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Art for Peace: An Interview with Artist Mary Button

By John Shorb

…eautiful, visual material culture full of hope. Do you think that peace in Kenya is possible? What role does art play in this? I do think peace is possible in Kenya. I even think it’s possible in the United States. I think art has an incredibly important role to play in the pursuit for peace because it is this amazing way to channel a sense of collective urgency. I was just taken aback by the incredible energy that manifested itself the minute we…

Bill to Stone Gays to Death Introduced in Kenya

By Peter Montgomery

…perceptions that NGOs provide handouts while the government does nothing. Kenya: New Bill Calls For Public Stoning of Gays A Kenyan “kill the gays” bill has been introduced by Edward Onwong’a Nyakeriga of the Republican Liberty Party. It would include the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” as well as lifetime jail sentences for running ‘brothels for homosexual purposes,” which Pink News suggests could be used against anyone who lives wi…

‘No Room’ for Gays in Country that Worships God [Kenya] | Churches Fight to Keep Sexuality Out of Sex Ed [S. Korea] | Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…id it was the U.S. position that “all people are created equal.” Openy gay Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainana criticized Ruto’s comments, saying “Kenya’s deputy president joins an important tradition by Africans in power to spread hate in church on a Sunday.” Reuters notes that Ruto has been charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court “for his alleged role in stoking ethnic violence after Kenya’s 2007 presidential electi…

Seventh-Day Adventists & Gay ‘Cures’; Legal Victory for Kenyan LGBTs; Political, Religious Leaders Spar on LGBT Issues in UK; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…e seen this week, the Assembly is incapable of making this necessary legal change.” An independent candidate for Parliament, Susan Anne White, unveiled a “biblically correct” manifesto that calls for recriminalization of homosexuality and pledges opposition to “the LGBT agenda” and “redefinition of marriage.” Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Jim Wells resigned this week amid controversy over his comments that children should not be brought up by…

Why the Hell Does Hell Still Matter?

By Kathryn Gin

…. The common claim that hell has been on the outs in America since at least 1800 is simply untrue. If anything, 1800 represented a turning point in the other direction. The idea of universal salvation had appealed to both elites like Chauncy and common folk in the late-1700s. The promise that all humans would eventually be saved represented an extreme backlash against the dominant Calvinist notion that God chose only some for heaven. Universal sal…

Clashing human rights visions for LGBTs at United Nations; More Mixed Messages from the Vatican as Family Synod Begins; Timeline of Worsening Homophobia by Turkey’s AKP Party; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…entity” and that official response has been inadequate at best. “President Kenyatta recently described gay rights in Kenya as a ‘non-issue,’” said Lorna Dias, executive coordinator of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya, an umbrella organization of which PEMA Kenya is a member. “Our response is that being gay or lesbian is a non-issue, but being harmed because of who you are is a serious issue. And the government can’t abdicate its responsibili…

Catholic ‘Soul-Searching’ as Ireland Votes on Marriage; Churches, American Activists Join Kenyan Anti-Gay Group’s ‘Family’ Confab; Indian Mom Seeks Spouse For Gay Son; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…Kenyatta, the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya, National Congress of Churches Kenya, and the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops. The event was convened by the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum, which says the group came together around provisions in the then-proposed Constitution that they unsuccessfully opposed harm protections for “family, life and religious freedom and social justice.” The group now sees “a need for concerted efforts to influe…

Fear of U.S. Marriage Equality Exported to Africa

By Kapya Kaoma

…x marriage, many Africans remain conflicted about the president’s visit to Kenya. Some Kenyan leaders are demanding that Obama ignore the plight of LGBTQI people while there, because to acknowledge them would be akin to “promoting homosexuality.” Kenyan Republican Liberty party leader Vincent Kidala claimed that 5,000 naked men and women will demonstrate against President Obama, and Evangelical Bishop Mark Kariuki warned against Obama using his vi…

Mexican Marriage Marches Show Struggle Between Church and Secular State; Pro-LGBT Mormon Group Grows After ‘Apostate’ Declaration; Botswana Gives Anti-Gay US Pastor the Boot; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…to equality for LGBTI people. Four of the 16 parties entitled to run candidates in 2017 have signed the agreement to date, reports El Universo. Cambodia: Report examines discrimination against trans women The Cambodian Center for Human Rights published a report this month on “Discrimination Against Transgender Women in Cambodia’s Urban Centers.” The report notes, “Cambodia’s predominantly Buddhist religious tradition suggests that there may have…

Will Pope’s African Tour Change Attitudes on Divorce and LGBTQ Among African Catholics?

By Kaya Oakes

…erarchy “who live lavish lives when people around them are struggling.” In Kenya, the Pope will visit a slum in Nairobi. To get there, Momanyi says, he will pass through a wealthy neighborhood, because “the rich and poor are living back to back. That’s the reality in Kenya.” Both Pollitt and Momanyi say that they hope the Pope’s visit will lead to the church making a greater financial investment in Africa. Catholic Charities and Caritas Internatio…