SA man’s religious homophobia sparks fury on social media
Christiaan Otto has been accused of religious homophobia
A South African man has caused a firestorm on Facebook with a series of homophobic posts condemning gay people to hell.
Members of the community reported Christiaan Otto’s public posts to MambaOnline on Thursday. His comments and videos have elicited hundreds of responses both praising and slamming his bigoted version of Christianity.
Otto, who according to his profile is the manager of a gold mine, has a passion for quoting biblical verses to affirm his belief that gay people are sinners because of their sexuality.
In one video he said: “Let me make one thing clear, homosexuality is 110% a sin. It doesn’t mean I hate people who practice it, I’m just calling it what it is.”
In another post, he wrote: “GOD created marriage to be between a man and a woman. I don’t care how you feel about it only God defines marriage not you!”
Otto also believes that those who practice sex before marriage or watch porn are sinners and “if you die in your sin you won’t go to heaven!!”
On the 3rd of April, he posted photos of LGBTQ Pride parades and stated that the “Covid-19 virus is God’s judgment on a godless world.”
Otto was slammed for being a hypocrite for having tattoos, which is also said by some to be condemned in the Bible (Leviticus 19:28), and for a 2018 photo of himself shirtless which he captioned “I’m the f*cking devil in hunan [sic] skin!”
In a video, Otto confirmed that the picture is of him but said that he was no longer the same man after having turned to Christ.
He was also accused of parroting Bible verses without understanding context. Said one man, Ernst Swart, to Otto: “There is a huge difference between reading the Bible and understanding the Bible. You do the former.”
Ironically, in another post, Otto (rightly) called for a Facebook user to be reported for racist statements but he does not appear to believe that his homophobic rants are inappropriate or hurtful.
Marco Du Plessis, a Cognitive Behavior Therapist from Pretoria, accused Otto of “harassing” the LGBT community with his religious homophobia.
“People are in a distressed mental state due to the lock-down and abuse like this is putting LGBT youth more at risk for mental health issues and possible suicide,” he told MambaOnline. Du Plessis has lodged a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission and encouraged others to do the same.
In a voice note to MambaOnline, Otto responded to the claims against him and suggested that he does not believe that gay people can be Christians.
“I am just a God-fearing Bible-believing Christian who shared my beliefs on my own platform. I never went to a Pride Parade and held a board saying that God will send you to hell. I did it in my platform,” he said.
“I never forced a person to watch my videos and I never was deceptive with the caption. The caption was clear as to what I was going to talk about and I made it clear that I am speaking to Christians – people who believe in Jesus as well. I do not force my beliefs down any persons’ throats but I do have the religious freedom to share mine just as the LGBTQ movement have the right to share theirs. They have their own truth and I have mine but we should respect each other in both of our truths,” said Otto.
Hes been exposed as he slept with men in the past and now hates the gay community
Maybe a public expose is the perfect way in showing what happens to people who judge other people. .
I have more on this otto
Please do not give this idiot any more publicity that is what he craves
Just note that not everyone who goes by that name is a two-faced bigot As a gay man. I happily live in “110% sin” . And if heaven is what YOU preach it to be, you can happily f-off there alone, its not a place I want to be – Chris Otto
Why does he have to be so sexy? LOL.
But I do think the lady doth protest too much. There’s something about his vibe that I think he’s battling demons with regards to his sexuality. Unfortunately, he’s projecting that onto others.
I feel the same..
He must remember the Bible say. JUDGE LIKE YOU WANT TO BE JUDGED BY GOD. No one has the right to judge only God does. If he wants to make homosexuality a sin why dont he go and look at other sins. Like divorce, adultry and the list goes on. I was made like i am today and my GOD loves me. Even though im gay He does not judge but He loves me unconditionally
Another bougaart
It is unfortunate that the Heavenhe is referring to he does not know where it is, he must read Genesis 15:15, he will know where he is going when he dies. It is shame that he preaches about what he does not know, and read Corithians 13:13 then he will understand the Will of Jesus Christ.