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Monrovia, Liberia — The national debate over marriage and morality is about to explode into the chambers of Liberia’s Legislature as lawmakers prepare to grill top church leaders on their alleged stance toward same-sex marriage.
Pleebo Sodoken District Representative Anthony F. Williams has called on Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon to summon Bishop Rev. Samuel J. Quire of the United Methodist Church of Liberia and Rev./Dr. Samuel B. Reeves Jr., head of the Liberia Council of Churches, to explain what he calls the “reported promotion” of same-sex marriage in the country.
Williams’ communication brands the matter a direct threat to Liberia’s cultural heritage, moral values, and legal order, citing the 1986 Constitution’s preamble on preserving family life, biblical scriptures defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and Penal Law provisions that criminalize same-sex sexual conduct.
“The Holy Bible is clear, the Constitution is clear, and the law is clear so we must seek clarity on why the Church is allegedly going against these,” Williams asserted.
He argues the matter “touches on our moral fabric and the collective conscience of our people,” urging his colleagues to endorse the summons without delay. The lawmakers would then question the religious leaders in plenary, with the date yet to be announced.
The looming confrontation sets the stage for a fiery collision of faith, law, and human rights, with public opinion already sharply divided and political temperatures rising.
