DID UGANDAN BISHOPS CALL FOR GAY GENOCIDE?
Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, head of Uganda’s Anglican Church
Christian leaders in Uganda used their Easter messages this past weekend to sow further hatred against gays and lesbians.
The Daily Monitor reported that the Bishop of Mbale Diocese, the Rt Rev Patrick Gidudu, praised President Museveni for signing the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill earlier this year.
“His courage gives us hope against the forces of resistance. We know that this legislation will protect society and the youth from homosexuality which is abominable in Africa,” Bishop Gidudu said.
Rt Rev Augustine Salimo, the Bishop of Sebei, also reportedly urged the government to continue to protect the “values” of Ugandans in the fight against LGBTI equality.
Alarmingly, the head of Uganda’s Anglican Church, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, spoke of death in connection to gays and lesbian in his Easter message.
“Like so many, I and the Church of Uganda are grateful to the President for signing into law the Anti-Homosexuality Act. We must assert our sovereignty and do what it takes to protect our children from being recruited into an immoral life and exploited by others,” he said.
Ntagali added: “I urge every Ugandan who supported this Bill [the Anti-Homosexuality Bill] to lay down greed; to lay down corruption. Put them to death, and let generosity rise up within you and flow out in abundance.”
It’s not entirely clear who or what he was calling to be put to death, but the ambiguity of his statement could be read by some as condoning the execution of gays and lesbians.
US-based activist Melanie Nathan reported that the Bishop of the Jinja Diocese of the Catholic Church, Bishop Rt. Rev. Fr. Charles Wamika, also attacked gays and lesbians in his Easter message.
He called for a blessing for Uganda’s Christians who worked so hard to “free the land of gays.”
Nathan said that “the bishop asked for parents to hand over their gay children to authorities, so they would be rewarded in heaven.”
According to Nathan, his statement amounts to “praising and calling for a genocide” of gay people.
Fearful of creating a schism between African congregations and their Western mother churches, neither the Church of England nor the Vatican have taken action against Christian leaders in Uganda who continue to fuel hatred and dangerous anti-gay hysteria.
Nathan asked if the onslaught against LGBTI people in Uganda will see the Pope “repeat the mistakes of the Catholic Church during the Hitler Holocaust.”
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If you only knew that homosexuality was in your tribes long before the Europeans brought God and the Bible to your land… Kill in the name of God… Is that what the Bible reads now a days?
Other Ugandan Church leaders also called for genocide as part of Easter message…
The Bishop of Mbale Diocese, the Rt Rev Patrick Gidudu, said President Museveni made Ugandans proud by defying international pressure, including from several donors.“His courage gives us hope against the forces of resistance. We know that this legislation will protect society and the youth from homosexuality which is abominable in Africa,” Bishop Gidudu said.
In Kapchorwa District, the Rt Rev Augustine Salimo, the Bishop of Sebei, in reference to the Anti-Homosexual Act, urged the government not to back down but to continue the right path pursued to protect values of Ugandans.
Pastor Andrew Mutengu of the Word of Faith Church, urged Christians to pray for the nation, saying the anti-homosexuality law puts the country in danger after it triggered aid cut. “We need to stand by the Presidentin prayer to help our country stand without aid,” he said.
Wake Up Ministries Pastor Martin Nangoli said, “Our dear President did us proud by signing the anti-gays Bill into law,” and added, “Above all, we must know that any society that wants to grow with social values must protect the family. We must discard homosexuality to protect marriages,” he added.
http://stopugandanantihomosexualitybill.blogspot.co.uk/
The gospels confirm that Jesus loved John the disciple in a special way. On His execution, after all the other disciples fled out of fear, only John had the courage to attend. From the cross, Jesus saw his mother and John standing nearby. Jesus said to His mother:”Woman behold your Son.” and to the disciple :”Behold your mother” and the Bible continues by saying that from that hour John took Mary to his own home. Effectively John became part of Jesus’ family. Almost in the same way my (future) same-sex partner will one day become part of my family, and hopefully my family to accept this beloved partner as their new son.
The Apostle Mark gives testament of a naked youth running away from Jesus’ arrest in the garden of Gethsemane.
Jesus was a Hebrew rabbi, in Jesus’ time a Hebrew rabbi was obligated to get married. Jesus wasn’t.
Seems very likely that the same Jesus these hateful christians call upon, belonged to the very same sexual orientation as the group of people they are persecuting.
The physical expression of FAITHFUL love is godly… To suggest otherwise is plain puritanism, which has for too long tainted the image of the church.
If you read the article carefully, you will realise that it has been written with a bit of cunning. The Catholic bishops are never quoted saying anything overtly supportive of the anti-gay legislation. Even the quote about supporting Museveni is not support for anti-gay moves. The writers infer stuff that they do not then back up. Other denominations – Anglicans and others – are indeed quoted but not the Catholics. Worth bearing in mind that the Catholic Bishops Conference of Uganda issued a statement saying that it did not believe the new law was necessary and calling for respect for all people.
I have proven to Melanie Nathan, unequivocally, that Bp Warmika did not say anything that she accused him of. She named a church that does not exist and claimed he said this stuff in a sermon on Easter Sunday. He did not; he did not give the sermon. He said nothing that day. Neither in a real church nor in an imaginary one.
Rather than accept that her information may have been faulty she prefers to employ abuse, invective, rabble-rousing and – when all else fails – censorship. She refuses to publish any correction to her piece at all.
One is forced to the conclusion that she would rather stick with a lie than work with the truth. Campaigners should be aware of that and proceed with caution. Being associated with those for whom truth is nothing more than an inconvenience can give a bad reputation.
Clarification – by “the article” I am referring to the article in the Uganda Monitor, not this one.
This form of homophobia is the new apartheid, and needs international boycotts.