allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Anglican Bishop Chides U.S. Over Gay Marriage

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Anglican Bishop Chides U.S. Over Gay Marriage
The Bishop of Minna Diocese (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Daniel Yisa,
has condemned the decision of the United States of America (USA) Supreme
Court's ruling that upheld same-sex marriage as a legal right,
describing it as, 'Satan's agenda and not of God'.

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