South African choreographer and radio personality, Somizi
Mhlongo has come out speak on the Grace Bible Church
controversy. Two weeks ago, he stormed out of a service in
Grace Bible Church, Soweto, after a Ghanaian Bishop, Dag
Heward-Mills said being homosexual was 'unnatural'.
The incident saw an angry Somizi took to his IG page to rant
over the homophobic statement in series of videos. Watch
here
In an exclusive interview with Carte Blanche, he revealed
details of what exactly went down in his church.
'I was a member of Grace Bible Church for 32 years
and on that day when the pastor started saying he
has never seen a male dog with another male dog, I
deliberately stood up. I told myself, 'I am standing up
for a reason.
It's about time that, we cannot be scared to speak out about
what hurts us. As a person of influence you cannot stand
there and perpetuate hate and I'm tired of the church using
the Bible to be homophobic.'
Somizi added that he has no problem with the scripture but
has a problem with it being edited.
'Don't edit the scripture say exactly what it states but
don't edit it. I'm proud I stood up and created a
debate.
