Ben Gitau has made Kenyans on twitter and other social media sites go frenzy after it was announced that he tied the knot with his gay partner, a mathematics professor in USA, Mr. Steve Damelin who both got married at Ann Arbor, in Michigan, USA, on May 21, 2016.
Soon after the event, the two were seen at the Square’s gardens kissing and fondling in public as friends and family members cheered.
However, a respected marriage and family counselor in Kenya immediately criticized the wedding.Pastor Philip Kitoto, of the International Christian Center, Nairobi, said: “Culturally and Biblical, marriage and sexual relations between people of the same sex is a sin.”
“The Bible is clear that God created us in his image; He created us male and female. Therefore, in the Book of Leviticus 18:22 He warns men: ‘Do not have sex relations with a man as one does with a woman’. God calls this an abomination.”
“That is why, in Romans 1:27-32, the Bible tells us that as mankind walked in disobedience to the commands of God, this led to a depraved mind where men lusted after other men and women after their own kind. They not only burned with passion for each other but they also recommended the same practice for others.”
“What we need to understand is that God, in his love for us, still loves the sinner. However, he hates sin. I believe when we turn to him in repentance, he will welcome us back.”
Soon after taking the vows, Mr Gitau posted the following multiple hashtags — some of which are very popular within the gay community in the US — on his Twitter handle and Facebook page
“#HappilyMarried #NewlyWed #GayCouple #GayHusbands #2Hubbies #Blessed #JewishHubby #ChristianHubby #Hubby1 #Hubby2 #4Ever1 #InGodsMath #GetItRight #NoWife #ThankYou!”
This announcement was not positively received by Kenyans who went ahead to show their anger on what Mr Gitau did by condemning his gay marriage decision.