The Religous Right MUST Be Stopped!

The above video makes me ill to my stomach! This is the only true abomination in the world. These people MUST be stopped. Scott Lively is guilty of inciting violence. He is guilty of a hate crime for which his pure ignorance is absolutely no excuse. I call for the life imprisonment of Scott Lively. He and Martin Ssempa ARE terrorist!

In response, I sent the following email to Martin Ssempa:

Mr. Ssempa,

I am the managing editor of gayagenda.com.

As you should know, the only real “gay agenda” is equality. What you stand for is murder. The blood is on your hands. I suppose if that creates the celebrity status you obviously long for, so be it.

What if I said I hate you because you are black? Would that offend you? What if I said you should be put to death because you wear glasses? Would that concern you? What if your child was gay? Would you kill them?

You are not a man of God, you know nothing about God. You obviously have a God complex, and use it daily to influence other’s lives, but you are not God.

It would appear from your blog you’re seeking dialogue. Unfortunately, you are not open to dialogue. You’re only open to hate, hate of others, because of who and how they love, which is different from you.

So you show gay porn in your church. Were you aware that straight people engage in the same sexual practices? Why not show straight porn too?

Let me ask you…how do you have sex with your wife? Does she like doggie style? Has she ever put your penis in her mouth to please you? Do you do it with the lights on or off? How often do you have sex? Have you ever had sex without the purpose of procreation? Have you ever thought of how it would be to have two women at one time? Have you ever had two women at one time?

Of course I really don’t care. That is my point. Your sex life is really not of my concern. I don’t think about you having sex. Mostly because you’re not having sex with me, and sex outside of my life isn’t my concern. So why, may I ask, do you care about my sex life?

Can the Bible can be used against homosexuality? Sure, but it can also be used against Black men…and it most certainly has been. It can be used against women, children, people who wear poly-cotton blends and those who eat shrimp. But who wrote the Bible? Was it God? What exactly does Jesus say about homosexuality?

You want dialogue, stop hiding and come out. I invite you to be a guest on my weekly Blog Talk Radio program. Let me know if you’re up for some dialogue.

James H. Hipps

Of course, I haven’t received a reply.

If you’d like, you can email Martin Ssempa at ssempa@aol.com

Gay in Uganda

Pepe Julian Onziema looks great in a suit. Tall and lanky, she doesn’t slouch to hide her height and doesn’t apologize for her boyish figure. Or for anything. She’s got at least 10 suits: pinstripes, white linen, black, gray, navy and others. She buys them from a guy who runs a shop on Entebbe Road, a major Kampala thoroughfare. He knows her build, and he knows what she likes.

These days, though, Onziema doesn’t wear suits nearly as often as she used to. As one of a dozen or so publicly out Ugandan homosexuals, Onziema knows that even a trip to a local shop is risky. Wearing a suit can be a death wish.

These are the opening lines on an interesting and thought provoking feature in the current issue of Time magazine,  on one couples story about what it’s like to be gay and lesbian in such a homophobic country  where last year, one of it’s   parliament members,  David Bahati, introduced a bill that,   which, if it becomes law, will further criminalize homosexuality in Uganda. “Aggravated homosexuality,” according to the bill, will become a capital offense. Anyone who doesn’t report a known homosexual within 24 hours will be subject to punishment of up to seven years in jail.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1969667,00.html#ixzz0hbpAAzP7

Jason Shaw,  Brighton, England.

Political Scientists Move Meeting Out of Uganda

The American Political Science Association announced Friday that it will move its summer workshop for African scholars from Uganda to a yet-to-be-determined location elsewhere in Africa. The association planned the meeting well before the current debate there about legislation that would impose severe penalties — including execution in some cases — for gay acts. A statement issued by the association noted that “legal hostility” toward gay people is a problem in almost all African nations. But Uganda poses “unique” problems, the association said, in part because of the breadth of the proposed legislation, which covers some thought as well as behavior, the statement said. The association has been studying the issue and hoping that the legislation would be withdrawn or defeated, but at this point, plans need to be made, so the APSA decided to move the meeting. “We cannot commit today to send staff and scholars to work in Uganda safely on topics that include the study of sexual identity in politics, and we of course must not remove these topics from our agenda for the workshops,” the statement said.

More at: Inside Higher Ed!

Petition Against Anti-Gay Bill Delivered

From Voice of America:

Church leaders, human rights activists, and healthcare workers in Uganda have delivered a petition, demanding the withdrawal of an anti-homosexuality bill in parliament. Critics say the bill’s passage could set a precedent for other African countries, which have criminalized homosexuality and homosexual behavior in recent years.

An Anglican priest and an activist for HIV/AIDS patient rights delivered the petition to Uganda’s parliament speaker Monday on behalf of ordinary citizens and 500,000 people around the world, who signed the petition in support.

The priest, Canon Gideon Byamugisha, says the speaker assured him that their demand to have the anti-gay bill withdrawn from parliament would be given serious consideration.

An anti-gay demonstration in UgandaAn anti-gay demonstration in Uganda

“I am very, very satisfied because he said he was going to forward the view to the parliamentary committee that is handling the appeal,” he said. “And he said that our view is going to be part of information they have to debate on the bill. We want the parliamentarians to know that not all Ugandans are supporting the bill.”

More here!

Ssempa Hosts Ugandan Gay Porn Screening

According to various reports, Martin Ssempa, the Ugandan evangelical preacher, has been using gay porn to help gather support for his campaign in favor of the country’s proposed anti-homosexual laws

Ssempa had a special “screening” attended by 300 people at his church in Kampala, the capital. The screening was held after a scheduled march in Kampala in support of the anti-gay laws was not allowed to happen, which according to Ssempa was due to “security concerns”.

One source states images he showed included one person “eating another man’s penis.” He was also reported as criticizing President Obama, for describing the proposed legislation as “odious.”

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