Archbishop Desmond Tutu Condemns 'New Apartheid'
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was a seminal figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, said in an interview with NBC News' Ann Curry that he would rather go to hell than to a heaven reigned over by a homophobic God.
"I am absolutely, utterly and completely certain that God wouldn't be…homophobic," Tutu told Curry, reiterating a sentiment he articulated more than a year ago at a rally hosted by the United Nations Human Rights Office in Cape Town, South Africa.
The retired Anglican archbishop also said that oppression of LGBT people is the "new apartheid." As he has in the past, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner spoke disapprovingly of the use of religion as a weapon to oppress gays. Since many antigay activists cite the Bible as justification for their views, Curry asked Tutu how he reconciled his desire for acceptance of LGBT people with the Bible.
"You don't choose your sexual orientation," the archbishop said. "The Bible is the word of God. But it is the word of God through human beings."
http://www.advocate.com/world/2014/07/14/watch-archbishop-desmond-tutu-condemns-new-apartheid
Desmond Tutu, the gift that keeps on giving. 
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