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American Pastor Who Helped Uganda Create Kill The Gays Law Will Be Tried For Crimes Against Humanity
Author: Jameson Parker December 8, 2014 10:31 am
Most of us go our entire lives without ever standing trial for crimes against humanity. Then again, most of us arent notorious bigot Pastor Scott Lively, whose life work seems to be to ask the question: How can I make gay people miserable across the world?
In the United States Livelys homophobic messages are largely ignored, and in recent years he has had to endure various setbacks at the state and federal level as equality makes historic gains. Undeterred, Lively has sought out foreign lands where his particular brand of ruthless anti-gay ideas are more accepted. In Uganda, he found a home away from home. During a Christian workshop in the African nation he managed to become one of the principal architects behind some of the most retrograde anti-gay legislation on the planet.
Officially titled the Anti-Homosexuality Act and more commonly known as the Kill the Gays bill, Livelys vision was nothing less than a roadmap for the total persecution and eradication of homosexuals from Uganda. In Livelys original design, anyone caught engaging in homosexuality would be executed. A newer bill softened that stance slightly after worldwide condemnation in the latest version, homosexuals would only be sentenced to life in prison.
Unfortunately for Lively, orchestrating genocide in another country is kind of frowned upon, and in 2012 a lawsuit was filed against Lively in federal court in Massachusetts for crimes against humanity. This week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied Livelys final request to have it dismissed because, well, the whole genocide thing.
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Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Suich
(10,642 posts)Great news! Lively is evil.
Behind the Aegis
(53,944 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)As of the end of August of this year he is still in operation.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Freedom of religion does not necessarily shield you from the consequences of engineering genocides of members of the LGBTQ community or those mistaken for members of the GLBTQ community.
That is an important message to send US clergy.
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)I am opposed to capital punishment...I am opposed to capital punishment...I am opposed to capital punishment...
merrily
(45,251 posts)pansypoo53219
(20,969 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...and Liberty Council will become more apparent. Regardless, international condemnation and legal action are oh-so appropriate for Lively. May the homophobic p.o.s. rot in some third-world hell-hole.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)why someone hadn't revoked his passport at least.
Renew Deal
(81,852 posts)"Lively is represented by Liberty Counsel, a Christian law firm that also represents Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was recently jailed for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Hes never met Davis but said he admires her courage and commitment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/correction-mass-pastor-scott-lively-faces-possible-fine-for-harsh-anti-gay-efforts-in-uganda/2015/10/02/304c74ea-6947-11e5-bdb6-6861f4521205_story.html
Looks like he's only facing a fine at worst.
niyad
(113,239 posts)ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)Initech
(100,060 posts)Now throw Rick Warren into the mix too!
lpbk2713
(42,751 posts)Amazing how that harrowing contradiction has been going on for centuries.