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The Uganda rag, The Red Pepper, has published what it says is a list of 200 Top Homosexuals. One problem with the story is the statement that first time offenders can be sentenced to 14 years. According to the copy of the bill I posted yesterday, first offenders may be…
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Seattle Times health reporter Carol Ostrom filed a report today regarding suspended Seattle naturopath John Catanzaro. Regular readers here will recognize similar themes in this report but see some important new information as well. The article leads with his suspension and notes that he has until March 14th to appeal.…
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A pdf of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2014 as signed today in Uganda is here. Some reports indicated that the penalty for “the offence of homosexuality” would be 14 years in prison. However, the penalty is actually life. The offence of homosexuality. (1) A person commits the offence of homosexuality if—…
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According to a Uganda Media Centre spokesman, President Museveni will sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill today. However, he will do so amid discord on the committee he has appointed for political cover. Dr. Eugene Kinyanda is one name that was on the initial committee but does not appear among the signers…
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Update: President Museveni signs anti-homosexuality bill. — Maurice Mugisha (@MauriceMugisha) February 24, 2014 Pres Museveni arrives at state house Ebb in upbeat mood to sign ati-homosexuality law — Ofwono Opondo (@OfwonoOpondo) February 24, 2014 Ofwono Opondo tweeted earlier that Uganda’s President Museveni will sign the Anti-Homosexuality Bill at 11am Monday.…
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I have obtained a copy of the final report of the Ministry of Health Committee on Homosexuality. Dated February 23, this report is more extensive than the first report with changes to the contents as well as the membership of the committee. This report provides a more extensive look at…
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In a statement dated February 18, but widely available just today (e.g., the Observer), Uganda’s President Museveni seems to leave open the door that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill could be put on hold while he seeks additional input from researchers and scientists. Here is Museveni’s statement in full: http://www.scribd.com/doc/208333248/President-Museveni-responds-to-Obama-on-gay-bill According to…
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Earlier this week, Peter Mwesige of the African Centre for Media Excellence scrutinized the way the Ugandan press handled the facts surrounding President Museveni’s decision to sign the Anti-Homosexuality based on a report by an ad hoc committee of the Ministry of Health. In his article on the matter, Mwesige…
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Since November 2013, Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll has been at the center of a controversy surrounding “citation errors” in his books. In addition to other bloggers (e.g. Janet Mefferd, Wenatchee the Hatchet), I have examined various claims and located several problems which involve multiple books and publishers. Publishers…
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I don’t know how President Museveni came up with the conclusion he did but it is obvious that he misread our letter about scientific consensus on sexual orientation. On the website of Uganda’s State Department, the following was posted yesterday: While attending the NRM Parliamentary Caucus Retreat at the National…
