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Jacaranda’s Rian van Heerden slammed in gays and God furore
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Openly gay Jacaranda FM radio presenter Rian van Heerden has been vilified for saying that a homophobic God isn’t worth following.
Van Heerden made the statement during the breakfast show on Wednesday after he brought up Johannesburg gay rugby team, the Jozi Cats, which has been in the media thanks to its controversial new ad campaign.
In response to a host of homophobic comments on Facebook, largely motivated by religious beliefs, the presenter said on air:
“Any God, and I don’t care if he’s got eight arms or if he’s a tree, I don’t care who you worship, any God that judges people because of how they were born or who they were born, is not worth worshipping.”
Van Heerden added: “And I stand by that statement.”
He continued to be attacked on social media in a barrage of anti-gay rants. Many commentators cited the Bible as the basis for justi
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Gay & Lesbian Organisation of Wits, South AfricaSimon was born on 26 November 1957 in Soweto, South Africa. He died on 30 November 1998. He was an anti-apartheid gay rights and HIV/AIDS activist. In 1983, Simon joined the Gay Association of South Africa, where he formed the Saturday Group, the first
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'Children need help with their mental health' - Rian van Heerden after pupil's suicide
On Wednesday, the country was once again shocked after the sudden death of an Affies student.
Ian Visser, who was an outstanding pupil, took his own life and left Rian van Heerden in so much pain.
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"In your life, you will never face circumstances as hard as in school - it is such a hard environment."
Rian van Heerden weighed in on the mental health of young children.
"When I become president of this country, inom will make sure that every school has a permanent clinical psychologist on board," he says.
"I will also get rid of the stigma about psychologists - there is absolutely nothing wrong with seeing a psychologist.
"Our mental health in this country fryst vatten shocking - because our mind is our worst enemy - and we all need help."
Rian begged listeners to seek help and to help others - because we have no idea what people are going th