Popular referee Nigel Owens has responded to a Bishop on Twitter to put him in his place regarding same-sex marriage.
Bishop J. Strickland tweeted: “Please stop labeling bishops who speak the truth of the Gospel as homophobic.
You really don’t have a clue do you. We cannot choose our sexuality mun. God gave us love, to love each other & too fall in love with whoever you fall in love with. You can choose to be homophobic or not but you can’t choose your sexuality my friend. God bless x
— Nigel Owens MBE (@Nigelrefowens) June 3, 2019
“God gave us sexual intimacy for the procreation of children and the deeper union of a man & woman in marriage.
“Stating this truth is not homophobia, it is simply reality. “
Owens response has since gone viral, receiving well over 4000 likes.
“You really don’t have a clue do you.” tweeted Owens.
“We cannot choose our sexuality mun. God gave us love, to love each other & too fall in love with whoever you fall in love with.
“You can choose to be homophobic or not but you can’t choose your sexuality my friend. God bless x.”
Here’s how people responded to the Welshman’s response:
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