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Uganda may vote on Anti-Homosexuality Bill next week
May 06th, 201102:48 PM ETToday, 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... -
State Department: Ugandan anti-gay bill "major violation of human rights" but bill author was not told to leave the country
December 11th, 201008:27 AM ETThe author of legislation in Uganda that would lead to the death penalty for HIV positive gays or repeat offenders and life in prison for other gays met with the U.S. Department of State this week and was told that his bill was "a major human rights violation." However, Anti-Homosexuality Bill author, David Bahati, was not asked to leave the countr... -
Christian Science Monitor errs on Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
December 08th, 201003:37 PM ETAnother mainstream media source is falsely reporting that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill has been withdrawn.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... -
Interview: Author of Ugandan anti-gay bill says bill will be considered; defends outing campaign
November 16th, 201004:18 PM ETLast Friday (11/12), I interviewed David Bahati, the Ugandan Parliamentarian who authored the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (a bill that would lead to a death sentence for HIV positive gays, and life in prison for others). During the interview, Mr. Bahati defended the Rolling Stone’s “Hang Them” campaign. He also laid ... -
Another AIDS group severs ties with Canyon Ridge Christian Church
September 01st, 201009:15 AM ETFor the second time in two months, a Nevada AIDS group severed ties with Canyon Ridge Christian Church over that church's support for Martin Ssempa and the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. For the last 5 years, a team from Canyon Ridge has organized and marched in the AIDS Walk hosted by Aid for AIDS Nevada. According to a statement from AFAN mad... -
Canyon Ridge Christian Church leaders respond to controversy over Ugandan anti-gay bill
July 23rd, 201010:41 AM ETOn July 11, Canyon Ridge Christian Church (Las Vegas) pastor Kevin Odor addressed his congregation regarding their support for controversial Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa. The pastor revealed that his leadership team met with the Ssempas in March of this year to address Ssempa's support for Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Although Odor called... -
Canyon Ridge Christian Church loses partnership over anti-gay bill in Uganda
July 14th, 201011:47 AM ETBarbara Bradley Hagerty reported today on the ties between Canyon Ridge Christian Church (Las Vegas, NV) and Martin Ssempa. The audio, transcript and a bit more is up now on their website. Hagerty provides the facts: Canyon Ridge has supported Ssempa since 2007 and Ssempa has become the face of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. She also reports th... -
Philadelphia Biblical University rejects views of Uganda's Martin Ssempa
March 28th, 201012:27 AM ETPhiladelphia Biblical University wants the world to know that Martin Ssempa did not learn his attitudes toward gays at their school. They posted the following statement on their website, and on their Facebook page. Recently, Ugandan pastor Martin Ssempa made statements concerning public policy regarding homosexuals in that nation. Philadelphia B... -
A view inside Martin Ssempa's anti-gay campaign in Uganda
February 17th, 201011:50 AM ETSince October of last year, Uganda has been the focus of international attention due to a proposal in their Parliament which would ban homosexual behavior of any kind via the death penalty for HIV people who engage in homosexual behavior and life in prison for others who attempt such behavior. One of the chief supporters of the Anti-Homosexuality B... -
Should the US follow Uganda on homosexuality?
February 06th, 201007:58 PM ETI suppose it was bound to happen. The Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill has brought out some of the schisms among social conservatives over homosexuality. Christianity Today notes just two examples: Peter Sprigg's comment on Chris Matthews and Bryan Fischer's misuse of I Timothy 1. On Tuesday, MSNBC's Chris Matthews interviewed Peter Sprigg of the ...
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