Exporting religious homophobia to Uganda on this week's "VICE".

[Behind the Aegis]

The first segment is about the anti-gay agenda in Uganda. It is frightening. It specifically includes the ties to American's exporting their religious bigotry.

Here is a sneak peek:

[mountain grammy]

1. The very funny play "Book of Mormon"

follows Mormon missionaries in Uganda. While the play is hysterical, what Christian missionaries have done to Africa isn't. Of course, many were motivated by service and did good things for people of Africa, but, like most religions, they didn't respect the beliefs of the native people. To be sure, some ancient beliefs are destructive and education usually corrects that, but the missionaries often replace bad old traditions with bad new traditions.
"The Family" by Jeff Sharlet, devotes a chapter to Uganda and how the good Christians have created an atmosphere of fear and hate towards LGBT people.

[onager]

2. Rick Warren & Scott Lively tried to erase their role.

With great success, according to this article. Warren has pretty much re-invented himself as a "moderate," even though he and Lively were very much involved in that Ugandan law.

http://www.politicalresearch.org/2014/03/06/scott-lively-rick-warren-the-pr-campaign-to-whitewash-the-rights-anti-gay-uganda-history/#

[beam me up scottie]

3. Thanks for posting this.

I don't get HBO but found this info on BBC:

Uganda planning new anti-gay law despite opposition
10 November 2014

Uganda plans to introduce a new anti-gay law that will withstand any legal challenge, a government minister has told the BBC.

It will not explicitly refer to homosexuality, but will rely on the penal code which prescribes a life sentence for "unnatural acts", he said.

Activists say the plan is more draconian than anti-gay legislation annulled by the courts in August.

...

'Language twisted'

The minister, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the proposed legislation will be a streamlined version of the annulled Anti-Homosexuality Act.

It will clarify what constitutes the promotion and funding of "unnatural" acts, he said.

...

Gay-rights activist Frank Mugisha said a leaked copy of the bill suggested that it would be harsher than the previous legislation.

"They have just twisted the language but it is the same thing. It's actually worse because the 'promotion' part is harsher and it will punish the funding of LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] and human rights groups," Mr Mugisha was quoted by the UK's Guardian newspaper as saying

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29994678

Does anyone know the status of this new legislation?

[progressoid]

4. "repulsed and sick to my stomach".

I echo that sentiment of the interviewer. I can't imagine what it was like for her to be there.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. That was pretty awful.

But of course religion has nothing to do with it.

[trotsky]

6. Precisely.

They would still judge and hate gay people even if they didn't follow a divinely-inspired book that says they should judge and hate gay people.