:

While many religious groups are firmly against the push to decriminalize gay sex in Kenya, one is for it. Pastor David Ochal, who ministers to a congregation that welcomes homosexuals with open arms, explains why he backs rights groups agitating for the repeal of Sections 162 and 165 of the penal code. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from Nairobi.

Ochal says about his Cosmopolitan Church and gay Kenyans, “There’s a lot of police harassment … so people are afraid of coming here. They don’t know what might happen, if the police might come storming in here. … Removing [anti-gay] laws would give people more confidence to know that they are not criminals.”

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Thanks to Denis Nzioka for the link to the video below.

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