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American Evangelist Who Sparked Anti-Gay Panic Sued By Ugandan Gay Rights Group

By Sarah Posner

…in the persecution, arrest, torture and murder of gay men and lesbians in Uganda. Advocates for the rights of sexual minorities in Uganda have long pointed the finger at Lively for inciting the anti-gay panic there. Julius Kaggwa, and activist with the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law and the executive director of the Support Initiative For People With Atypical Sex Development, described Lively’s role: That environme…

Bill to Stone Gays to Death Introduced in Kenya

By Peter Montgomery

…r evangelical target groups over the right to health and education for all Ugandans. It strips Ugandans of dignity and bypasses the government, absolving it of responsibility. Piecemeal projects like World Vision handing out discontinued Superbowl t-shirts or Samaritan’s Purse’s shoebox gifts do nothing to strengthen or reform Uganda’s failing public institutions, but do set reinforce perceptions that NGOs provide handouts while the government doe…

The US Religious Right and the LGBT Crisis In Uganda

By Sarah Posner

…emain an everyday part of life, and an urgent human rights crisis for LGBT Ugandans. Ugandan human rights advocate, Julius Kaggwa, who visited Washington this week, told me that while the AHB would authorize the state to prosecute, imprison, and even put to death anyone the state deems homosexual, “to date we have more non-state violence directed at gay people.” That violence is both promoted by the government—one parliamentarian has said if he ha…

Did Uganda’s President Really Veto the Anti-Gay Bill?

By Kapya Kaoma

…the truth—even after Pepe Julian Onziema, Director of Programs at leading Ugandan LGBTQ advocacy organization Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) tweeted that the Monitor article was misleading. Museveni didn’t even officially receive the anti-gay bill until January 23, and has 30 days from then to respond. Museveni did not say that he won’t sign the bill into law. Rather, he promised to take the issue to his party’s caucus, which met on January 24….

Jesus, Carpet Bomb My Heart: An Undercover Muslim in Detroit

By Haroon Moghul

…TLC reality show, All-American Muslim). When I heard the goals for TheCall Detroit—healing America in a time of crisis, accomplishing racial reconciliation, and (here’s where I come in) bringing Jesus to Muslim hearts—I figured a Muslim in the crowd could be a nice twist. So I was there with them for hours into the late night and hearing their ex-Muslim speaker ridiculously early in the morning, the undercover Muslim surrounded by tens of thousand…

Lou Engle Attempts To Backpedal On Uganda Anti-Gay Bill

By Sarah Posner

…nation.” Julius Oyet, a self-styled “apostle” with Life Line Ministries in Uganda also spoke there, and, according to Wilkerson’s report, “brought up the common Ugandan perception that homosexuality is an import of the West which ‘recruits’ new members primarily by bribing children.” What’s more, Jeff Sharlet, guest-posting on Warren Throckmorton’s blog, writes that both Oyet and David Bahati, the parliamentarian who authored the bill, told him th…

Obama Fumbles on Uganda at National Prayer Breakfast

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…kfast created by the C Street group, “The Family,” who have influenced the Ugandan legislation, issued a glowing statement: We applaud President Obama for having the courage to confront those responsible for the heinous anti-gay bill in Uganda, said Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out. We hope that the President’s laudable stand makes it clear to Family members in the United States and Uganda that the world is watching. Religion can…

Scott Lively Defends Anti-Gay Uganda Work in Federal Court

By Peter Montgomery

…want him held accountable for the escalating homophobia and persecution in Uganda. This case is about making it clear to people who have exported their hate agenda to Uganda that their actions have a very real effect on us and they must stop.” said Onziema. Lively, who is widely credited with “inspiring” the “kill the gays” bill that Parliament could consider in February, is represented by the Liberty Counsel, a conservative evangelical legal grou…

Global LGBT Recap: Homogeopolitics; Dalai Lama Says Gay is OK; Pope Says Civil Unions May Be

By Peter Montgomery

…the Nairobi Declarations, and Uganda’s alarming Anti-Homosexuality Law.” Uganda: Vatican Official Opposes Law, Ugandan Bishops Reserve Judgment On March 4, in the midst of continued tabloid “outings,” Sexual Minorities Uganda marked its tenth anniversary. SMUG is the group suing Scott Lively with the assistance of the Center for Constitutional Rights. On the same day, Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, the head of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council…

Pricey Tickets, Cranky Citizens, and Priests Behind Bars as Philadelphia Prepares For Papal Visit

By Anthea Butler

…to continue to shrink into the insularity and disorganization that caused the Philadelphia Archdiocese to decline so precipitously? It remains to be seen. Meanwhile, faithful Catholics and others who want to see the Pope may be losing heart. 10,000 tickets for the Pope’s Speech at Independence Mall sold out in two minutes on Tuesday, with 394k people trying their best to get a few. Tickets are already being scalped at $100 and up on craigslist. I…