{"id":260947,"date":"2016-10-23T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T15:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=260947"},"modified":"2016-10-23T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T15:55:23","slug":"us-embassy-duncan-williams-not-banned-from-entering-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/us-embassy-duncan-williams-not-banned-from-entering-america\/","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy: Duncan Williams not banned from entering America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US Embassy has denied reports suggesting that the Founder of Action Chapel, Archbishop Duncan Williams has been banned from entering the US.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier reports alleged that Archbishop had been banned from entering the US after he condemned and refused to officiate a gay wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop was quoted as saying\u00a0gay marriage is &#8220;a sin against Bible teachings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The reports, further alleged that the State Department condemned him, following his stance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-260953\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/US.png\" alt=\"us\" width=\"394\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the US Embassy in a tweet said \u201creports that Archbishop had been banned from travelling to the United States are a complete fabrication.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EfeAnsah\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EfeAnsah<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s) [0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Embassy has denied reports suggesting that the Founder of Action Chapel, Archbishop Duncan Williams has been banned from entering the US. 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