‘Racist’ guest house owner agrees to debate on Bible

26 June 2016 - 17:23 By TMG Digital

The controversial ‘racist’ owner of the Sodwana Bay Guest House who has been widely condemned for refusing to accommodate blacks at his establishment‚ Andre Slade‚ has agreed to a radio debate on whether the Bible promotes racism.Slade‚ who claims that the Bible promotes racial segregation‚ has agreed to debate Philip Rosenthal‚ of ChristianView Network‚ on "Does the Bible promote racism?" on Monday evening on Vuma FM.LISTEN: Segregation is 'God's law' - racist KZN guest house ownerRosenthal had challenged Slade‚ who has been quoted as saying that blacks are servants and not people and that the Bible prohibits him from mixing with other races‚ to withdraw his comments or agree to a debate.Calls to shut down KZN guest house that won’t take ‘black people or government employees’“Slade has agreed to debate‚ conditional we answer the arguments in his book Where To From Here. Slade’s book refers to Christianity as 'your religion' and indicates he follows a New Age mix of beliefs from many religions‚” ChristianView Network said on Sunday.The debate will be broadcast on Vuma FM between 6pm and 7pm on Monday.Listen via the internet at www.vumafm.co.za or in Durban at 103 FM...

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