It seems you are obsessed with Ssempa. You obviously believe that if American christians stop supporting Ssempa then Uganda will suddenly drop efforts to combat western-influenced deviant sexual lifestyle. Hence your effort to cajole and arm-twist your evangelical compatriots to denounce the Ugandan preacher. If you really think that your strategy is what it will take to kill efforts to strengthen the criminalization of sexual perversion in Ugandan then it shows you know nothing about the Ugandan people (which wouldn’t be surprising—Americans are not known for their knowledge of the world beyond their borders). As a matter of fact, even if Ssempa were to drop dead today, Ugandans will still push for the eradication of public advocacy of sexual depravity. Obviously, without the “charismatic” presence of Ssempa, the strategy to be used in combating this depravity would change significantly. But in the final analysis, the efforts to strengthen gay sex criminalization would remain exactly the same.

Having said that, Uganda’s priority at this time is to mourn the dead and combat the Islamist terrorists that brought carnage to Kampala. Once we have recovered from this horrific tragedy, we shall turn our attention back to the ongoing processes in our Parliament to protect African culture and traditions.

In any event, I agree with you that the priority should be mourning and recovery and I am grieved over the loss of life.

It seems you are obsessed with Ssempa. You obviously believe that if American christians stop supporting Ssempa then Uganda will suddenly drop efforts to combat western-influenced deviant sexual lifestyle. Hence your effort to cajole and arm-twist your evangelical compatriots to denounce the Ugandan preacher. If you really think that your strategy is what it will take to kill efforts to strengthen the criminalization of sexual perversion in Ugandan then it shows you know nothing about the Ugandan people (which wouldn’t be surprising—Americans are not known for their knowledge of the world beyond their borders). As a matter of fact, even if Ssempa were to drop dead today, Ugandans will still push for the eradication of public advocacy of sexual depravity. Obviously, without the “charismatic” presence of Ssempa, the strategy to be used in combating this depravity would change significantly. But in the final analysis, the efforts to strengthen gay sex criminalization would remain exactly the same.

Having said that, Uganda’s priority at this time is to mourn the dead and combat the Islamist terrorists that brought carnage to Kampala. Once we have recovered from this horrific tragedy, we shall turn our attention back to the ongoing processes in our Parliament to protect African culture and traditions.

In any event, I agree with you that the priority should be mourning and recovery and I am grieved over the loss of life.