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The Uganda Daily Red Pepper keeps to their high tabloidal standards of tabloidness with these “revelations.” and Click the images to see them in a larger format. h/t: A reader from Uganda…
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Some readers may know more about what this means, if anything, than I do but a reader pointed out that the blog is now classified as a top 100 religion blog (#24 to be exact). Apparently Technorati rates the reach of blogs daily and this one was a top ten…
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In the recent letter from the Ugandan National Pastors Task Force Against Homosexuality to Rick Warren, the Task Force disclosed that the Uganda Joint Christian Council agreed to support the Anti-Homosexuality Bill with the following amendments: a. We suggested reduction of the sentence to 20 years instead of the death penalty…
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Merry Christmas to all. I hope all who read here find real joy and blessing. One player, two recorders. Victoria Rigel playing two at once the second time through this classic Christmas carol with yours truly on the guitar.
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Today, NPR’s Fresh Air featured an interview with former Ford and Carter administration official, Bob Hunter. An interview with Mr. Hunter was recently featured on this blog via a guest post by Jeff Sharlet. The transcript is here and is interesting reading to say the least. Here is a little bit: GROSS:…
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These GOP leaders wrote a letter to Uganda’s President Museveni. Five Republican representatives – Chris Smith, Frank Wolf, Joe Pitts, Trent Franks and Anh “Joseph” Cao – have written a letter to Ugandan President Yoweri Mouseveni pressing him to stop pending legislation that would severely criminalize homosexuality and sometimes impose…
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In my review of information about American evangelicals in Africa, I have learned at least one thing — writing about the US ministries that do not have a connection with Uganda might be easier than disclosing those that do. Many groups have been there, invested there and worked with those…
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Just now, Martin Ssempa sent an email to me and several others including Rick Warren and Christianity Today with this statement. It is similar but not identical to the letter Christianity Today published on Thursday, the 17th. In this letter, the coalition discloses that 20 ministers met and read Rick…
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I’ve not been following this because I believe the health care bill will be decided by a conference committee meeting in a smoke filled room. But today Senator Ben Nelson became the 60th vote to move the ball down the court. Did Nelson use abortion? I don’t know but I found…
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Well this is a noteworthy development: WASHINGTON — The United States said Friday it is urging the Ugandan leadership to block a bill calling for draconian measures against homosexuals, warning it would be a setback in fighting AIDS. Johnnie Carson, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, told reporters…
