IEksodus International yinhlangano yenkolo ese-Orlando, eFlorida ezinikele "ekuqondiseni labo bantu nemindeni ethinteke ebungqingili." Impikiswano yenzeke lapho inhlangano yethula isicelo sokusabalalisa lo mlayezo nge-AppStore.
Ukuvela kwalesi sicelo kwamukelwe yi-Apple, inkampani esekele inhloso ye-LGTB izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa, kwavusa uthuthuva phakathi kwezishoshovu zomphakathi wezitabane, ezathumela ngokushesha isicelo somphakathi ku-Apple ukuthi sisisuse esitolo. Ezinsukwini ezintathu kamuva, i-Apple yabhalela abadali besicelo ibazisa ukuthi ihoxisiwe "ngokulimaza inani elikhulu labantu."
En Actualidad iPhone sikwazile ukwenza inhlolokhono UJeff Buchanan, ophethe ukusabalalisa umyalezo phakathi kwabafundi. Le ngxoxo ithathwa ngombono ohlosiwe futhi ihlose ukujulisa ukusabela okubangele ukuhoxiswa kwesicelo kuleli qembu lezenkolo nokuthi iyini inhloso yomyalezo, ngokusho kwabo, "ongenzondo" kepha ofaka ithoni yobungqingili ngokuya ngokuhlanganyela kwe-LGTB.
Ukuqala kwendatshana yokuqala ngesiNgisi ngemuva kokugxuma:
I-Pablo Ortega (PO) Ucabangani ngokusebenza kuka-Apple kususa uhlelo lwakho lokusebenza esitolo?
UJeff Buchanan (JB) Sidumele ngesinqumo sika-Apple sokususa isicelo sethu. Sibona sengathi lokhu kukhombisa ukungabi nokwehluka nokubekezelelana okuhlonishwa kakhulu emphakathini we-GLBT.
I-PO Ngabe uzodlulisa isinqumo? Ngabe uhlela ukukhuthaza isicelo esifanayo ngaphakathi kwabalandeli bakho?
JB Njengamanje sihlola izinketho zethu. Sihlela ukuba nesimemezelo emasontweni azayo maqondana nokuphendula kwethu esinqumweni sika-Apple.
I-PO Ngabe ucabanga ukuthi uhlelo lokusebenza belulimaza iqembu elikhulu labantu? Yayiyini inhloso enkulu yaleli thuluzi olithuthukisile?
JB Akukho lutho ngomlayezo we-Exodus International ongathathwa njengokulimaza. Umyalezo wethu ukuhlanganisa uMzimba kaKristu ukukhonza uGrace neQiniso emhlabeni othintwe ubungqingili. Sibambelela kumbono weBhayibheli wezocansi futhi uhlelo lwethu lokusebenza luvele lunikeze imininingwane esivele ifinyeleleka kuwebhusayithi yethu (amamosakhalinfo.org). Sifuna ukuthi umyalezo wethu utholakale kuwo wonke amapulatifomu asetshenziswayo ngokwesiko lanamuhla.
I-PO Uyacacisa kuwebhusayithi yakho ukuthi awenzi sengathi welapha ubungqingili. Ucabanga ukuthi abantu abasha bakuthuthukisa kanjani lokhu kuthambekela kwezocansi?
JB Kunezinto eziningi ezibangela ukuthambekela kobulili obufanayo futhi ayikho ifomula. Siyazibona izinto eziningana ezinikele, esinye kube umthelela wamathonya ezemvelo ezimpilweni zabantu. Ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kube yithonya elikhulu emzabalazweni wami nobungqingili. Kimi, ngathola ukuhlukaniswa okujulile nobaba nobulili bami okwaba nomthelela omkhulu ekuthuthukiseni kwami izinto zobulili obufanayo. Bekufanele ngifinyelele ezinqumweni zokuthi ngizophila impilo yami ngesihlungi sokholo lwami hhayi isihlungi sobulili bami. Ngenxa yalokho, uNkulunkulu waqala umsebenzi wokuguqula ngaphakathi kimi futhi ngeneliseke ngokuphelele ngempilo yami namuhla.
I-PO Singafunda kuwebhusayithi yakho ukuthi "ubungqingili kufanele kube yinjongo yomphakathi". Ucabanga ukuthi umphakathi ungawenza kanjani lowo mgomo?
JB Ngikholwa wukuthi sonke sinesibopho sokuphendula izingqinamba eziphathelene nobungqingili emasikweni ethu namuhla. Kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sikhombise uthando nozwelo kubantu ngabanye, emndenini, nakubangane abathintekile kulolu daba. Abantu abaningi banemibuzo futhi bafuna izimpendulo. ISonto linomsebenzi wokufinyelela kulabo abalwa nale mibuzo. ISonto kumele futhi likhombise uthando nozwela lukaKristu kubo bonke abasemphakathini we-GLBT. Baningi abanombono ongamanga weSonto futhi badinga ukuzwa ukukholwa okuyiqiniso. Yize singayekethisi eqinisweni lemiBhalo, kufanele sidlulisele uthando lukaKristu kubo bonke.
I-PO I-Exodus International kusobala ukuthi ivumelana nobuchwepheshe obusha. Isinqumo sokwakha uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-iPhone bekuwukufinyelela abantu abaningi noma ukufinyelela ukufinyelela kulitshe elithile?
JB Isifiso sethu ukufinyelela kubantu abaningi futhi senze umyalezo wethu utholakale kalula kumasiko wanamuhla. Sibona sengathi ukuzivumelanisa nobuchwepheshe banamuhla kuyisu elidingekayo futhi elihlakaniphile lenkonzo.
I-PO I-Apple ilinganise uhlelo lokusebenza lwezingane ezingaphezu kuka-4 +. Uyavumelana nalesi silinganiso? Ingabe abazali kufanele bahlanganyele nalolu hlelo lokusebenza nezingane zabo?
JB Yebo, sikholwa ukuthi isilinganiso sokuqala esinikezwe yi-Apple besilungile. Sikholwa ukuthi abazali kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi babambe iqhaza ngokuthembekile uma kuziwa ezinganeni nakubuchwepheshe banamuhla. Isicelo sasebenza njengethuluzi lemininingwane. Kwakunengxenye eyayinesihloko esithi "Responding to Bullying" eyenzelwe ukufundisa abazali nabafundi ukuthi bangaziphendula kanjani izingqinamba zokuhlukumeza. (Kutholakala lapha kuwebhusayithi yabaFundi beEksodusi: http://exodusinternational.org/exodus-student-ministries/students/bullying-tolerance/Besifuna ukuqwashisa ngodaba lokuxhashazwa nokusiza abafundi ukuthi bazi ukuthi kumele baphendule kanjani uma kungukuthi bayizisulu noma babone ontanga behlukunyezwa. Manje lo mlayezo uthulisiwe kungxenyekazi ye-iTunes.