Comments on: Anti-gay Republican congressmen oppose Uganda’s Kill Gays bill

By: Tom in Lazybrook

Tom in Lazybrook — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:18:00 +0000

Anh Cao got LOTS of Gay support in the last election. I would have voted for him too as I don’t vote for anti-Gay Democrats (and corrupt Wm Jefferson was as anti-Gay as they come).

This time, Cao will have to run against a real Democrat.

Someone should ask him to condemn the Manhattan Declaration.

By: bernard pollack

bernard pollack — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:57 +0000

Just as an FYI, we are going lots of blogging and video from Uganda at our website called Border Jumpers: http://www.borderjumpers.org

All our best, Bernard Pollack and Danielle Nierenberg

By: AJD

AJD — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:39:14 +0000

That’s my feeling too, that this is more of a face-saving measure than anything. At the same time, they may very well be clueless. I’ve spoken to so many Christians who completely fail to see any connection between their “polite” anti-gay views and actions and violence against GLBT people, how each brick supports the one on top of it, from the casual vote for a marriage amendment or “homosexuality is immoral” comment at the bottom, all the way up to killing of gay people and the Uganda bill.

The religious right has a lot to answer for, and a belated condemnation of the Uganda bill isn’t enough.