Archbishop of Kenya speaks out against politician’s polygamy suggestionPosted Apr 12, 2018 |
|
|
[Anglican Communion News Service] The primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, has said the church would resist moves to promote polygamy in the country. The subject hit the headlines in Kenya after Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba called for men to marry several women to ensure children in single-parent families had a father-figure. “We give birth to these children, and we do not want to own up to them,” she is reported as saying. “If you are a man from the Kikuyu community, and you can sustain five wives, have them; and if you are a man and you are in a position to bring up [many children], do it.”
Read the entire article here.
Tags
-
Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network condemns Israeli raids in Ramallah Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network
-
American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem names new Executive Director American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
-
Episcopal Relief & Development Receives Grant from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to Expand Early Childhood Development Work Episcopal Relief & Development
-
Church Pension Group Shares Insights on Episcopal Clergy Church Pension Group
-
Trinity Wall Street Awards $750,000 to Virginia Theological Seminary Virginia Theological Seminary
-
Executive Officer for Mission and Ministry Wichita, KS
-
Priest in Charge Ocean City, MD
-
School Chaplain & Ministry Associate New York, NY
-
Priest-in-Charge (Can Become Rector) San Jose, CA
-
Rector McMinnville, OR
-
Dean & Rector Eau Claire, WI
-
Minister for Christian Formation Wilson, NC
-
Rector Solebury, PA
-
Associate Priest & School Chaplain Baton Rouge, LA
-
Director of Operations and Human Resources New York, NY
-
Rector Westwood, MA
-
Priest-in-Charge (PT) Clayton, GA
-
Rector Stuart, FL
-
Priest-in-Charge (Can Become Rector) Palo Alto, CA
-
Rector Bellingham, WA
-
Program Officer (2), Preferred Communities, EMM TBD / New York, NY
-
Rector (PT) Stuart, FL
-
Canon for Parish Life Jackson, MS
-
Rector Wicomico Church, VA
-
Bishop Coadjutor Diocese of Maryland
-
Associate Rector Jackson, MS
-
Director of Children & Youth Ministry Chicago, IL
-
Priest-in-Charge (Can Become Rector) Ames, IA
-
Rector Wantagh, NY
-
Clinical Social Worker New York, NY
-
Rector Los Angeles, CA (Westwood)
-
Associate Rector Paoli, PA
-
Rector Springfield, OH
-
Rector (PT) Aberdeen, WA
-
Associate for Reconciliation and Justice, The Episcopal Church New York, NY
-
Rector Midland, TX
-
Priest-in-Charge (FT or HT) Emmett, ID
-
Rector Los Angeles, CA (Mar Vista/Venice Beach)
-
Director of Children’s Ministries Greenville, SC
-
Priest-in-Charge Modesto, CA
-
Associate Rector Memphis, TN
-
Rector Portland, OR
-
Priest-in-Charge (Can Become Rector) Mountain View, CA
-
Rector San Diego, CA
Social Menu