Apocalyptic homophobia: freedom of religious expression, hate speech, and the pentecostal discourse on same-sex relations in africa

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0620
Nama Orang :	Ukah, Asonzeh






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Cambridge - Crime, 2021

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Abstrak	In many African societies, gender roles and sexuality are intensely scrutinized, policed, and often enforced. Frequently, this situation results in perceived deviations being characterized in very strong terms. Many Africans across religious and denominational boundaries seem united in their opposition and criticism of same-sex relationships. In the twenty-rst cen tury, criminalization of same-sex relationships has witnessed an uptick across the continent. In Nigeria, same-sex union was criminalized in 2014, an act that witnessed massive support from Protestant, especially Pentecostal, Christian communities. Prominent Pentecostal lead ers spearheaded the campaign in support and defense of the anti-gay laws in the country. Reasoned opposition to a practice based on religious faith, doctrine, and scriptural prescrip tions is an integral aspect of the protection for the practice of religion. However, there is a palpable tension in the debates around rights to free sexual expression as a fundamental ele ment of legally protected human rights and the equally constitutionally embedded right to religious practice, expression, and exercise. At what point, therefore, does the respect for the free exercise of religion and religious expression come into conict with the respect for, and protection of, minority rights such as claimed rights to sexual expression such as many LGBTQI persons are increasingly contesting? Framed differently, is the verbal and non-ver bal promotion of hatred, violence, indignity, and insult or giving offence to a segment of the population based on sexual orientation a part of free religious expression? How do the Pentecostal arguments against same-sex relations in Nigeria approximate to hate speech, dened as a verbal attack on a person or group of persons based on their attributes such as gender and sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity? To analyze these and related issues, this essay examines the arguments used by the leader of the largest Pentecostal organization in Nigeria and by far, the most important Pentecostal voice in the country in the wake of the legal prohibition of homosexuality in Nigeria in 2014.
Entri Tambahan Nama Orang
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	apocalypticism, same-sex relations, homosexuality, hate speech, Pentecostalism, legal prohibition in Nigeria, religious expression
ISSN
Tahun Terbit	2021
No. Induk	eja-21-0620
Entri Sumber Data	Cambridge - Crime
Entri Utama Nama orang	Ukah, Asonzeh
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 36, no. , p. 72-91
Entri Utama Nama Badan
Barcode	eja-21-0620
Subjek Topik
Judul Utama	Apocalyptic homophobia: freedom of religious expression, hate speech, and the pentecostal discourse on same-sex relations in africa
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional