Tags: uganda
Ugandan Landslide a Message from God?

Candace Chellew-Hodge.

The causes of disasters are natural, not supernatural.

Christianity Today counsels “patience” on Uganda’s anti-gay law

Candace Chellew-Hodge.

Would they say the same if this were an anti-Christian law?

Obama Fumbles on Uganda at National Prayer Breakfast

Candace Chellew-Hodge.

If people think the speech strongly condemned anti-LGBT discrimination, they have low expections.

Religious Leaders Urge Obama to Condemn Ugandan Anti-Gay Bill at Prayer Breakfast

Sarah Posner.

Obama is scheduled to address the National Prayer Breakfast, organized by ‘The Family,’ which has ties to the ‘kill-the-gays’ bill in Uganda. Religious leaders, including a member of the president's faith-based Advisory Council, are calling on the president to condemn homophobia and offer an alternative, inclusive prayer event.

 

 

Ugandan President Complains West Pressured Him To Back Away From Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Sarah Posner.

In speech to his political party, Museveni complains about western gay recruitment of Ugandans.

Uganda Isn’t Alone in Persecuting Gays

Candace Chellew-Hodge.

Rwanda, Nigeria, Iran: Uganda is just the tip of the iceberg. 

To the Editor: It Took a Village to Change Rick Warren’s Mind

Abby Scher.

A response to a recent RD article/interview with filmmaker Lisa Darden.

Ex-Gay Leader Defends Program Used to Support Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law

Candace Chellew-Hodge.

Richard Cohen, leader of a program that advocates the "changing" of homosexuals to straight, disavows anti-gay legislation in Uganda, but doesn't see the connection between it and his own missionary efforts in that country.

Conservative and Liberal Voices Combine to Condemn Anti-Gay Ugandan Law

Candace Chellew-Hodge.

American Christians speak out as others remains silent.

Uganda’s Radical Anti-Gay Measure and the American Religious Right

Michelle Goldberg.

A proposed measure in Uganda would make repeated homosexual activity punishable by death. Anti-gay activists in the United States may think that it goes too far, but they laid the groundwork for it.

The Anti-Gay Highway: New Report Details Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between US Evangelicals and African Antigay Clergy

Kathryn Joyce.

A new report documents the trend of evangelicals like Rick Warren exporting sexuality issues to Africa, whose clergy, in turn, support the minority antigay view in mainline denominations, weakening them. The author of the report speaks with RD at length about what he found. 

Rick Warren Won't Denounce Proposed Ugandan Anti-Gay Law

Sarah Posner.

But megachurch pastor says he severed ties with Ugandan ally in 2007.

Homophobic Uganda a “Purpose-Driven Nation”?

Nick Street.

An experiment in right-wing Christian social thought, Uganda is poised to pass anti-gay legislation. Will the US Senate leverage its weight in opposition?