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Nigeria’s Senate passes same-sex ‘marriage’ ban, defying UK aid threats

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Image via Wikipedia ABUJA, Nigeria ,  - Nigeria ’s Senate passed a ban on same-sex “marriage” Tuesday in the face of threats by UK Prime Minister David Cameron of aid cuts to African countries that fail to uphold special rights for homosexuals. The bill, which now moves to the lower house and will need the signature of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan , establishes that the state only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman.  It imposes a 14-year sentence for same-gendered couples that attempt to wed and a 10-year sentence for those who witness or assist at a same-sex “wedding”. It also bans involvement in homosexual activist groups and public displays of affection by homosexual couples. “If there is any country that wants to stop giving aid because we won’t pass the bill on same sex marriage, that country can go ahead,” said Sen. David Mark, president of the upper house. “We are a sovereign nation and we have the right to decide for ourselves because no country...

Nigerians rebuff threats from UK, back true marriage

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Image via Wikipedia LAGOS, Nigeria, November 7, 2011 ( HLIWorldWatch.org ) - Pro-life and pro-family supporters in Nigeria are rallying around a bill currently being considered in the Nigerian Senate that would prohibit same-sex “marriage” in Africa ’s most populous country amid threats from the United Kingdom to cut aid if countries do not protect homosexual “rights.” “ Human Life International Nigeria is joining forces with other pro-life organizations and well-meaning Nigerians in mobilizing support for the defense of this bill,” said Chizoba Nnagboh, Human Life International (HLI) country director in Nigeria. “Anti-life organizations, masquerading as human rights organizations, are not resting on their oars, but are also seriously mobilizing to stop the bill.” A leading sponsor of the bill, Senator Domingo Obende, recently recognized that the pressure of a global debate over same-sex marriage has led some countries to legitimize the practice, while others were on the verge of ...