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Interesting article in the Baptist Standard newsletter online here. Recently, Dallas Baptist University professor Stephen Stookey took on David Barton’s view of Christian America and linked it with Mormon theology in a way that I had not considered. He also distills three possible reasons for Barton’s appeal. Three factors lead…
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“Oh, snap! I meant the other Earth!”
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Uganda’s Sunday Monitor interviewed Anti-Homosexuality Bill author David Bahati and gay advocate Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera about the anti-gay bill. Here are some highlights: Bahati continues to say the death penalty will be removed. Certainly the punishment of death penalty is something we have moved away from- attempt to commit homosexuality…
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May 21, 2011. We got us a field experiment in the making to test this hypothesis. For now, let’s sing.
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Scroll to the bottom for updates. In contrast to reports attributed to the BBC (at 14:20) that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill will soon be taken up by Uganda’s new Parliament, a parliamentary spokeswoman denied today that any action has been considered. When asked about the BBC report that the Ninth Parliament had inherited three bills,…
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Apparently without a motion to continue the 23 bills unfinished, the Eighth Parliament will dissolve at midnight. A proclamation to mark the official end and dissolution of the Eighth Parliament of Uganda has been issued by Parliament. The Eighth Parliament will stand officially dissolved at midnight Wednesday.The Speaker of the…
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Last week, one of the claims made by supporters of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was that the death penalty had been removed. Some media picked up this claim and reported it without critical analysis. In fact, the bill never made it far enough to have any alterations, and, as noted here,…
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According to the Daily Monitor, Anti-Homosexuality Bill author David Bahati is on President Museveni’s short list to become Minister of Ethic and Integrity. President’s shortlist Vice-President: Gilbert Bukenya or Edward Ssekandi or Margaret Atengo. Prime Minister: Apolo Nsibambi or Aggrey Awori or Amelia Kyambadde. 1st Deputy Premier/EA Affairs: Eriya Kategaya…
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Earlier this evening, the American Psychiatric Association’s legislative body formally condemned the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. Their action will now go to the APA Board of Trustees where it is expected to become official APA policy. Although the bill appears to be finished for this Parliament, it may be back during…
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Uganda’s Daily Monitor provides some insight into the end of the Eighth Parliament and the unfinished business they left behind. According to this article, over 20 bills were not completed. On the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, the Monitor reports: The eighth Parliament officially closed business on Friday, leaving behind a number of…
