40,000 sign “stop Pastor Anderson” petitions as he vows to come to SA
Pastor Steven L Anderson
Two petitions calling on the government to block gay hate pastor Steven Anderson’s trip to South Africa have been signed by almost 40,000 people.
It’s an astonishing response to the American preacher’s planned “soul winning” expedition to spread his twisted version of Christianity in Johannesburg on 18 September.
In an interview with Ivor Blumenthal on Radio Today on Thursday, Anderson vowed that he would go ahead with the trip, despite his hotel cancelling his reservation and a number of other venues refusing to host him and his followers in South Africa.
“There’s plenty of fish in the sea,” he said. “We’ll simply find another venue. I’m sure that plenty of people will take our money. This event is not cancelled and this event will never be cancelled. This event will happen no matter what!” he insisted.
Anderson, who is also a Holocaust denier, claimed that his expedition was not aimed at targeting the gay community. “We are coming to preach the gospel – this event has nothing to do with homosexuality. The fact that I’m coming there has inflamed the homo population and the Jewish population in South Africa.”
He nevertheless, went on to attack the gay community and once again call for their execution.
“The Bible is crystal clear that these people are an abomination, that they are filthy, vile and dangerous, violent people. The Bible says that they are worthy of death,” Anderson ranted.
The Department of Home Affairs has come under fire for not committing to block his visit. Spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete told Power FM’s Thabiso Tema that it “would be a challenge” to stop someone from a country, such as the US, who doesn’t require a visa and hasn’t been convicted of a crime.
He noted that South Africa has “within reason some means to prevent people [it] perceives as undesirable… and that’s our intention and our will… but it has to be based on legal merit and so we have to speak to our lawyers and see how we can achieve that”.
Tshwete, who described Anderson as “problematic and a deplorable person,” said the Minister of Home Affairs still intends to meet with the LGBT community and to engage with the SA Human rights commission to work out how to prevent the visit.
GaySA Radio Station Manager Hendrik Baird, who initiated the South African campaign against Anderson, said he next plans to lobby the airline that is set to fly the preacher into the country to not let him aboard.
Failing that, Baird said, “if he is still coming to the country he’s going to get the biggest, warmest, pink, rainbow welcome he has ever seen in his life”.
You can sign the two petitions against the pastor’s visit here and here.
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They can have 4 million signatures but this event will continue. I am glad to say I have been talking to Hotels and B&Bs who are more than willing to accommodate Pastor Anderson. The message of God will go out and there absolutely nothing Fruit Cake organizations can do about it. I will also be working with Pastor Anderson from Cape Town to make sure the true Gospel are spread and all know they must repent and turn back to God. Homosexuals must repent and leave their wicket ways and follow Christ.
Peter, we are glad you are reading Mamba on line. We sure you will find many pleasant reading hours here. Also, the word I think you are looking for is “wicked” and not “wicket” but then we are well aware that you get many things wrong. You take much out of context. In this case, evil and cricket ~ this is par for the course when haters hate. We know you have been told so many times that the greatest commandment is to love and the second greatest also speaks to love. Little about love emanates from you. You are also well aware that you have a fine/penalty that hangs over you, so it would be wise to steer clear of hate speech and inciting violence. It is tragic that people look at you and think “If that is what being Christian is ~ I don’t want to be that”. You give God a bad name
Sharon – Micah Project
A lawyer asked Jesus how to enter the Kingdom and was told, “Love God, Love Neighbour, Love Self.” Not wishing to love everyone, the lawyer asked, “Who is my neighbour?” Jesus places the most discriminated in Jewish society, the most “unclean” according to the Torah, the Samaritan as the hero. Note in the story, that two religious persons walked by: a priest and a Levite. They knew the Scriptures but had no love in their hearts. This Story of the Good Samaritan clearly states that Jesus tells us we are not to choose our neighbour – “Love One Another, as I Have Loved You.” Homosexuality joins the other abominations in Leviticus which Christians ignore – eating pork, stoning a non-virgin on her wedding night, etc. This Book was written 3,500 years ago, when starting a fire was done with rubbing two flints or sticks together. Paul when addressing ‘woman had unnatural acts with other women,’ has to understood in its historical context. Paul was writing to early Greek converts and condemning the pagan sexual orgies designed to please the pagan goddess. Since 90% of those involved would be heterosexuals, a straight woman would be going against her nature if she had acts with another woman. God is Love. Do not Judge. Take the plank out of your own eyes. How many pastors have extramarital affairs?
Please do not allow this man who has also stated that holocaust survivors are liars. He also called for the death of President Obama. A lawyer asked Jesus how to enter the Kingdom and was told, “Love God, Love Neighbour, Love Self.” Not wishing to love everyone, the lawyer asked, “Who is my neighbour?” Jesus places the most discriminated in Jewish society, the most “unclean” according to the Torah, the Samaritan as the hero. Note in the story, that two religious persons walked by: a priest and a Levite. They knew the Scriptures but had no love in their hearts. This Story of the Good Samaritan clearly states that Jesus tells us we are not to choose our neighbour – “Love One Another, as I Have Loved You.” Homosexuality joins the other abominations in Leviticus which Christians ignore – eating pork, stoning a non-virgin on her wedding night, etc. This Book was written 3,500 years ago, when starting a fire was done with rubbing two flints or sticks together. Paul when addressing ‘woman had unnatural acts with other women,’ has to understood in its historical context. Paul was writing to early Greek converts and condemning the pagan sexual orgies designed to please the pagan goddess. Since 90% of those involved would be heterosexuals, a straight woman would be going against her nature if she had acts with another woman. God is Love. Do not Judge. Take the plank out of your own eyes. How many pastors have extramarital affairs?