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GPCC President, Reverend Professor Paul Yaw Frimpong-Manso
The Pentecostal and Charismatic Council of Ghana (GPCC) says that as a member of the National Coalition for Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, he fully participated in and supported the drafting of the anti-LGBTQI bill currently before Parliament .
The Ghanaian Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Promotion Bill was presented to the Speaker of Parliament as a private member’s bill last week.
In a statement dated Monday, July 26, the GPCC expressed its gratitude to members and leaders of the Coalition, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, who supported the bill, and “our courageous MPs who encouraged the drafting, the establishment and adoption of the bill into law.
The GPCC has officially declared its position amid the mixed reactions that greeted the bill and said it would resist any attempt to formally introduce homosexuality to the country.
“We participated in and supported the drafting of the current bill and will continue to give our full support to the consultative processes leading to its refinement and passage by Parliament.
“The Council’s position on this new bill stems from its consistent and long-standing Biblical position on preserving God’s original plan for marriage, procreation and the preservation of the family value system and any attempt to pervert the system. would be fiercely fought through all spiritual, physical and legal means.
He called on all his supporters to contribute through intellectually stimulating debates, free from slurs and name-calling, to ensure that a better and well-drafted bill is passed.
“We will continue to pray to the Almighty Lord for strength, wisdom, courage, daring and a sense of conviction for all who are involved in this process in order to carry out this divine mission for God, the countries and unborn generations, ”the statement signed by GPCC Chairman Reverend Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso concluded.
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