Clergy continue to stand up for justice in Uganda
Via Religion News Service’s blog, I saw a media advisory released Tuesday announcing that Episcopal and Anglican clergy were scheduled to meet with White House officials regarding the bill under consideration in Uganda’s parliament that would subject gay Ugandans to harsh punishments including life imprisonment or even the death penalty. From the advisory:
[Retired Anglican] Bishop Christopher Senyojo–a courageous spokesperson for the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in his native Uganda–is scheduled to visit the White House this evening. He will be accompanied by the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, the [Episcopal] Bishop of New Hampshire, and others. They will meet with Denis McDonough, Samantha Powers [sic], and other foreign policy officials of President Obama’s administration. Bishop Senyonjo is expected to share his grave concerns about the “kill the gays bill” currently being considered by the Ugandan Parliament.
The bill stalled in Uganda’s parliament last month, but it hasn’t been killed altogether, and such unjust and draconian legislation needs to be monitored closely until total defeat. Diverse faith leaders have condemned this abhorrent bill and mobilized to defeat it ever since it was introduced, and I don’t doubt they’ll keep doing so until it’s rejected once and for all.