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We're all made in God's image – LGBTIQ+

LGBTIQ+ community PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
LGBTIQ+ community PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Different churches came together under the Evangelical Fellowship Botswana (EFB) banner on Saturday for a march against the implementation of the Amendment of Penal Code Bill No.29 of 2022.

Halfway through the march, members were met with placards and demonstrators from the LGBTIQ+ community and allied members who protested against the protest.

The Monitor caught up with a few members and allies for their comments. Karabo Kesegofetse: You can be in the presence of the most high God, but you may not be aware of His existence. God hates oppression and ill-treatment of his creation hence why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. Do not deceive yourself fellow homophobic Christians, you are on your own.

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