No to Bill No.29, save marriages – EFB
Monday, July 24, 2023 | 940 Views |
Members of Evangelical Fellowship Botswana (EFB) marched to local Parliament PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
This comes after the Christian community under EFB made it public at a press conference held in Gaborone that its members were strongly against homosexual practices.
At the march, they made statements chanting “No to Bill 29! Save our country, save Botswana! Save marriages and save families! Save our children! No to man-to-man relationships and no to woman-to-woman relationships!” Reading out the petition, EFB’s Pastor Pulafela Siele stated that the EFB in collaboration with the public and Christians from different walks of life found it fit to write a petition against the stated Bill.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...