http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/lgbt-lawyers-sue-pastor-for-%e2%80%9ccrime-against-humanity%e2%80%9d/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/lgbt-lawyers-sue-pastor-for-%e2%80%9ccrime-against-humanity%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:15:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132252 C-Fam: A law firm known for publicity-seeking tactics is suing an American minister in U.S. Federal Court because he criticized homosexuality in Uganda. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) says pastor and attorney Scott Lively committed “persecution,” a “crime against humanity” as defined in the Rome Statutes of the International Criminal Court. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/lgbt-lawyers-sue-pastor-for-%e2%80%9ccrime-against-humanity%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/polygamy-a-living-nightmare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/polygamy-a-living-nightmare/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:59:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132159 Daily Monitor: It is every child’s dream and wish to grow up in a family with two loving parents to care for them and to look up to. However, that has not been possible for many children, especially here in Africa where the tendency of polygamy is wide spread and many homes are composed of step mothers and fathers. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/polygamy-a-living-nightmare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/suit-based-on-international-law-filed-against-christian-pastor-for-speech-on-lgbt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/suit-based-on-international-law-filed-against-christian-pastor-for-speech-on-lgbt/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129365 Liberty Counsel has agreed to represent Rev. Scott Lively, an evangelical pastor who was sued in a Massachusetts federal court by a foreign group called Sexual Minorities of Uganda (SMUG). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/23/suit-based-on-international-law-filed-against-christian-pastor-for-speech-on-lgbt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/suit-aims-to-keep-american-evangelicals-from-spreading-anti-gay-propaganda-in-uganda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/suit-aims-to-keep-american-evangelicals-from-spreading-anti-gay-propaganda-in-uganda/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:13:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129098 AP: Sexual Minorities Uganda believes that if it wins the suit, other American evangelicals it accuses of spreading anti-gay propaganda would stay away from Uganda. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/suit-aims-to-keep-american-evangelicals-from-spreading-anti-gay-propaganda-in-uganda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ugandan-gay-rights-group-sues-scott-lively-a-u-s-evangelist/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ugandan-gay-rights-group-sues-scott-lively-a-u-s-evangelist/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:58:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128697 NY Times: The lawsuit maintains that beginning in 2002, Mr. Lively conspired with religious and political leaders in Uganda to whip up anti-gay hysteria with warnings that gay people would sodomize African children and corrupt their culture. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/ugandan-gay-rights-group-sues-scott-lively-a-u-s-evangelist/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/14/uganda-police-shut-down-meeting-of-gay-activists/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/14/uganda-police-shut-down-meeting-of-gay-activists/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:51:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125717 News from The Associated Press: A gay activist in Uganda says that the country's ethics minister, accompanied by police, broke up a meeting of gay participants. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/14/uganda-police-shut-down-meeting-of-gay-activists/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/uganda-reintroduces-legislation-criminalizing-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/uganda-reintroduces-legislation-criminalizing-homosexuality/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125229 JURIST: The Parliament of Uganda [official website] on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would criminalize certain homosexual activities. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/09/uganda-reintroduces-legislation-criminalizing-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/%e2%80%98let-them-cut-off-aid%e2%80%99-african-countries-revolt-against-uk-threat-to-cut-aid-over-homosexuality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/%e2%80%98let-them-cut-off-aid%e2%80%99-african-countries-revolt-against-uk-threat-to-cut-aid-over-homosexuality/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:14:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=118202 LifeSiteNews.com: The president of Ghana is leading the charge as several African countries are making their stand against Britain’s threat that they either legalize homosexual acts or be excluded from financial aid. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/09/%e2%80%98let-them-cut-off-aid%e2%80%99-african-countries-revolt-against-uk-threat-to-cut-aid-over-homosexuality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/uganda-fury-at-david-cameron-aid-threat-over-gay-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/uganda-fury-at-david-cameron-aid-threat-over-gay-rights/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:13:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117532 BBC News: The UK is showing a "bullying mentality" by threatening to cut aid to countries where homosexuality is illegal, a Ugandan official says. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/uganda-fury-at-david-cameron-aid-threat-over-gay-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/uganda-parliament-votes-to-continue-anti-homosexual-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/uganda-parliament-votes-to-continue-anti-homosexual-bill/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:40:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117210 Bloomberg: Uganda’s parliament voted to reopen a debate on a bill that seeks to outlaw homosexuality that may be expanded to include the death penalty for gay people. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/28/uganda-parliament-votes-to-continue-anti-homosexual-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/ministries-battle-ugandas-thriving-child-sacrifice-business/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/ministries-battle-ugandas-thriving-child-sacrifice-business/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:48:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=116908 God Discussion: Every day families fear for their children in Uganda and the children fear for their siblings due to witch doctors kidnapping children and using them for ritual sacrifice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/26/ministries-battle-ugandas-thriving-child-sacrifice-business/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/13/ap-no-vote-future-of-ugandas-anti-gay-bill-in-limbo/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/13/ap-no-vote-future-of-ugandas-anti-gay-bill-in-limbo/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 17:37:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103630 AP: Uganda's parliament adjourned Friday without acting on a criticized anti-gay bill that would mandate the death sentence in some cases, drawing praise from an advocacy group that said parliament's failure to act was a "victory for all Ugandans." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/13/ap-no-vote-future-of-ugandas-anti-gay-bill-in-limbo/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/12/author-of-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-defends-the-bill-and-tells-npr-that-homosexuality-is-a-learned-behavior/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/12/author-of-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-defends-the-bill-and-tells-npr-that-homosexuality-is-a-learned-behavior/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 18:03:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103513 VPR (6 min. audio): Uganda's parliament is expected to vote Friday on a bill that would impose harsh punishments on homosexuals. The Associated Press reports that the original bill requires the death penalty for "serial offenders," life imprisonment for those convicted of homosexual acts, and a seven year prison sentence for those aiding and abetting homosexual acts. Host Michel Martin speaks with the author of Uganda's anti-gay bill, David Bahati, about the bill's potential impact in Uganda if it passes. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/12/author-of-ugandas-anti-homosexuality-bill-defends-the-bill-and-tells-npr-that-homosexuality-is-a-learned-behavior/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/12/episcopalian-priest-time-to-clean-up-anti-gay-toxins-anglicans-dispensed-via-evangelism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/12/episcopalian-priest-time-to-clean-up-anti-gay-toxins-anglicans-dispensed-via-evangelism/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 17:37:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103505 San Diego Gay and Lesbian Network: The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle is a San Diego human rights activist and is president of St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation. He is an expert on Ugandan LGBT issues through his work with Bishop Christopher Senyonjo. As a cradle Anglican and Episcopalian priest, I was shocked to learn that out of 80 countries that currently criminalize homosexuality, 45 are former British colonies and whose modern elites are largely Anglicans . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/12/episcopalian-priest-time-to-clean-up-anti-gay-toxins-anglicans-dispensed-via-evangelism/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/ugandan-parliament-yet-to-debate-bill-that-would-jail-gay-people-for-life/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/ugandan-parliament-yet-to-debate-bill-that-would-jail-gay-people-for-life/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 21:39:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103410 Guardian: Ugandan MPs will debate a bill calling for gay people to be imprisoned for life on Friday after a walkout by women MPs over an unrelated matter forced parliament's adjournment. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/ugandan-parliament-yet-to-debate-bill-that-would-jail-gay-people-for-life/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/uganda-parliament-to-pass-marriage-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/uganda-parliament-to-pass-marriage-bill/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:21:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98985 New Vision Online: THE controversial Marriage and Divorce Bill will be passed before the end of the eighth Parliament, Speaker Edward Ssekandi has said. The proposed legislation recognises cohabitation in terms of property rights, abolishes forced marriage, prohibits same sex marriage and allows women to divorce their husbands on grounds of cruelty. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/23/uganda-parliament-to-pass-marriage-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/u-s-house-committee-approves-measure-to-cut-aid-to-%e2%80%98anti-gay%e2%80%99-countries/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/u-s-house-committee-approves-measure-to-cut-aid-to-%e2%80%98anti-gay%e2%80%99-countries/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:38:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98669 LifeSiteNews: The House Financial Services Committee has approved a measure that recommends cuts in foreign aid to countries based on their opposition to homosexual activity, which opposition the measure calls a “gross [violation] of human rights.” The amendment was offered by Rep. Barney Frank, who is openly homosexual . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/21/u-s-house-committee-approves-measure-to-cut-aid-to-%e2%80%98anti-gay%e2%80%99-countries/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/male-prostitute-killed-uganda-gay-activist-police/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/male-prostitute-killed-uganda-gay-activist-police/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:17:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94583 AFP: "A Ugandan gay rights activist was killed after reneging on an agreement to pay for sex, the country's police chief told journalists Thursday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/03/male-prostitute-killed-uganda-gay-activist-police/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/usa-today-analysis-controversy-looms-again-for-nat-prayer-breakfast/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/usa-today-analysis-controversy-looms-again-for-nat-prayer-breakfast/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:24:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94435 USA Today: "When the prayer breakfast convenes again on Thursday (Feb. 3), they'll be back, this time charging that some of the evangelical supporters of the prayer breakfast have blood on their hands. Last year's protests were fueled by a proposed law in Uganda calling for life sentences for people convicted of homosexual activity . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/02/usa-today-analysis-controversy-looms-again-for-nat-prayer-breakfast/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/gay-ugandan-brenda-namigadde-loses-uk-court-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/gay-ugandan-brenda-namigadde-loses-uk-court-appeal/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:30:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94092 BBC: "Lawyers for a Ugandan woman who says she is a lesbian say a judge has rejected an initial appeal for an injunction to stop her deportation. Brenda Namiggade says she fears for her life if she is returned to Uganda where gay sex is against the law." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/28/gay-ugandan-brenda-namigadde-loses-uk-court-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/uganda-court-rules-media-cannot-out-gay-ugandans/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/uganda-court-rules-media-cannot-out-gay-ugandans/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:43:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89493 Associated Press: "Uganda's High Court has ruled that the media should not publish the names and photos of gay Ugandans following a vitriolic campaign in the east African country which urged citizens to hang those featured." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/uganda-court-rules-media-cannot-out-gay-ugandans/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/uganda-judge-extends-media-ban-on-outing-gays/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/uganda-judge-extends-media-ban-on-outing-gays/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:26:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83691 In-depth Africa: "A Ugandan high court judge on Tuesday extended a ban on the publication in the media of pictures identifying people as homosexuals, sparking the ire of a leading anti-gay pastor." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/uganda-judge-extends-media-ban-on-outing-gays/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/the-pope-and-condoms-who-exactly-is-incapable-of-fidelity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/the-pope-and-condoms-who-exactly-is-incapable-of-fidelity/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:33:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83633 writing at The American Conservative / Post Right: "Certain people might consider applying some journalistic or scientific objectivity to the question of where in Africa the condom use relentlessly promoted by Western NGOs and compliant governments has ever arrested, never mind reversed, the rate of HIV infection. There is nowhere. However, such a reversal is under way in Uganda, where the government’s message is the same as the Catholic Church's: 'Change Your Behavior.''" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/23/the-pope-and-condoms-who-exactly-is-incapable-of-fidelity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/02/judge-orders-ugandan-paper-to-stop-publishing-gay-lists/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/02/judge-orders-ugandan-paper-to-stop-publishing-gay-lists/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:47:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79714 CNN: "A judge temporarily ordered a tabloid in Uganda to stop publishing lists identifying people it claims are gay after an advocacy organization filed a lawsuit." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/02/judge-orders-ugandan-paper-to-stop-publishing-gay-lists/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/hang-them-uganda-paper-publishes-photos-of-gays/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/hang-them-uganda-paper-publishes-photos-of-gays/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:48:54 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77143 Associated Press: "The front-page newspaper story featured a list of Uganda's 100 'top' homosexuals, with a bright yellow banner across it that read: 'Hang Them.' Alongside their photos were the men's names and addresses." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/hang-them-uganda-paper-publishes-photos-of-gays/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/ugandan-ethics-minister-to-porn-dealers-your-days-are-numbered/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/ugandan-ethics-minister-to-porn-dealers-your-days-are-numbered/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:35:31 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72516 LifeSiteNews: "The Ugandan government has announced a new legislative initiative to widen the definition of pornography and to eliminate its distribution from the country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/ugandan-ethics-minister-to-porn-dealers-your-days-are-numbered/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/uganda-anti-gay-bill-stalls/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/uganda-anti-gay-bill-stalls/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:18:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67810 Global Post: "Uganda's 'Anti-Homosexuality Bill,' which raised a worldwide uproar over its death penalty for gay sex, has stalled in parliamentary committee and it is unlikely to be passed in the current session, according to gay activists here." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/uganda-anti-gay-bill-stalls/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/uganda-u-s-president-signs-lords-resistance-army-disarmament-act/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/uganda-u-s-president-signs-lords-resistance-army-disarmament-act/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:15:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/uganda-u-s-president-signs-lords-resistance-army-disarmament-act/ Religion Clause Blog: "On Monday, President Obama signed S. 1067, the 'Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act.' In his Signing Statement . . . The Lord's Resistance Army is Christian militant group based in northern Uganda . . . " | Wikipedia: Lord's Resistance Army ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/uganda-u-s-president-signs-lords-resistance-army-disarmament-act/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/libya-thailand-elected-to-human-rights-council/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/libya-thailand-elected-to-human-rights-council/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 22:00:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=60704 ABC: "Libya and Thailand are among 14 countries elected as new members of the UN Human Rights Council in a vote that rights advocates have criticised as stripping the meaning from the body. Angola, Mauritania, Uganda, Maldives, Malaysia, Qatar, Moldova, Poland, Ecuador, Guatemala, Spain and Switzerland have also been elected by the General Assembly for three-year terms on the 47-nation council, which is based in Geneva." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/13/libya-thailand-elected-to-human-rights-council/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/senate-foreign-relations-committee-approves-resolution-opposing-ugandan-anti-homosexuality-bill-2009/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/senate-foreign-relations-committee-approves-resolution-opposing-ugandan-anti-homosexuality-bill-2009/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:39:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/13/senate-foreign-relations-committee-approves-resolution-opposing-ugandan-anti-homosexuality-bill-2009/ HRC Backstory Blog: "The Senate Resolution [S. Res. 409], introduced by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, expresses the United States government’s “unequivocal” opposition to the proposed Ugandan bill . . . A similar resolution is pending in the House of Representatives (H. Res. 1064)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/13/senate-foreign-relations-committee-approves-resolution-opposing-ugandan-anti-homosexuality-bill-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/ritual-sacrifice-of-children-on-rise-in-uganda/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/ritual-sacrifice-of-children-on-rise-in-uganda/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:02:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/05/ritual-sacrifice-of-children-on-rise-in-uganda/ Boston Globe (AP): "In this Feb. 11, 2010 photo, Balluonzima Christ, left, and Rose Ajiba hold a photograph of their child Caroline Aya, allegedly killed for a sacrificial ceremony in Jinja, Uganda. The number of children and adults killed in ritualistic murders rose to a new high in Uganda last year, police figures show. At least 15 children and 14 adults were killed so that their body parts could be used in ceremonies carried out by witch doctors who in many cases persuade paying customers that the sacrifices will bring them wealth or good health." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/05/ritual-sacrifice-of-children-on-rise-in-uganda/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/26/exodus-leaders-issue-statement-against-ugandas-anti-gay-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/26/exodus-leaders-issue-statement-against-ugandas-anti-gay-bill/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:20:44 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56821 Christian Post: "'Exodus International believes that every human life, regardless of an individual’s sexual behavior, is of inestimable worth to God and that defending this principle is foundational in offering a Christian response to any issue,' reads a statement issued by the Board of Directors of Exodus International and its North American membership. 'Exodus International has not and will not support any legislation that deprives others of life and dignity including, but not limited to, Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009.'" | EXODUS International ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/26/exodus-leaders-issue-statement-against-ugandas-anti-gay-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/22/uganda-lawuit-challenges-polygamy-government-says-it-is-protected-religious-practice/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/22/uganda-lawuit-challenges-polygamy-government-says-it-is-protected-religious-practice/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:00:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=52735 Religion Clause Blog: "In Uganda earlier this month, the women's rights organization Mifumi Uganda Ltd. filed a petition in the country's Constitutional Court seeking to have laws that permit men to practice polygamy, but do not permit women to have more than one husband, declared unconstitutional." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/22/uganda-lawuit-challenges-polygamy-government-says-it-is-protected-religious-practice/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/18/ugandan-anti-gay-pastor-airs-gay-porn-in-church/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/18/ugandan-anti-gay-pastor-airs-gay-porn-in-church/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=52423 AP: "A Ugandan pastor is showing gay pornography at church to try to garner support for a proposed law that would impose the death penalty for some gays." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/18/ugandan-anti-gay-pastor-airs-gay-porn-in-church/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/obama-condemns-uganda-anti-gay-bill-as-odious/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/obama-condemns-uganda-anti-gay-bill-as-odious/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:26:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50945 Reuters: "'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's here in the United States or ... more extremely in odious laws that are being proposed most recently in Uganda,' Obama told the National Prayer Breakfast." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/04/obama-condemns-uganda-anti-gay-bill-as-odious/feed/ 0