The redeem christian church of God RCCG overseer pastor Adeboye is known for his controversial views on homosexuality, he has arrived to preach in Auckland.
Petitions
have been launched in various countries to keep Enoch Adeboye out,
following comments he made linking gay marriage with the end of the
human race.
He arrived here in style on a private jet, which he says is part of his job.
"Being
a general overseer is a very heavy responsibility," he says. "You have
to think of what is the most efficient way you can do this job."
As the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, he visits millions of followers in 174 countries.
A petition tried to stop Mr Adeboye from going to Australia, and there are concerns about his presence here.
"We've got strong concerns about him coming and him preaching about his
view on homophobia," says Rawa Karetai of Rainbow Wellington.
Mr Adeboye has come under fire for his view on
same-sex marriage, which he says could endanger humanity and goes
against God's will.
"He made man and he made a
woman so that they can be together so they can produce children and the
human race can continue," he says. "If we disobey that aspect of God's
commandment then the human race becomes an endangered species."
He fears that if there are too many same-sex couples, eventually humans will stop procreating.
"It
takes just simple common sense to know that if we stop producing
children the human race will be extinct within the next 100 years and
definitely God will not want that," he says.
Same-sex
marriage has been legal in New Zealand for almost three months, and
Rainbow Wellington believes his views are out of touch with modern
Kiwis.
"A minority of people will agree with the
pastor's view of marriage, but we think that the majority of New
Zealanders accept that being queer is okay and queer marriage is fine as
well," says Mr Karetai.
Despite the controversy, Mr Adeboye still attracts a crowd - tomorrow he'll address an assembly of around 2500.
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