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'''Desmond Tutu''' is a ]n peace activist who rose to worldwide fame in the 1980s through his opposition to ]. He was the first black ] ] of ], South Africa, and the winner of the 1984 ]. He headed the ]. '''Desmond Tutu''' is a ]n peace activist who rose to worldwide fame in the 1980s through his opposition to ]. He was the first black ] ] of ], ], and the winner of the 1984 ]. He headed the ].


Tutu believes the treatment of Palestinians by the Jewish state of Israel is a form of apartheid (). He has repeatedly called upon the Israeli government to respect the human ] of the Palestinian people, whether Muslim or Christian. Tutu believes the treatment of ]s by the Jewish state of ] is a form of apartheid (). He has repeatedly called upon the Israeli government to respect the human ] of the Palestinian people, whether ] or ].


Commenting days after the August 5, 2003 ] gay ordination, Desmond said that he does not see what "all the fuss" is about: "For us that doesn't make a difference, the sexual orientation." Commenting days after the ], ] ] gay bishop ordination, Desmond Tutu said that he does not see what "all the fuss" is about: "For us that doesn't make a difference, the sexual orientation."

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Desmond Tutu is a South African peace activist who rose to worldwide fame in the 1980s through his opposition to apartheid. He was the first black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and the winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. He headed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Tutu believes the treatment of Palestinians by the Jewish state of Israel is a form of apartheid (). He has repeatedly called upon the Israeli government to respect the human dignity of the Palestinian people, whether Muslim or Christian.

Commenting days after the August 5, 2003 The Episcopal Church gay bishop ordination, Desmond Tutu said that he does not see what "all the fuss" is about: "For us that doesn't make a difference, the sexual orientation."

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