On Air: What do you think of this Pastor's comments?
| 10:40 UK time, Tuesday, 2 November 2010
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"Today I will start with a three-part sermon on: Jesus was HIV-positive."Not quite what you might expect from the priest at church, but an opening that certainly got the attention of the congregation at Pastor Xola Skosana's Sunday service. They're still talking about it in South Africa and beyond.ÌýThe ´óÏó´«Ã½ has had a brilliant global response to this story. Some of you are full of praise for the Pastor. Heather in Ottawa, Canada emails,
'Not only is his position theologically correct, its also ethically, philosophically and morally correct. It's a profound and powerful metaphor.'And Antony in Kigali, Rwanda writes,
'Exciting stuff. Maybe this will help people at least talk about it. I live in East Africa, and i can see that bringing the church into the issue of AIDS has helped whole nations deal with HIV in an amazing way.'
Others are deeply angered. Paulemen in Puchong, Malaysia posts
'My personal opinion is when a person spreads an untrue doctrine, God is against such liar. '
Otsile in Gaborone, Botswana writes,
'the pastor has lost touch with moral goodness!'
Blogger ,
'I think perhaps Xola has taken things a little too far...this attempt to remove the stigma and get people talking should be understood as a right motive, wrongly executed.'
Was Pastor Skosana's sermon a step too far?
