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In Uganda, if a man has sex with another man, he faces life imprisonment or even might be put to death. If you know a gay person and don't report him or her to the authorities, you can also be imprisoned. That will be the case if a new proposed law is passed...
I first heard about this on NPR and Human Rights Watch. It's now popping up on other sites.
This law has the blessing of both Christian and Muslim leaders: "The Rev. Esau Omara, a senior church leader, said over the weekend that any lawmaker opposing the bill will pay for it during the next election, according to local newspaper reports. And a leading Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ramathan Shaban Mubajje, has called for gays to be rounded up and banished to an island until they die."
According to Human Rights Watch, "This new draft bill includes a provision that could lead to the imprisonment for up to three years of anyone, including heterosexual people, who fails to report within 24 hours the identities of everyone they know who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or who supports human rights for people who are." So you don't even have to be gay to be imprisoned; all you have to do is fail to snitch on anyone you know is gay -- for instance, if you're the father or mother of a gay person. Heck, all you have to do is say you support gay rights.
The bill was put forward by David Bahati, an MP in Uganda. He is a member of the College of Prayer International, based in Lilburn, Georgia here in the USA. According to their website, the College of Prayer International is "...a ministry of the Revival Prayer Institute, Inc. established to mentor Christian leaders who will reach a lost world through a revived church. We are a faith ministry organized exclusively for the purpose of mentoring and encouraging pastors, wives, Christian leaders, missionaries, intercessors - all who desire to more effectively impact their world through fervent revival prayer, prayer evangelism, intercession, and worship." Revival Prayer Institute, Inc. (RPI), is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) exemption. Here is their Board of Directors, if you'd like to look into the faces of those who don't seem to have understood the message of the person after whom their faith is named.
I wonder if legislation such as Uganda is considering also happens to be part the vision that these far right Christians have for an ideal America?
I first heard about this on NPR and Human Rights Watch. It's now popping up on other sites.
This law has the blessing of both Christian and Muslim leaders: "The Rev. Esau Omara, a senior church leader, said over the weekend that any lawmaker opposing the bill will pay for it during the next election, according to local newspaper reports. And a leading Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ramathan Shaban Mubajje, has called for gays to be rounded up and banished to an island until they die."
According to Human Rights Watch, "This new draft bill includes a provision that could lead to the imprisonment for up to three years of anyone, including heterosexual people, who fails to report within 24 hours the identities of everyone they know who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or who supports human rights for people who are." So you don't even have to be gay to be imprisoned; all you have to do is fail to snitch on anyone you know is gay -- for instance, if you're the father or mother of a gay person. Heck, all you have to do is say you support gay rights.
The bill was put forward by David Bahati, an MP in Uganda. He is a member of the College of Prayer International, based in Lilburn, Georgia here in the USA. According to their website, the College of Prayer International is "...a ministry of the Revival Prayer Institute, Inc. established to mentor Christian leaders who will reach a lost world through a revived church. We are a faith ministry organized exclusively for the purpose of mentoring and encouraging pastors, wives, Christian leaders, missionaries, intercessors - all who desire to more effectively impact their world through fervent revival prayer, prayer evangelism, intercession, and worship." Revival Prayer Institute, Inc. (RPI), is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) exemption. Here is their Board of Directors, if you'd like to look into the faces of those who don't seem to have understood the message of the person after whom their faith is named.
I wonder if legislation such as Uganda is considering also happens to be part the vision that these far right Christians have for an ideal America?