Posted on October 31st, 2009 by David Roberts
In response to a query from Grove City professor Warren Throckmorton, pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church has provided this statement concerning the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill and one of it’s major backers, Martin Ssempa.
Martin Ssempa does not represent me, my wife Kay, Saddleback Church, nor the Global PEACE Plan strategy. In 2007, we completely severed [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2009 by Eugene Wagner
-Jeremy Hooper takes an in-depth look at the National Organization for Marriage.
-Anti-gay hate crimes are on the rise in London.
-Army Secretary John McHugh weighs in on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
-Stephen Colbert skewers opponents of Washington Referendum 71.
-Stand For Marriage Maine distances itself from Peter LaBarbera’s Maine press conference.
-Opponents of same-sex marriage offer weak arguments against [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 by David Roberts
We haven’t checked yet to see if it varies from the second hand copies that have been offered up to now, but this is a copy of the official bill provided by Martin Ssempa, a key sponsor. Please share this as you contact others to make them aware of the severity of the human rights [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2009 by David Roberts
Source: AFP
An official with the US Embassy in Kampala, Uganda, has said that the new Anti-Homosexuality Bill, if enacted into law, would “mark a major setback in the promotion of human rights.”
We urge states to take all necessary measures to ensure that sexual orientation or gender identity may under no circumstances be the basis for [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Emily K
Today U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Act into law, adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the list of federally recognized classes. This is the fruition of 10 years of work for the parents of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man whose brutal murder made national news. [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2009 by David Roberts
The Current is a program on CBC’s Radio One in Canada. In the third segment of a recent show, host Anna Maria Tremonti discusses the proposed laws against homosexuality in Uganda. Her guests include representatives from rights groups inside and out of Uganda, along with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2009 by David Roberts
This is a follow-up to our previous post questioning the apparent internship of a Liberty University student, Christopher Doyle, with discredited ex-gay guru Richard Cohen. Tim Clinton (mentioned in previous post) responded to our email two days after we requested information about this issue. Cohen has not responded to a similar inquiry.
The Center [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2009 by Eugene Wagner
-A spokesman for Stand For Marriage Maine admits that the organization has made dishonest claims in its ads.
-Congressman Jared Polis’ partner talks about being a gay congressional spouse.
-Another anti-gay crusader is caught in a scandal.
-Irish sports star Donal Og Cusack comes out of the closet.
-Protect Marriage Washington ramps up its anti-gay rhetoric.
-Jason Kuznicki considers whether [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2009 by David Roberts
From the International Healing Foundation (Richard Cohen) website, we learn that a Liberty University student will soon begin an internship “under the direct supervision of Richard Cohen.” He is to start on-site and telephone counseling on January 12, 2010. The site encourages readers to make an appointment now to start their nine weeks [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Emily K
This post was written by David Roberts and Emily K.
While the situation in Uganda continues to spiral down, Exodus has issued a response of sorts by way of a post by Vice President Randy Thomas to the official Exodus blog. He refers to the constant pleas by those of us who have been working to [...]
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