http://wthrockmorton.com/2009/12/01/is-the-family-behind-the-anti-homosexuality-bill/ A College Psychology Professor's Observations About Public Policy, Mental Health, Sexual Identity, and Religious Issues Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wthrockmorton.com/2009/12/01/is-the-family-behind-the-anti-homosexuality-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-265321 Christianity Today: Doug Coe’s vision for the Fellowship — Warren Throckmorton Thu, 13 May 2010 16:19:00 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=5448#comment-265321 [...] year and early this year, as a component of reporting on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, I wrote a bit about the Fellowship Foundation. Author Jeff Sharlet reported in November of last year that the [...] [...] year and early this year, as a component of reporting on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, I wrote a bit about the Fellowship Foundation. Author Jeff Sharlet reported in November of last year that the [...]

]]> http://wthrockmorton.com/2009/12/01/is-the-family-behind-the-anti-homosexuality-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-226370 Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: What are American Christians doing? — Warren Throckmorton Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:20:40 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=5448#comment-226370 [...] role of the Fellowship.   Later, Mr. Sharlet provided a guest post confirming and expanding on my reporting that the Fellowship opposes the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Fellowship member, Bob Hunter, has [...] [...] role of the Fellowship.   Later, Mr. Sharlet provided a guest post confirming and expanding on my reporting that the Fellowship opposes the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Fellowship member, Bob Hunter, has [...]

]]> http://wthrockmorton.com/2009/12/01/is-the-family-behind-the-anti-homosexuality-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-223307 The Fellowship (aka The Family) Opposes Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: Guest post by Jeff Sharlet — Warren Throckmorton Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:39:30 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=5448#comment-223307 [...] broadcast corresponding with Fellowship Foundation grantee, Cornerstone Development in Kampala and learned that Cornerstone had no input into the bill. In this guest post, Jeff Sharlet updates the NPR [...] [...] broadcast corresponding with Fellowship Foundation grantee, Cornerstone Development in Kampala and learned that Cornerstone had no input into the bill. In this guest post, Jeff Sharlet updates the NPR [...]

]]> http://wthrockmorton.com/2009/12/01/is-the-family-behind-the-anti-homosexuality-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-222474 More detail on the Fellowship Foundation relationship to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill — Warren Throckmorton Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:24:09 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=5448#comment-222474 [...] December 1, I addressed the issue of the Family’s influence on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. At that [...] [...] December 1, I addressed the issue of the Family’s influence on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. At that [...]

]]> http://wthrockmorton.com/2009/12/01/is-the-family-behind-the-anti-homosexuality-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-221244 Lynn David Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:16:14 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=5448#comment-221244 I doubt there was much of any direct American influence concerning the Bahati bill. However, what I see is that the main American influences that have been at work in Uganda concerning this whole 'affair,' the Family, Scott Lively, Brundidge/IHF, Schmierer/Exodus, & others(?), have been anti-gay, almost virulently so, and presented or represent non-truthful ideas concerning gays and lesbians. But even Anne Mugishu says that "<em><strong>rights activists need to focus harder and higher on the real source of his</strong></em> [Bahati's] <em><strong>inspiration and not just on the Ugandan President but also the fundamentalist interests in the US that sponsor radical right wing idealism in our country.</strong></em>" . After reading <a href="http://mbu-nugu.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-is-real-sponsor-of-anti.html" rel="nofollow">Anne Mugishu's post</a>, my former opinion that putting any sort of pressure on Uganda would only steel their resistance and inflate homophobic bigotry in that country has returned. That such feelings would only be used by someone like Museveni or his party for electioneering is not unheard of - even in the United States. It pains me to think that the only way to diffuse the situation might be through religious intervention from groups in America like Exodus, mainly because I see them as one of the unwitting instigators, or other church groups. But the trouble here is that even those groups are seen as ungodly in that respect by many Ugandan Christians (One wonders if Ugandans believe that you can really ever trust a 'former homosexual.'). . Let's face it. Homosexuality isn't a wedge issue in Uganda, it is a damnable stone wall. Whether Americans or Europeans spoke out against it or not, Museveni would use the issue as a forminable tool to cement his backing to that stone wall. ... I doubt there was much of any direct American influence concerning the Bahati bill. However, what I see is that the main American influences that have been at work in Uganda concerning this whole ‘affair,’ the Family, Scott Lively, Brundidge/IHF, Schmierer/Exodus, & others(?), have been anti-gay, almost virulently so, and presented or represent non-truthful ideas concerning gays and lesbians. But even Anne Mugishu says that “rights activists need to focus harder and higher on the real source of his [Bahati's] inspiration and not just on the Ugandan President but also the fundamentalist interests in the US that sponsor radical right wing idealism in our country.”
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After reading Anne Mugishu’s post, my former opinion that putting any sort of pressure on Uganda would only steel their resistance and inflate homophobic bigotry in that country has returned. That such feelings would only be used by someone like Museveni or his party for electioneering is not unheard of – even in the United States. It pains me to think that the only way to diffuse the situation might be through religious intervention from groups in America like Exodus, mainly because I see them as one of the unwitting instigators, or other church groups. But the trouble here is that even those groups are seen as ungodly in that respect by many Ugandan Christians (One wonders if Ugandans believe that you can really ever trust a ‘former homosexual.’).
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Let’s face it. Homosexuality isn’t a wedge issue in Uganda, it is a damnable stone wall. Whether Americans or Europeans spoke out against it or not, Museveni would use the issue as a forminable tool to cement his backing to that stone wall.
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