But what I could gather from the article is that he is worried that, if the Church of England allows gay marriage, the “barbaric” states of Africa will attack Christians in their country on the assumption that they’ll “turn” people gay? Is this his reasoning?

So what is the solution? Possibly to just let gays and lesbians be persecuted and not allowed their rights: Because at least we won’t have the outrage of Africans being taken out on poor Christian people?

Did I miss anything?

I still don’t understand why the Church should enjoy authority in issues of marriage and partnership. The State and the Church should be mutually exclusive: Really.

It is really up to the individual concerned if he /she want to include “God” into the ceremony. That is a personal decision and not one that should be pivotal to ALL marriages.

Such libel and self-evident hate speech against homosexuality should be met with the utmost denunciation and resistance!

Hatred or discrimination promoted by the Church is still exactly what it is, regardless of under which guise it may be flaunted.

Intolerance is NOT a Christian principle! (only God can deliver judgment; for who are we to condemn others, lest we ourselves should be condemned???)

For any hypocrites who agree with the Archbishop, refer to your Bibles:

Luke 6:37 – “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”

Matthew 7:1-7:2 – 1″Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2″For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.…”