US Pastor Steven Anderson may have been barred from entering SA for advocating the murder of homosexuals, but plans to open a branch of his controversial church locally seem to be well underway.
“We preach a gospel of love, but if we are disobedient we shall face the wrath of God. Homosexuals interpret this as hate speech because we don’t agree with their lifestyle, they want us to solemnise their marriages ... I don’t associate myself with any homosexuals; we don’t bother them but they bother me,” said Oscar Bougardt, a local pastor with links to Anderson.
He told Times Select on Monday he “was busy” with opening a branch of Anderson's church in SA but declined to expand, saying only he wished to “keep his cards close to his chest”. But, he added, an announcement would be made in the next few months. In October 2018, an image surfaced on social media of Bougardt – an equally contentious SA pastor – and Anderson at the Marching to Zion religious conference in Atlanta...