They are not in the news for the support of rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least not today. Today Uganda is in the news for proposing legislation to have a death penalty for homosexuals. It has made this blog because the idea for this legislation came from Americans. Yes, you heard right. As the news story goes:
KAMPALA, Uganda — Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
The measure was proposed in Uganda following a visit by leaders of U.S. conservative Christian ministries that promote therapy for gays to become heterosexual. However, at least one of those leaders has denounced the bill, as have some other conservative and liberal Christians in the United States.
Excerpt over. So to their credit, some of our people did oppose this bill. However, it is like a KKK member saying threatening and slanderous things about blacks to a crowd of kids and saying they had no responsibility for the kids actions when they attack a black kid.
The article goes on:
The Ugandan legislation in its current form would mandate a death sentence for active homosexuals living with HIV or in cases of same-sex rape. "Serial offenders" also could face capital punishment, but the legislation does not define the term. Anyone convicted of a homosexual act faces life imprisonment.
Anyone who "aids, abets, counsels or procures another to engage of acts of homosexuality" faces seven years in prison if convicted. Landlords who rent rooms or homes to homosexuals also could get seven years and anyone with "religious, political, economic or social authority" who fails to report anyone violating the act faces three years.
Excerpt over. This is quite simply ridiculous however unimportant, time for a one liner heard often in these proposals:
David Bahati, the legislator sponsoring the bill, said he was encouraging "constructive criticism" to improve the law, but insisted strict measures were necessary to stop homosexuals from "recruiting" schoolchildren.
Excerpt over. Quite simply I hate stupid people. The article bloviated further:
"The youths in secondary schools copy everything from the Western world and America," said high school teacher David Kisambira. "A good number of students have been converted into gays. We hear there are groups of people given money by some gay organizations in developed countries to recruit youth into gay activities."
Excerpt over. I hate stupid people.
The article goes on to cover the current state of homosexual freedom in Africa overall:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gNOsUTPIL6zoTWAGRTzPqmx3__IgD9CFBHJ00
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2 comments:
Randy,
Like you I also hate stupid people and those who decide that only their values should be respected and followed. A person who is gay does not "choose" or allow themselves to be "recruited". It is not a choice, or a lifestyle it is a part of them just like be straight is part of those people. No one chooses to be straight or gay.
The screamers and biblethumpers need to start paying attention to their own actions and comments not "cherry pick" passages from a book that was written by man, interperted by man and used to abuse and uplift by man. If they did that then people of all religions and orientations would get along so much better.
I completely agree.
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