{"id":7085,"date":"2014-02-19T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2014-02-19T16:48:41","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T16:48:41","slug":"2014feb19uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/2014feb19uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama threatens Uganda over homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Threatened by Obama: President Yoweri Museveni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Obama has given President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda a veiled threat of a reduction in aid should the President enact a law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality, reports Fox News<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

President Obama warned Uganda on Sunday that its plans to clamp down on proselytisation by homosexuals would “complicate our valued relationship.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Obama\u00a0<\/span>maintained that the United States stands for ‘the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights’ and ‘believes people everywhere should be treated equally’.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That is why I am so deeply disappointed that Uganda will shortly enact legislation that would criminalize homosexuality,” Obama said in a written statement issued from Southern California, where he was spending the weekend. “The Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda, once law, will be more than an affront and a danger to the gay community in Uganda. It will be a step backward for all Ugandans and reflect poorly on Uganda’s commitment to protecting the human rights of its people. It also will mark a serious setback for all those around the world who share a commitment to freedom, justice and equal rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Enacting this legislation will complicate our valued relationship with Uganda,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Museveni said last week that he plans to sign the new legislation, which also prescribes life imprisonment for acts of “aggravated homosexuality.” Those acts are defined as sex acts where one of the partners is infected with HIV, sex with minors or the disabled and repeated sexual offenses among consenting adults.<\/p>\n

Uganda has been heavily targeted by Western homosexuals both in sex tourism and with cultural pressure.<\/p>\n

Ugandan lawmakers passed the Bill in December. \u00a0It enjoys broad support among Christian clerics and lawmakers who say it is needed to deter Western homosexuals from ‘recruiting’ Ugandan children.<\/p>\n

It is also needed to curtail the pro-homosexual activities of a raft of foreign agencies, including the Open Society, funded by billionaire George Soros,\u00a0which now has an office in Kampala, the American Ford Foundation, the Dutch humanist organisation HIVOS and North American and European government aid departments.<\/p>\n

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President Obama (l) and Jason Collins (r)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The United States is Uganda’s largest donor, sending more than $400 million in aid annually in recent years. If Museveni signs the bill, the U.S. is expected to find ways to register disappointment over the law by withdrawing some or all of that aid.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria last month increased penalties against unnatural acts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obama\u00a0<\/span>supports same-sex marriage and his administration eliminated the Clinton-era ban on openly gay service in the military.<\/p>\n

For his State of the Union address last month, Obama sat openly-homosexual basketball player Jason Collins with first lady Michelle Obama.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Simon and Jane MacOnyango have mobilised prayer in neighbouring Kenya.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Obama has also complained about a Russian law banning gay propaganda, and made sure prominent homosexual athletes were on the U.S. delegations to the Sochi Olympics.<\/p>\n

Prayer has been mobilised across Uganda<\/span> and in next-door Kenya, where minister Simon MacOnyango said:<\/p>\n

‘The Church (The Body of Christ) should keep Uganda in prayers so that President Yoweri Museveni will resist this external pressure and make the right choice for the people of Uganda. \u00a0<\/span>Why should President Obama use his countrymen\u2019s taxes to dangle a carrot to promote sin in another sovereign nation?’<\/p>\n

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