Africas Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US | Human Rights and Law | English
| December 21, 2009 | Posted by Suzanne under Gay Rights, General Interest, Politics, Religious Right |
Africas Anti-Gay Laws Spark Accusations and Denials in US | Human Rights and Law | English.
If you haven’t read this article on the Voice of America website, you should. If you’ve never heard of “The Fellowship”, then you need to make yourself aware of them. According to Wiki, this conservative religious organizations mission statement reads as follows:
To develop and maintain an informal association of people banded together, to go out as “ambassadors of reconciliation,” modeling the principles of Jesus, based on loving God and loving others. To work with the leaders of other nations, and as their hearts are touched, the poor, the oppressed, the widows and the youth of their country will be impacted in a positive manner. It is said that youth groups will be developed under the thoughts of Jesus, including loving others as you want to be loved.
I find that mission statement to be ironic, especially the last sentence. I take it to mean that we should ‘love’ these religious youth groups that they would develop in a manner that makes their existence illegal, takes their civil rights from them, and threatens them with the death penalty should they be found to be associated with “The Fellowship”.
If you don’t believe that the conservative religious right in this country is behind the hateful and savage laws being passed or considered in these African countries, then you’re not paying attention. Do you really believe that powerful evangelistic leaders just happened to address the Ugandan parliament about homosexuality, then suddenly a law that would allow for the death penalty just pops up out of nowhere?
You would think that the reach of this organization would be limited to those far right conservative evangelical politicians that work tirelessly against the rights of gay people in the US, but that isn’t the case. Hillary Clinton, someone that most gay people would consider to be on their side, said this about meeting the founder of the Fellowship:
“Doug Coe, the longtime National Prayer Breakfast organizer, is a unique presence in Washington: a genuinely loving spiritual mentor and guide to anyone, regardless of party or faith, who wants to deepen his or her relationship to God.”
You can read more about “The Fellowship” here:
The Fellowship (Christian organization). (2009, December 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:47, December 22, 2009, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Fellowship_(Christian_organization)&oldid=332835620
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