I hope this comes out right because ranting and raving about a matter usually is not helpful. So let me preface it to be a gentle reminder that human life, regardless of how rotten the vessel bearer is, is still something that no one has the right to wilfully take apart from God who I believe brought it into being.

When humans decided that taking each other’s lives was something that was OK, starting with Cain and Abel, it was shown to the murdering brother that his brothers blood was crying out from the earth to God. However you take this account, it shows me that killing another is no light matter, whether in self defence or not.
In this day and age, we have also declared for the most part that the right to live is considered a universal right and part of our human existence here in most societies. We also agree that it may be the case that we lose that right if we take another person’s right to live away from them.

This afternoon I was at a public office waiting to see someone at a reception and I happened to sit next to these two elderly women who struck up a conversation complaining about the service and then somehow managed to bring up the topic of human rights organizations and how they were messing with our country. The topic of homosexuality came up and they were obviously not pleased with our young men being turned into women. Homophobia aside, one of them gave an account of a Somali woman living here in Tanzania who found out her son was gay. She invited the son and his friend for a meal and poisoned the two of them. She had already bought a plane ticket to Somalia so on her way as she boarded she contacted the police and told them to go to her house and see what they would find there. Of course this was a double homicide and rights activists filed a request to the Somali government to extradite the woman to face charges. One of the ladies then gleefully proceeded to remark that the Somali government responded by saying they would not do that since they impose the death penalty in Somalia for homosexuality so they supported her action. The two women were thrilled by this story they were exchanging. I assume they were mothers. I understand their disappointment and the mothers in the finding out that the son was gay. I cannot understand how one would feel justified in murdering their own son and that of another woman’s because of this seething hatred. I can disagree with whatever I disagree with and even occasionally express my position about it but I will never accept hatred entering my soul to the point of wishing or causing someone’s death.

I have quite the mix of friends here on Facebook and in life. I have my fair share of weaknesses and transgressions and consider myself a work in progress. I will not allow any of my differences with anyone to cause me to hate them or encourage others to hate them. If people have weaknesses or faults, point them out by all means, but at the end of the day, the choice to change or remain the same is still theirs. If you know how to pray, pray for them. If you are good at counselling, counsel them. Do not allow hatred to be the driver of your narrative. It only poisons your own soul and sin will be knocking at your door like Cain, for even wishing the worst for anyone in itself is not godly.

I do not write this to be seen as sitting on the fence or trying to please both camps. My argument is that hatred has no place in any human interaction especially if it leads to the murder of a human being. If you do not want to associate with homosexuals, it is well. If you do not want them to get married in your society, I do not disagree with your reasons, they are yours and even possibly mine. But when you condone the killing of a person while it is clear that even when lying will make a person lose their right to eternal life, then you have no right to throw the first stone unless you are completely sin free. I would wager that a majority of us have uttered a statement or made a promise that we did not keep today at least once. Let your yes, be your yes and your no, be your no. Does that ring a bell? Finally, if you post any offensive or inappropriate comments to this post I will delete them immediately so if you have a strong opinion and do not know how to phrase it, just inbox me and save yourself the public grief. Be open if you wish, but be civil, no matter what your stand is. Love you all!