Uganda’s “Kill Gays” bill is “Providing Leadership to the World”

[ccharles000]

The Ugandan legislature is considering a bill that would enhance sentencing for gay people to include the death penalty for “repeat offenders”, among other “aggravated homosexuality” offenses, and life imprisonment for others. This bill, needless to say, is considered inhumane by most of the West and, indeed, anyone who cares about human right.

But rather than consider how their barbarism is viewed by the civilized world, Uganda’s political leadership thinks this reflects positively on them. (IPS)

But Uganda’s ethics and integrity minister sees the uproar surrounding the Bill as a positive sign that Uganda is “providing leadership” to the world. The minister, James Nsaba Buturo, tells IPS he is happy the Bill is causing a lot of debate globally.

“It is with joy we see that everyone is interested in what Uganda is doing, and it is an opportunity for Uganda to provide leadership where it matters most. So we are here to see a piece of legislation that will not only define what the country stands for, but actually provide leadership around the world,” he says.

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[imdjh]

1. Uganda gives new meaning to the old saying, "Living well is life's best revenge."

With the added bonus that living longer than another 20 years probably means outliving most of those assholes.

[krispos42]

2. That is disgusting

That is beyond disgusting. :puke:

[NMMNG]

3. They really make me sick

Sadly some RRRW "leaders" in our own nation hold them up as role models. :puke:

[donco6]

4. Aren't these the guys those breakaway Episcopalians are following?

Great. More Jeebus love.

[imdjh]

5. I think the Episcopalians your refer to are find their apostolic succession in the Nigerian church.

Not that that's a tremendous distinction on the intellectual scale.

[QC]

6. Some of them are "missions" of the Church of Uganda.

And Rick Warren is joined at the hip to that church's primate, Henry Luke Orombi.

Maybe that's why our dear friend Rick won't say a word about the little pogrom Orombi is cooking up: http://www.religiondispatches.org/blog/1987/rick_warren_won%27t_denounce_proposed_ugandan_anti-gay_law/

Gee, I guess we just need to reach out to these people a little more.

[PVnRT]

7. We must make sure we don't offend them

[QC]

8. It is our fault they hate us.

We need to reach out to them some more.

Maybe Orombi can address a joint session of Congress. That would be very reachy outy.

[imdjh]

9. Ah... I was thinking of the Primate of Nigeria, Peter Akinola

A number of US churches have aligned with him. I suspect that the church in Uganda is dealing with some similar threats as the one in Nigeria, ie the threat of communism, though for the life of me I can't figure out what homosexuality has to do with communism.

[QC]

10. Rwanda and Kenya have also set up franchise operations in the U.S.

Rwanda was the first, in fact.