Skip to main content.
Religion News Blog is a non-profit service providing academics, religion professionals and other researchers with religion & cult news
ReligionNewsBlog

Religion news articles about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues

Navigation:
A Random Image


Related

More news articles & news archive on Homosexuality/Lesbianism/Bisexuality/Transg.


Translate



Advertisements *

What is a cult: Cult Definition
Simple steps to financial health and a good credit score


Elsewhere

What is deprogramming?


Homosexuality/Lesbianism/Bisexuality/Transg.:

Anglican leader’s plea to faithful claims extra wives are ‘making a mockery’ of the church

Scotland on Sunday, Scotland, UK
May 11, 2008
Nicholas Christian
scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com

ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 21407 • Posted: Monday May 12, 2008  

  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Reader
  • Gmail
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Delicious
  • Blogger Post
  • Evernote
  • Facebook
  • Share/Bookmark
Click here... More articles on this topic: Homosexuality/Lesbianism/Bisexuality/Transg.

Mirroring the renewed drive in the US to combat polygamy, Nigeria’s Anglican leader has this week told the country’s many Christian polygamists that the time has come to give up their extra wives.

In a letter to the faithful, Archbishop Peter Akinola warned the issue could “make a mockery” of the church. Until now, converts to Christianity have been allowed to keep their polygamous relationships.

Bishop Ali Buba Lamido said that it was difficult to convert polygamous Muslims to Christianity unless they could keep their wives, while Bishop Ali Buba of the Wusasa diocese in northern Kaduna State said 10% of some congregations in the north can be in polygamous marriages.

As with Sudan, Nigeria is deeply divided between the mostly Muslim north and a predominantly Christian and animist south.

The archbishop’s letter comes ahead of the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops in July. Even though a significant proportion of its population is not Christian, Africa’s most populous country’s sheer size means that Nigeria is a major power in the Anglican church. With 17.5 million members, the Nigerian Anglican Church is the second largest in the communion.

“Those of us who are in the forefront of the prophetic call for a return to Biblical truth cannot close our eyes to the increasingly blatant disregard for the teaching of the Bible on family life,” wrote the archbishop. “The observation will destroy our witness if not firmly addressed. We cannot claim to be a Bible-believing church yet be selective in our obedience.”

Bishop Lamido said polygamous converts are prevented from taking leadership positions in the church until they accept monogamy. If they do separate, the women usually give up their children to the care of their ex-husbands.

“These women remain in the church and can remarry, but mostly decide to remain single. It is often difficult for them to restart family life,” he said.

Archbishop Akinola has led opposition by some European and American Anglicans to the ordaining of gay priests.

Critics of that stance have suggested that the archbishop’s letter may be an attempt to head off criticism about “unscriptural practices” in his own backyard.

  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Reader
  • Gmail
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Delicious
  • Blogger Post
  • Evernote
  • Facebook
  • Share/Bookmark


What You Can Do From Here

Read More Articles On These Topics
Share, Blog About, Bookmark, or Email This Article
Subscribe
Follow Religion News Blog on Twitter


Read Another Article
Find Related Information
cult research search enginecountercult information Use our custom search engines to find additional research resources on religions and cults
Find Related Books


Most Popular Today


Share This Article

To share this page simply copy and paste one of these URL's:





Counter Cult Search

Search for information about (religious) cults, cult-like organizations, -- as well as paranormal-, New Age, and pseudoscientific claims -- across 260+ websites, blogs and forums dedicated to cult research, spiritual abuse, ex-cult counseling & support.


Note: results are listed on another domain -- CounterCultSearch.com -- from which you can easily return here.


Apologetics Search

Search for apologetics articles, books, videos, and other research resources across 135 Christian apologetics websites and blogs.


Note: results are listed on another domain -- ApologeticsSearch.com -- from which you can easily return here.

About Religion News Blog
Religion News Blog (RNB), published by Apologetics Index, highlights news items and other resources on world religions, cults, religious sects, alternative religions and related issues. RNB's non-profit news clipping service is used by - among others - Christian apologists, countercult professionals, anticult organizations, cult experts, teachers, religion professionals, reporters and other researchers.

Home
Latest Headlines
RSS news feed [?]
Headlines by Email
News Trackers
Free content for your site
About RNB
Privacy Policy
Contact RNB
Link to RNB
Advertise on RNB
Apologetics Index
Cult FAQ
Apologetics Search Engine
CounterCult Search Engine