A controversial church leader has blamed New Zealand's earthquakes on homosexuals.
fate Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki believes the massive earthquakes in New Zealand in 2011 that killed 185 were caused by homosexual people - including a homosexual priest.
According to the Daily Mail,he made the remarks during a sermon on Sunday, when he also said another earthquake caused by 'certain human sin' would occur, and before a 7.8-magnitude rocked the country.
Quoting from Leviticus in the former Testament,he blamed natural disasters on “sexual perversion and homosexuality”.
He has been condemned for the comments, which have been labelled “disgusting”.
At one point, or he said “the soil [convulsed] under the weight of certain human sin.”
“It spews itself up after a while. That's natural disasters. Because nature was never created to carry the bondage of our iniquity,” Mr Tamaki said.
Later he referenced churches and priests in Christchurch and their “engagement in homosexual activities”.[br] New Zealand's human rights commissioner Richard Tankersley told the New Zealand Herald his words were disgusting and reprehensible. [br]
“Tamaki's words are a lesson to us all that intolerance and prejudice is very real. At this time when families are mourning loved ones and many more are vexed and wondering how to face the next day, this kind of message is frankly, and disgusting.” He added the comments were ignorant and advised people listen to scientists and civil defence experts for information on earthquakes.
The country's Prime Minister John Key called Tamaki's words 'ridiculous' and the mayor of the town worst affected called the,'pathetic'.
Source: tert.am