From Afrik.com- (Interesting take on the genesis of discrimination against gays)
U.S. President, Mr. Barrack Obama has condemned the sponsor of Uganda gay bill, and questioned Uganda’s conscientiousness, in a breakfast meeting he held with religious leaders in Washington.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has distanced himself from the bill, saying it does not represent the views of his government. "We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are, whether it is here in the United States or... more extremely, in odious laws that are being proposed more recently in Uganda,” Mr. Obama was quoted as saying.
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Discrimination against homosexuals in Uganda has its root in the doctrines of the St. James Church after it seceded from the Episcopal Church of the United States, claiming resentment over the idea of gay bishops. St. James church subsequently sought—and found—protection among the conservative Anglican bishops of the Anglican Church in Uganda.
According to reports, the archbishop of Uganda, Henry Luke Orombi, took St. James church under his wing and has since campaigned relentlessly against homosexuality. However, the spiritual head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has condemned the anti-homosexuality bill that is before the Ugandan Parliament.
More here-
http://en.afrik.com/article16895.html
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