In most places of America there are animal rights laws on the books. Animal cruelty is punishable by time in jail and/or fine.

Dear Mary,

The last time I checked; riding a horse in racecourses or in a ranch was a widespread legal activity in the United States of America. On Thanksgiving Day, the dinner tables of most Americans are still graced with the cooked carcass of a turkey. Hunting animals remains a legitimate practice in your country. None of the legal activities I have mentioned requires the consent of the animal involved.

If time is not taken, in another 50 years when the bestialists are able to convince Western governments to legalize beastiality or “zoosexuality”, then another paid up African face like Julie Pepe Oniezema will appear on a Voice of America-owned TV station to convince us that it is a “human right” to let them get down with their beloved dog or cat.

I would imagine that the bestialists will argue that consent is no excuse to deny them their “sexual rights”, after all nobody asks animals for consent before they are killed for their meat, used in race courses for our entertainment and worked in our farms.

That does not negate that there are animal cruelty laws for which a person may be punished.

So the Ugandian Bill that criminalizes homosexuality is not about religion? It is about long standing culture?

Maazi verges on crazy – its best to ignore him

Thanks for the insult. If only the Euro-American Gay Lobby and their media/government allies can take your advice and ignore Africa and the Africans then there would be no need for all this exchange 🙂

Well, I do know that the Roman Catholic Church says that governments should drop laws against homosexual behavior (it’s stated on the Vatican website). And if I remember correctly the Anglican church in Uganda had its problems with the bill. And then all that you are praising the bishops for is keeping homosexuality out of their church’s spiritual life. That does not preclude gays and lesbians from seeking out their spirituality in another religion which affirms their lives and love. So then religion is mostly against such criminalization and only your African culture and traditions can be to blame for the barbarity sought against people who seek find happiness in love with someone of the same sex. Ok…

So you’re saying that African culture and traditions promote masturbation? Wow. Especially if a group of guys got together and masturbated themselves (while not touching another).

Are you obtuse or what ?! Your line of reasoning defies logic. Please do not put words into my mouth.

Well, I do know that the Roman Catholic Church says that governments should drop laws against homosexual behavior (it’s stated on the Vatican website)

Though I am [nominally] Catholic, I don’t care what the Vatican website says and I am sure that most Ugandans and other Africans who are Catholics are not keen to have gayism legalized. If you doubt it then please visit an African nation and conduct a quick Vox Populi among local Catholics.

That does not preclude gays and lesbians from seeking out their spirituality in another religion which affirms their lives and love.

If you are so concerned about sex deviants then arrange visas for them to emigrate to the United States and join whatever religion they like. May I suggest the Episcopal Church of America, which in many ways constitutes a religion in its own right. You can even help the sex deviants like form their own gay religion. Who cares?

and only your African culture and traditions can be to blame for the barbarity sought against people who seek find happiness in love with someone of the same sex.

Thats your own subjective assessment of African culture. In Europe, many people think that Americans are barbarians for supporting and carrying out the death penalty with as much gusto as the Chinese and the Iranians. Any US fugitive who finds himself/herself in an EU nation will never be extradited to the United States if the death penalty is likely to applied after a court trial.

There are several Africans who will declare Westerners to be barbarians for criminalizing as “bigamists” an adult man and 4 adult women who love each other and have decided to commit to a consensual polygamous marriage.

Is masturbation (onanism) illegal in Uganda and punishable by a prison term? The punishment waged upon Onan in the Bible was death, afterall. So?

Lynn,

What a funny question to ask !!! Gayism is against African culture and traditions—that is why we insist it remain a criminal offence. I wonder who gave you the idea that our rejection of deviant sexuality is exclusively due to religious reasons? The rejection of gayism by Anglican prelates in Africa is as much a function of their religious belief as it is a function of their deep attachment to African culture.

Ahhh – the pick and choose method of biblical reading.