Earlier this month, an online petition driven by members of the LGBTI community and the SA Human Rights Commission – in the hopes of preventing Anderson from gaining entry into SA – accumulated more than 60 000 signatures.
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Anderson, who has been accused of hate speech following remarks against homosexuality, has publicly criticised South African leaders – including Gigaba – for allowing same-sex relations in the country.
Referring to Anderson’s response to criticisms from Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba, TEASA said it a tweet it could not “wait to see Anderson leave” and that South Africa had “enough bigotry” already.
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He added: ‘I have informed the DG that I have informed Steven Anderson and members and/or associates of his church as undesirable persons. He is scheduled to visit Botswana before arriving in South Africa.
The Baptist Union of Southern Africa also distanced itself from Anderson and Faithful Word Baptist Church, saying it was an “independent fundamentalist church”.
“The good news is that there’s 50 less paedophiles in this world, because, you know, these homosexuals are a bunch of disgusting perverts and paedophiles”, Anderson said in a video published on YouTube.
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“Therefore, we will not tolerate untoward behaviour, whether directed at the LGBTI community, or at any other national group on our soil”, the minister said.
