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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 08:41 PM Nov 2014

Evangelicals spread hate beyond Uganda.

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/12/229869334/god-loves-uganda-how-religion-fueled-an-anti-gay-movement

http://www.thenation.com/blog/179191/its-not-just-uganda-behind-christian-rights-onslaught-africa#

"But such groups aren’t just active in Uganda. They have promoted antigay legislation in Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, just to name a few other places. The support ranges from popular agitation and sideline cheerleading to outright intervention.

In 2010, for example, when Zimbabwe began the process of drafting a new constitution, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a Christian law firm founded by evangelist Pat Robertson, launched a Zimbabwean counterpart called the African Centre for Law and Justice. The outpost trained lawyers for the express purpose of putting a Christian stamp on the draft of the new constitution.

The African Centre joined forces with the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), an indigenous organization, to promote constitutional language affirming that Zimbabwe is a Christian nation and ensuring that homosexuality remained illegal. These and other hardline views are outlined in a pamphlet distributed by the EFZ and ACLJ. Jordan Sekulow, the executive director of ACLJ, announced that his organization would lobby for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in political and religious circles in the event of any controversy over the provisions, despite the fact that Mugabe has been sanctioned by the United States and the European Union for violating human rights. Last year, Zimbabwe’s new constitution, which includes a ban on gay marriage, was approved by an overwhelming popular vote."
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Evangelicals spread hate beyond Uganda. (Original Post) Dawson Leery Nov 2014 OP
These Africans should be made aware ... JEFF9K Nov 2014 #1
You might be surprized edhopper Nov 2014 #2
They're using a broad brush Cartoonist Nov 2014 #3
No need for sarcasm. Not all evangelicals are like that. cbayer Nov 2014 #8
You could fix that headline by dropping the words "beyond Uganda". AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #4
This has nothing to do with religion. Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #5
kick Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #6
Horrible, horrible organization. cbayer Nov 2014 #7
As far as I can tell, their interest in Uganda Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #9
Sickening. The president vetoed a very discriminatory piece of legislation this year, cbayer Nov 2014 #10
One can but hope Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #11
Scott Lively shenmue Nov 2014 #12
I should do my own research, but if you have a short story cbayer Nov 2014 #13
Seems the case is still open shenmue Nov 2014 #14

edhopper

(33,594 posts)
2. You might be surprized
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 10:25 PM
Nov 2014

At the American evangelicals also involved in pushing these laws in Africa.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
8. No need for sarcasm. Not all evangelicals are like that.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 05:37 PM
Nov 2014

What you are proposing is your belief which flies in the face of actual facts.

When one holds onto a false belief despite evidence to the contrary, what do we call that?

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
5. This has nothing to do with religion.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 08:39 AM
Nov 2014

Obviously these people are just using religion to push their agenda. Real Christians (tm) can find passages in the bible that might mean, if you squint at them long enough until everything gets blurry, that we are all equal and that the angry Yahweh of the bible really loves all of us and isn't going to toss all of us sinners into a pit of fire for eternity.

So stop with the hate propaganda.





































cbayer

(146,218 posts)
7. Horrible, horrible organization.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 05:35 PM
Nov 2014

It's been explained to me before, but I still don't understand why they are even interested in Uganda.

I am waiting for God Loves Uganda to get on Mexican netflix.

Hate groups, nothing more. Wasn't one of these american evangelicals charged with crimes against humanity or something? Does anyone know what came of that?

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)
9. As far as I can tell, their interest in Uganda
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:20 PM
Nov 2014

is that it has a large Christian population and they can still get away with this shit there.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
10. Sickening. The president vetoed a very discriminatory piece of legislation this year,
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:23 PM
Nov 2014

IIRC.

So maybe they are losing their grip.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
13. I should do my own research, but if you have a short story
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 12:21 AM
Nov 2014

about why he is still free, I would appreciate your sharing.

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