This article is part 8 in a multi-part series about the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill of 2009, better known as the Ugandan kill-the-gays bill. The first 7 articles can be accessed at the following links:
- Part 1: Born in the USA
- Part 2: Horrific Details
- Part 3: American Silence is Deafening
- Part 4: HIV-AIDS Statistics in Uganda
- Part 5: State Dept Must Make US Policy Clear
- Part 6: Richard Cohen and debunking gay cure
- Part 7: Evangelicals were for it before they were against it
Pastor Rick Warren finally spoke out against the kill-the-gays bill on December 10, 2009 (8 min.):
Senators James Inhofe and Chuck Grassley also spoke out against the bill.
If I recall correctly, not bearing false witness is one of the Ten Commandments in Judeo-Christian faiths. If one bears false witness one has committed a sin. Pastor Warren can try to deny his involvement with this Ugandan bill and his strong support of California’s Proposition 8 in 2008, but there are tons of video tapes and news articles that show he is lying.
Chuck Grassley is lying when he denies involvement with The Family. He is associated with the group and has been since the mid 1980’s, and he has been to Uganda as well.
It is really important to listen closely to what leaders of any stripe say, and to check the truth and consistency of their statements. Whether a leader is a religious figure, a politician, etc. listen well and seek facts and dispassionate opinions from other sources. It’s important to know just how far our leaders are willing to go to lie to us.
With such horrible human rights atrocities being weighed in the balance, American religious and political leaders denying their involvement in the creation of this bill and distancing themselves from it by any means necessary is disgusting and shows just how cowardly they are. They tell Ugandans homosexuality is unnatural and must be removed from their society. Whatever is necessary to do that is therefore not a human rights violation, and then they tell Americans who find out what they are telling the Ugandans that they didn’t intend for such harsh measures to be used.
I’m not buying it. I think they didn’t expect to get caught supporting such extremist views and policies in such a far away place as Uganda.
January 30th, 2010 at 11:01 am
It should go without saying that a person should be allowed to marry whomever they choose. Until the right-wing, religious fanatics in this country stop trying to control everybody else and force their “morals” down the throat of the country, there can be no real freedom in the United States. Civil rights cannot simply be “voted away,” that is the purpose of the Bill of Rights. Religious activists should be left out of these decisions completely. I invite you to my web pages devoted to raising awareness on this puritan attack on our freedom: http://freethegods.blogspot.com/2009/06/san-franciscos-gay-pride-parade.html
January 30th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
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