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Fellowship Foundation leader, Doug Coe, expresses opposition to Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
February 04th, 201010:59 PM ETYesterday, in a rare interview, I met with Doug Coe, considered by many to be the spiritual leader of the Fellowship Foundation. Coe is listed by Time Magazine as one of the top 25 most influential evangelicals. Coe's organization, the Fellowship Foundation also organizes the National Prayer Breakfast and related activities. I attended several... -
Ugandan Muslim cleric threatens squads to hunt down gays
January 19th, 201009:33 AM ETBuried in a feature article in Uganda's Daily Monitor about Martin Ssempa's plans to hold a march against homosexuality is a statement about a Muslim cleric named Multah Bukenya. Reporter Rodney Muhumuza wrote: Multah Bukenya, a Tabliq cleric, has also renewed his threat to form squads that would hunt gays. Tabliq is an explession o... -
Ugandan gay groups oppose child exploitation
January 04th, 201011:33 AM ETThe 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... -
The Fellowship Foundation (aka The Family) opposes Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009
December 16th, 200911:23 PM ETIn a guest post on my personal blog today, Jeff Sharlet (author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power) disclosed that the Fellowship Foundation opposes Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill would impose the death penalty on certain consensual homosexual behaviors and threaten prison for... -
Charisma magazine reports on 7 mountains teaching and Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009
December 15th, 200912:09 AM ETLast week, Charisma Magazine published an online article as a follow up on my reporting on the views of New Apostolic Reformation teachers in relation to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Other observers claim the bill may be the result of charismatic teaching on the seven mountains of cultural influence. Popularized by such leaders as Texas Bib... -
Is Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill part of reclaiming the 7 mountains of culture, part two
December 06th, 200912:33 AM ET(I posted the first part of this article examining the "Seven Mountains Strategy" here and on my personal blog) On the Reclaiming 7 Mountains website, articles are offered which describe what reclaiming a mountain means. One article called "Girgishites and the Mountain of Government" is a chapter from Johnny Enlow's 2007 book The Seven Mountain Pr... -
Patricia King's Extreme Prophetic declines to oppose Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009
December 02nd, 200902:18 PM ETOne 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 ETThis 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 ETThis 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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