Religious Leaders In Cuba Outspoken And Critical Of Proposed Constitution

[Mariana]

20. Does anyone want to take a guess as to which issue

is most disturbing to the Christian activists in Cuba, according to the article?

An early version of the constitution defined marriage simply as "the union of two persons," which conservative Christian leaders saw as an implicit endorsement of gay marriage. "We love the sinner, but there are some practices that are not in accord with our biblical principles," says the Rev. Moises de Prada, president of the Assembly of God denomination in Cuba.

Surprise, surprise.

Relations with the church improved in the period after the collapse of the Soviet bloc, when Cuban leaders were seeking alliances with western countries to make up for the loss of subsidies from former Communist allies. The Catholic church was revived, and evangelical Protestantism gained new ground. The new churches enjoyed relatively good relations with the government for a while, but in recent years tensions have been rising.

I'm sure those Christians who insist that the government should oppress the LGBT population for them are absolutely dumbfounded that relations between the churches and the government have soured.