ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the role of politics in the anti-homosexuality narrative in the Anglican Church in Harare diocese. The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe shows, the stance towards homosexuality is as much informed by certain theological and moral positions within the church as by the wider political context. It appears that the homosexual debate in the Anglican Church was politicised and rooted in power struggles of the church and was not simply a product of conservative values. The anti-homosexuality narrative was used by senior office bearers in Zimbabwe's Anglican Church to hold on to power and manipulate the masses. The anti-homosexuality narrative gained currency during the period of economic turmoil, particularly when the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) under Morgan Tsvangirai entered the political stage and challenged Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe. Nolbert Kunonga as the bishop of the Harare diocese, his anti-homosexuality stance in the Anglican Church was simply a tactic to gain legitimacy and domination.
