I believe in the rights of homosexuals, but there are things I wonder about. I tried to convince my Rwandan priest friend that homosexual marriage wasn't such a bad idea, and he got quite distressed. He says there is a deep-seated taboo against homosexuality in most parts of Africa, that it isn't acceptable in any way. Now, my friend is very tolerant about most things, but he just couldn't imagine homosexuality being acceptable.

What right do we Westerners have to impose our "enlightened" views on African culture? Yes, discrimination against homosexuals is an injustice, but how far are we allowed to interfere with other cultures? As I understand it, the taboos against homosexuality existed in Africa long before Christianity arrived there.

-Joe-