Desmond Tutu Delivers One Kick-Ass Line Against Anyone Advocating For A Homophobic God

South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu recently said these powerful words. Yep, we know, he really is quite amazing.

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Upworthy Staff Writer

Sep 16, 2013

Archbishop Tutu also said this at the launch of the Free and Equal campaign in Cape Town:

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

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