Homosexuality in Ghana Today: The Role of the Church in Mission
There has been growing evidence of rejection and condemnation of homosexuality by the church and society in Ghana. Homosexuality is one of the critical challenges facing the church in Ghana. Some of the reasons assigned for the rejection of homosexuality are deeply embedded in religio-cultural w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Noyam Journals
2022-02-01
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| Series: | E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://noyam.org/ehass2022321/ |
| Summary: | There has been growing evidence of rejection and condemnation of
homosexuality by the church and society in Ghana. Homosexuality is one of
the critical challenges facing the church in Ghana. Some of the reasons assigned
for the rejection of homosexuality are deeply embedded in religio-cultural
world views of Ghanaian communities. The church’s response to homosexuality
is conservative and rejection. The attempts to have a mission approach to
homosexuals have not been seriously considered. This paper examines the spade of
homosexuality in Ghana and proposes a researched-based transformational urban
mission to homosexuals. Narrative historical analysis is engaged for the study. The
results are that Ghanaians are increasingly aware of the homosexual phenomenon
in some spots in urban cities. Economic challenges are drawing the unemployed
youth into the phenomenon. The church in Ghana needs to have trained pastors and
laypeople for urban missions since urbanization is a global phenomenon and many
of Ghana’s population live in urban cities. |
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| ISSN: | 2720-7722 |