Freedom fighter Desmond Tutu said he’d rather burn in hell than worship an anti-gay God

Desmond Tutu at the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag in Cologne, 2007
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and fighter of apartheid, died on Sunday at the age of 90.

Though he was best known as a religious leader who tirelessly fought to overturn South Africa’s system of institutionalized racism (known as apartheid), he also spoke out for LGBTQ equality. In fact, he once said that he’d rather go to Hell than worship a homophobic God.

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In July 2013, Tutu raised eyebrows when he said, “I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. ‘No,’ I would say. ‘Sorry, I mean, I would much rather go to the other place.’” He made his comments at a public event launching the United Nations’ Free and Equal campaign for LGBTQ equality.

“I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this,” he continued.

Then, speaking out against anti-LGBTQ discrimination and violence, he added, “I cannot…

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