The the Theocon and InsaniTEA wings of the Republican party may be on the verge of a win in their quest to foment a final solution for Uganda’s gay population. I have previously documented Republican efforts to that end here and here.
Homosexuality may soon be a capital offense in Uganda. David Bahati, Ugandan member of Parliament, and sponsor of Uganda’s notorious "kill the gays" bill, told CNN in a recent interview that the controversial anti-gay bill will become law “soon.”
Once the bill becomes law it will punish homosexuality with life imprisonment or execution.
The law would impose a minimum sentence of life imprisonment to anyone “convicted” of having gay sex: life imprisonment to punish anything from "sexual stimulation to simply touching another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality.”
If the accused person is HIV-positive or a serial offender, or a “person of authority” over the other partner, or if the “victim” is under 18, a conviction will result in the death penalty… [emphasis added]
Inserted from <Portland Examiner>
The tie in is the C-Street ministry, infamous for providing extreme legislators with cut-rate luxury housing, helping Republican legislators cover up sex scandals and ethics violations, and this. Here’s an old Rachel Maddow video that ties up the lose ends.
If that’s what Republicans think is good for Uganda, what wil;l they do here if they take power?
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I guess these folks didn’t get the memo about restoring sanity eh?
Restoring sanity to Supply Side pseudo-Christians is not possible. One cannot restore what never was.
Let’s not forget that “pastor” Rick Warren has partnered with Teapublicans in enabling this hate crime. You may recall that when Warren was asked about the Ugandan bill he replied:
Source:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/30/warren-uganda/
Horsefeathers to Warren! Pastors are at their best when they take sides on issues, such as in liberation theology. They are at their worst when they hide their heads in the sand in the face of evil, or when the side with anti-christian policies.
Also, let’s not forget the role of evangelicals like Lou Engle and Scott Lively in this whole mess.
Too true, Ahab!