Pastor Solomon Male; torching the rot in churches

Pastor Moses Solomon Male’s Liteside

Any three things that we don’t know about you?

I cannot be compromised and I have the heart for victims of homosexuality and religious cults.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Seeing someone in need and making them happy.

What is your greatest fear?

I believe in predestination; whatever I go through, God has predefined for me; so I am fearless.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Sometimes I have been taken advantage of for my generosity because I care a lot.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

People, including Christians, are so hypocritical.

Which living person do you most admire?

My uncle, Dr John Fredrick Ssemwogerere has had a heart that cares, is generous and I think that I have partaken of it.

What is your greatest extravagance?

I have had to pay a price even from my own pockets to invest in the cause.

What is the greatest thing you have ever done?

The fight against homosexuality and cults; I have paid a price for both including being arrested and detained.

What is your current state of mind?

Everyday has its own challenge but right now, I’m not happy because I am concerned about the destiny of my country.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Basing on media reports, we tend to give a lot of attention to politicking and forget that there are other issues that are eating up our society.

What does being powerful mean to you?

It is a combination of wealth and titles.

On what occasion do you lie?

Even where I have gone wrong, I admit as opposed to telling a lie.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

I am contented with the way God created me.

Which living person do you most despise?

People who are selfish and greedy for gains; the only thing they think about are themselves.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Caring, ability to identify and respect authority of a man and being motherly.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Taking charge of real life situations, sensitive to other people’s existence and needs and must be able to pay the price for every achievement.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

I love myself, my parents and my children.

When and where were you happiest?

Much of my life has been tainted with pain. I am yet to see my happy moments.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Creating awareness that sodomy exists and that not even clerics or priests should be taken to be holy. I have also helped many victims.

Where would you most like to live?

If I weren’t here, who would be doing what I do. I am happy to be part of the contributors to the betterment of humanity.

What is your most treasured possession?

My greatest asset is my personal experience and story.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Being subjected to any degrading treatment, framed or even persecuted for own conscience.

What is your favourite occupation?

I write a lot although I haven’t yet published.

What do you most value in your friends?

I value a friend who understands my vision and is ready to stand with me and support me to realise that vision.

Who are your favorite writers?

Chinua Achebe and Elechi Amadi; Elechi wrote ‘The concubine’ which describes a young man obsessed by a woman and eventually said that ‘even if I die, my soul will go to heaven singing’. The two are inspirational writers.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Martin Luther King stood against the rot in the Catholic Church, was tried and later excommunicated. He risked and stood against an institution at the time no one could. Because of him, the renaissance of the protestant movement was realised.

What is your greatest regret?

My greatest hurts have become my greatest assets and much of what I have gone through is part of the discipline that I have.

How would you like to die?

In my sleep when God chooses but mostly when I have published my works. But I also don’t want to die before witnessing power change hands peacefully in Uganda.

What is your motto?

No matter if I fail, so long as I shall always tell myself that I have tried.