Once again, the West tried to use the pervasive influence of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community to truncate the just concluded soccer World Cup in Qatar. Thank God, FIFA president Gianni Infantino stood his ground and refused to be blackmailed by the Western media to compromise the independence of the world soccer governing body.
Qatar had said drinking in the stadia would not be allowed. Also, it made it clear that the LGBTQ offends its laws. But Western nations said no! They claimed that LGBTQ was a human rights issue and that drinking should be allowed at venues. Captains of teams from key Western nations wanted to wear One Love arm bands to protest FIFA’s backing of the host nation’s policy, but Mr. Infantino’s principled stand and fidelity to the statute of FIFA ensured that the rebel Western players didn’t have their way, being whipped into line by Infantino’s threat to sanction any attempt to wear One Love arm bands by any player during the tournament.
The FIFA president went on to tongue -lash the West for it’s arrogant claim of being the world’s moral teacher. Thank you, Mr. Infantino. It’s been long we saw this kind of principled leadership from a leader from the Western hemisphere. The FIFA president is Italian.
Away from soccer. Many Western nations began to promote the gay rights concept in the last two decades or thereabouts. Twenty years ago, the LGBTQ was like an undergound movement. Few had the guts to publicly admit their perverse sexual orientation in any country of the world.
In Arab and Muslim nations, sodomy is punishable by death, even today. That’s one point Qatar made clear, to the consternation of Western nations, who are now at the forefront of promoting LGBTQ and same-sex marriage around the world.
Thank God, Ghana is showing the way back to moral sanity. Legislators in that country have a bill in parliament, which is seeking to ban the activities of the LGBTQ community in the country.
Ghana would not allow decadent foreign policies to erode it’s moral standards and destroy its nation. I recall that when the Western nations tried to bring the Gay rights issue for debate at the United Nations, delegates of African and Arab nations walked out of the Assembly in protest.
America, where same-sex marriage is now legitimate, is not only promoting the idea around the world as a human rights issue but has now started to impose economic sanctions on nations that criminalize LGBTQ activities.
Sodomy, same-sex marriage and other forms of sexual pervasion are gaining support globally, because America is promoting it through its powerful and ubiquitous media.
America fails to realize that when a nation begins to go against goldy principles, it’s days are numbered. Where are the old, powerful empires? They have all collapsed and gone into extinction because of moral decadence and rebellion against goldy principles.
The leaders of America seem to have forgotten that their nation was founded on godly principles. ‘One Nation Under God,’ is written in its constitution. The USA no longer allow prayers in its schools. The Ten Commandments, I understand, are being removed from public buildings. All the emblems of godliness are being erased from American consciousness and where God is absent, Satan takes over. For, if you are not for God, you are against God. It’s as simple as that.
America was founded as a Christian nation. President Abraham Lincoln commissioned Thanksgiving Day, a Bible-based concept.
Today, even though America still observes it, Thanksgiving Day is merely symbolic; it has little significance to Americans; all manner of evil now reigns and the church is keeping quiet.This conspiracy of silence is because the church wants to be politically correct.
America shouts the most about human rights, but it is the worst violator of human rights. The country allows children and deranged people to carry assault weapons with which they randomly commit mass murder in public places.
America pokes its nose in the internal affairs of lesser nations; imposes economic sanctions on nations with which it disagrees on policy issues. It appoints itself the world’s policeman, while it has failed to serve justice equally to its citizens on account of racial differences.
America just elected an openly lesbian person, while opposing polygamy elsewhere. This hypocrite called America is gradually falling apart.
The unfortunate aspect is the corruptive influence of America that has permeated the cultures of Black African nations. Africans, especially Nigerians, copy, hook line and sinker, anything American, good or bad.
Nowadays, our movie and music stars sing like American stars, dance like them; our broadcasters speak like them, copy their mannerisms and way of life.
The Americanization of Nigeria is a disaster. We should fight it before it destroys our culture, our values and our nation. Ghana shows that it can stand up for what is good, in the face of American threats and blackmail. America has no right to intimidate the world or browbeat the rest of the world because of its wealth and technology.
Young Africans should know that America is no longer the best model to follow. If they follow America, they will be destroyed by gun violence, LGBTQ and moral decadence, whereby family values are not respected or regarded.
There are nations in Asia and Latin America, which have been developing without copying America. India, Japan, China, Singapore and several nations in the Arab world are developing and making impressive strides without copying America and its decadent ways.
But when you see Nigerian superstars like Kiss Daniel, Davido, Burna Boy, and Tiwa Savage, who is basking in nudity like American female stars, you’d see clearly that they have an identity problem.
They are selling original Nigerian music using American identity! Too bad.
They must realize that America and the West are patronizing them because of the authentic African music that they play, not because of their poor, irritating imitation of American idols and their ways. Africans must wake up. Ghana shows us that we can stand our ground in the face of American threats and blackmail. LGBTQ is not our way. We must reject it. Our leaders must not legalise it. It’s a sin against God.
•Ayodeji, author, pastor and life coach, can be reached on 09059243004 (SMS, WhatsApp and email: [email protected] only)