Church leader blames covid on gay marriage

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below. Just click on the icons to get to the download page. Several US religious figures and an influential Israeli rabbi have suggested the emergence of the virus is divine retribution for same-sex activity, which they see as sinful.

The World Health Organization, which is leading the global fight against the outbreak, has called for an end to misinformation, warning it fuels stigmatization and discrimination. The coronavirus, which is thought to have originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has infected more thanpeople worldwide and caused almost 4, deaths.

Medical experts believe the illness first infected a bat or another animal and was then passed onto a human - though exactly how is still unclear. As scientists toil for answers, some preachers have stepped in to offer their own interpretations. Last week US radio host and Protestant minister Earl Walker Jackson used his show to criticize the impact of what he called the "homosexual movement", calling it "the 'homovirus' for the family", an apparent coronavirus reference.

Hurricane Sandy, which hit the East Coast of America inwas described by a US rabbi as "divine justice" for the state of New York legalizing gay marriage a year earlier. On Saturday, Meir Mazuz, an Israel-based Sephardic rabbi, said the coronavirus was divine retribution for Pride parades around the world.

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