Post tagged with anti-homosexuality bill 2009

  • Uganda may vote on Anti-Homosexuality Bill next week

    May 06th, 201102:48 PM ET
    By Warren Throckmorton
    Today, public hearings on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill took place before the Parliamentary and Legal Affairs Committee, according to the bill author, David Bahati. In an interview, Bahati said that the Uganda Law Reform Commission and several religious leaders were on the list of those slated to provide testimony. He added...

  • Christian Science Monitor errs on Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill

    December 08th, 201003:37 PM ET
    By Warren Throckmorton
    Another mainstream media source is falsely reporting that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been withdrawn. An article by Scott Baldauf in the Christian Science Monitor incorrectly says: In Uganda, where homosexuality is already illegal under British colonial-era laws, the parliament briefly debated and then withdrew a proposed bill that...

  • Ugandan gay groups oppose child exploitation

    January 04th, 201011:33 AM ET
    By Warren Throckmorton
    The supporters of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 often say that restrictions are needed on homosexuality because gays seek to recruit children into sex. I asked Ugandan activist Val Kalende for a comment on these allegations and she sent this statement in the form of an official policy statement. Note that this statement...

  • Patricia King's Extreme Prophetic declines to oppose Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009

    December 02nd, 200902:18 PM ET
    By Warren Throckmorton
    One of the central figures in the controversy over Uganda's Anti-Homosexual Bill (click here to read more about the bill and here to read the bill) is Caleb Brundidge. He was one of the trio of Americans who traveled to Uganda in March of this year to present his views at an ex-gay conference hosted by Stephen Langa's Family Life Network....

  • Put Down the Stones: Was Jesus Wrong?

    November 02nd, 200903:14 PM ET
    By Warren Throckmorton
    This appeared in the Independent, a newspaper in Uganda. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 would impose the death penalty on certain homosexual behaviors and require citizens to report suspected homosexuals to the authorities. Put down the stones Christians believe that when Jesus was confronted by the religious leaders of His day, He had just ...

  • Uganda coalition speaks out on Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009

    October 23rd, 200909:43 AM ET
    By Warren Throckmorton
    This morning in Uganda a coalition of organizations released a statement strongly opposing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 which I wrote about earlier this week. I wish Christian groups were among the signers, however, it is American backed Christian groups that seem to be leading the support for this bill. My prayer is that the Christian groups w...
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