"The Church of Uganda broke communion with the Episcopal Church USA (TEC) in 2003 when they unilaterally changed the received Biblical and moral teaching of the Anglican Communion on ordination. The Primates of the Anglican Communion unanimously agreed -- including the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church -- that, should TEC proceed with the consecration as Bishop of a divorced father of two living in a same-sex relationship, it would tear the fabric of the Communion at its deepest level, which is exactly what has happened over the past twelve years.

"In spite of TEC's 2006 resolution that expressed their "regret" at "straining" the bonds of affection in the Anglican Communion, they have, nonetheless, continued their march toward dismantling the Christian faith and morals, culminating in their recent decision to change the definition of marriage -- something that was given by God in creation."

Ntagali cited Jesus when he said, "At the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." (Mark 10.6-9).

"The definition and meaning of marriage is not something that can be defined by voting. It is something that is given by God in general revelation and in special revelation, and it is for us as human beings and, especially, the Church, to simply receive and follow. The fact that 2+2 equals 4 cannot be changed by a vote or decree. Neither can the meaning of marriage between a man and a woman be changed by a vote.

What St. Paul wrote to Timothy is as relevant today as it was almost 2,000 years ago. "For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths." (2 Timothy 4.3-4)

"The Church of Uganda was blessed to play a small role in the creation of the Anglican Church in North America as an alternative and biblically faithful Anglican Church in North America. Through our GAFCON fellowship, a number of Archbishops from Global South Provinces recognized the validity of the Anglican Church in North America, and we support them in their resolution to promote healthy and spiritually strong families and marriages between one man and one woman."

Ntagali said the so-called "Instruments of Communion" in the Anglican Communion have not been able to restore godly order to the Communion, nor do they seem to have the will to do so. While we despair at the path TEC has taken and their imperialist commitment to export it to the rest of the Anglican Communion, we do not lose hope. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." (Hebrews 13.8) "We do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake." (2 Corinthians 4.5)

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KENYAN LEADERS are warning President Obama not to bring his "gay agenda" with him when he visits his father's homeland at the end of this month to open the sixth Global Entrepreneurship Summit, reports Breitbart News.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the White House image was cloaked in the militant LGBT rainbow, as was the Facebook profile picture of the U.S. Department of Education.

In Nairobi on Monday, members of the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya called upon Obama to refrain from discussing the gay agenda, reports CNSNews.com.

"It is important for us as Kenyans to know that the U.S. is not God," evangelical Bishop Mark Kariuki was quoted by local media as saying.

Kariuki added that Obama should not use the visit to "talk about the gay issue."

Irungu Kangata, a lawmaker in President Uhuru Kenyatta's The National Alliance (TNA) party, said, "We are telling Mr. Obama when he comes to Kenya this month and he tries to bring the abortion agenda, the gay agenda, we shall tell him to shut up and go home."

Kangata, according to The Standard of Nairobi, said Kenyans would protest against Obama over the gay agenda issue while he visited their country.

"Anybody who tries to come and preach to this country that they should allow homosexuality, I think he's totally lost," said TNA lawmaker Jamleck Kamau, according to The Daily Nation. "And I would also like to add, our son from the U.S., Barack Obama, when he comes here, to simply avoid that topic completely because Kenyans will not be happy with him if he comes to bring the issue of homosexuality in this country."

"Liberal thoughts are being entertained in some countries under the guise of human rights," said Justin Muturi, the speaker of the National Assembly, to an Anglican Church congregation. "We must be vigilant and guard against it. We must lead an upright society and not allow obnoxious behavior as we have a responsibility to protect our children."

Rose Mitaru, one of 47 female lawmakers in Kenya, said that allowing same-sex marriage in her country would open "floodgates of evil synonymous with the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah."

Similarly, TNA lawmaker Cecily Mbarire urged the government to reject any foreign aid coming from groups whose goal it is to legalize same-sex marriage.

Deputy President William Ruto also said homosexuality was "against the plan of God" during a church sermon in Nairobi. "God did not create man and woman so that men would marry men and women marry women," he was quoted as saying by The Daily Nation.

"Those who want to engage in those businesses, they can do it in their countries, and they can do it wherever it is they want," Ruto said. "In Kenya, we will stand firm."

Kenyan religious leaders have been warning the United States for several years about the harmful influence of the militant LGBT agenda on culture and society. In 2013, Kenyan Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and president of the Kenyan Episcopal Conference, joined other African leaders in open dismissal of Obama's calls for acceptance of same-sex marriage when the American president visited Africa at that time.

"Those people who have already ruined their society...let them not become our teachers to tell us where to go," said Njue in response to Obama's statements promoting same-sex marriage. "I think we need to act according to our own traditions and our faiths."

Similarly, Ruto rebuked Obama for promoting same-sex marriage in Africa during his visit. Speaking at a Catholic Church, Ruto said, "Those who believe in other things, that is their business...We believe in God."

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Monday that Obama would not avoid the topic of the gay agenda during his visit.

"I'm confident the president will not hesitate to make clear that the protection of basic universal human rights in Kenya is also a priority and consistent with the values that we hold dear here in the United States of America," Earnest said.

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