Comments on: Focus On the Family Denounces Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: TERRY ANGEL MASON http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-62756 TERRY ANGEL MASON Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:07:16 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-62756 UGANDA MY HEART WEEPS FOR YOU! Uganda, Uganda, my heart weeps for you! For you kill, murder, and imprison the innocent (those who express love differently) in the name of The Righteous One, but it is clear that you do not know Him! Like America, you label them pedophiles and child molesters, yet continue to close your eyes to the true heterosexual offenders, allowing them to continually rape your children and infect them with AIDS, foolishly believing that this will cure them from the pandemic. It is said that you freed yourself from the tyranny and oppression of a king (Mwanga) who was demented, greedy, self-serving and who defiled the people and if this is true, this is good! But you forgot that even though he was said to be corrupt and accused of raping the people both physically and emotionally for years, still we must judge each human being by their own conduct, character, and deeds, and not punish the innocent for another’s sins. Uganda, Uganda, my heart weeps for you because even though the rain falls frequently upon your land in the south and beautiful lakes run through your northern region, they have not cleansed you from your transgressions for you are still blinded by hatred, fear, and intolerance, and cannot see that the sun rises upon the just and the unjust, so that all men may be wooed to the Creator by love and mercy and not by hatred and discrimination! For hundreds of years other nations robbed you of your wealth, stole your children and carried them away to foreign lands and enslaved them. Even today, in many regions of your country you suffer from extreme poverty because of usury and exploitation from men who lusted after your riches, saw you could not defend yourself, and carried them away to distant lands. You must be very careful lest the handwriting of God also appear in judgment for your offenses and likewise be written upon your walls and inscribed in your Constitution now laced with fear and intolerance, having been saturated by the influence of misguided, self-seeking American Evangelists, these words spoken by the prophet Daniel: “MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN” The interpretation: “God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; TEKEK: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to another!” Thousands of you marched in your city streets to rid yourself of a sin that you say will most certainly bring the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah upon your land; but like the Scribes and the Pharisees of Jesus’ day, legalism and an incorrect interpretation of the Holy Scriptures have blinded you. Because of your hatred for what you do not understand, The Prince of Darkness deceives you yet again; prostituting you like the demented king you managed to free yourself from decades ago; have you still not heard the words of Jesus who said, “He was a murderer from the beginning?” Uganda, Uganda, my heart weeps for you! Don’t you know that you cannot kill the innocent, batter and abuse your children, and lock them away in dungeons of cruelty for life simply because you refuse to accept who they really are without the very King of the Universe (whom you claim you worship), championing their cause, and lifting his righteous hand of justice and judgment against you? He has heard the voice of the children devastated by earthquakes and disaster in Haiti and He has freed the oppressed in America from hundreds of years of discrimination. He has even delivered the Jews from the oppression of a mighty pharaoh (once thought invincible) in Egypt. Surely, He will not turn a deaf ear to innocent same-gender-loving people in your country, nor allow you to murder them without cause and your land and your people not be judged for doing so! Uganda, Uganda, I alone do not weep, “FOR A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE!" (Matthew 2:18) By Terry Angel Mason, Global Author Excerpt from Mason’s New Book: Love Won’t Let Me Be Silent -- Pride Edition Mason is an extraordinary poet and writer who is known for his breakthrough revolutionary book, Love Won't Let Me Be Silent, that is becoming a testament for many gays and lesbians struggling with their sexuality and the need to come out to their family and friends. What started out as a self-published nonfiction book has now become a literary phenomenon consistently earning him numerous literary nominations; while at the same time, gaining a place of reverence in the hearts and minds of millions of readers -- both men and women worldwide. Author's Website: WWW.TERRYANGELMASON.COM VIDEO LINKS: Uganda: Gays, HIV+ people will be killed, possibly jailed for life, and sympathizers also jailed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0hIO-Jt8Hk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGxticKP4pk (The Bill also targets heterosexual people unjustly) UGANDA MY HEART WEEPS FOR YOU!
Uganda, Uganda, my heart weeps for you! For you kill, murder, and imprison the innocent (those who express love differently) in the name of The Righteous One, but it is clear that you do not know Him!

Like America, you label them pedophiles and child molesters, yet continue to close your eyes to the true heterosexual offenders, allowing them to continually rape your children and infect them with AIDS, foolishly believing that this will cure them from the pandemic.

It is said that you freed yourself from the tyranny and oppression of a king (Mwanga) who was demented, greedy, self-serving and who defiled the people and if this is true, this is good! But you forgot that even though he was said to be corrupt and accused of raping the people both physically and emotionally for years, still we must judge each human being by their own conduct, character, and deeds, and not punish the innocent for another’s sins.

Uganda, Uganda, my heart weeps for you because even though the rain falls frequently upon your land in the south and beautiful lakes run through your northern region, they have not cleansed you from your transgressions for you are still blinded by hatred, fear, and intolerance, and cannot see that the sun rises upon the just and the unjust, so that all men may be wooed to the Creator by love and mercy and not by hatred and discrimination!

For hundreds of years other nations robbed you of your wealth, stole your children and carried them away to foreign lands and enslaved them. Even today, in many regions of your country you suffer from extreme poverty because of usury and exploitation from men who lusted after your riches, saw you could not defend yourself, and carried them away to distant lands.

You must be very careful lest the handwriting of God also appear in judgment for your offenses and likewise be written upon your walls and inscribed in your Constitution now laced with fear and intolerance, having been saturated by the influence of misguided, self-seeking American Evangelists, these words spoken by the prophet Daniel: “MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN” The interpretation:

“God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; TEKEK: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to another!”

Thousands of you marched in your city streets to rid yourself of a sin that you say will most certainly bring the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah upon your land; but like the Scribes and the Pharisees of Jesus’ day, legalism and an incorrect interpretation of the Holy Scriptures have blinded you.

Because of your hatred for what you do not understand, The Prince of Darkness deceives you yet again; prostituting you like the demented king you managed to free yourself from decades ago; have you still not heard the words of Jesus who said, “He was a murderer from the beginning?”

Uganda, Uganda, my heart weeps for you! Don’t you know that you cannot kill the innocent, batter and abuse your children, and lock them away in dungeons of cruelty for life simply because you refuse to accept who they really are without the very King of the Universe (whom you claim you worship), championing their cause, and lifting his righteous hand of justice and judgment against you?

He has heard the voice of the children devastated by earthquakes and disaster in Haiti and He has freed the oppressed in America from hundreds of years of discrimination. He has even delivered the Jews from the oppression of a mighty pharaoh (once thought invincible) in Egypt. Surely, He will not turn a deaf ear to innocent same-gender-loving people in your country, nor allow you to murder them without cause and your land and your people not be judged for doing so!

Uganda, Uganda, I alone do not weep, “FOR A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE!” (Matthew 2:18)

By Terry Angel Mason, Global Author
Excerpt from Mason’s New Book: Love Won’t Let Me Be Silent — Pride Edition

Mason is an extraordinary poet and writer who is known for his breakthrough revolutionary book, Love Won’t Let Me Be Silent, that is becoming a testament for many gays and lesbians struggling with their sexuality and the need to come out to their family and friends. What started out as a self-published nonfiction book has now become a literary phenomenon consistently earning him numerous literary nominations; while at the same time, gaining a place of reverence in the hearts and minds of millions of readers — both men and women worldwide.

Author’s Website: http://WWW.TERRYANGELMASON.COM

VIDEO LINKS:

Uganda: Gays, HIV+ people will be killed, possibly jailed for life, and sympathizers also jailed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0hIO-Jt8Hk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGxticKP4pk (The Bill also targets heterosexual people unjustly)

]]> By: oatc http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58316 oatc Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:07:06 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58316 The facts are that FOTF has been systematically stoking fear and hatred of any and all LGBT people for many years, worldwide, including of children, and that a frantic statement against the predictable eventual result of that does not cover their tracks. These people have suddenly found themselves face to face with the monster they have created and realised they could be imprisoned for genocide. They still should be. The facts are that FOTF has been systematically stoking fear and hatred of any and all LGBT people for many years, worldwide, including of children, and that a frantic statement against the predictable eventual result of that does not cover their tracks. These people have suddenly found themselves face to face with the monster they have created and realised they could be imprisoned for genocide. They still should be.

]]> By: Focus on the Family comes out against Uganda anti-gay law « BaptistPlanet http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58310 Focus on the Family comes out against Uganda anti-gay law « BaptistPlanet Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:31:02 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58310 [...] on the Family comes out against Uganda anti-gay law No LBGT advocate, Focus on the Family has at last drawn a line at gay genocide. Colorado Springs Gazette blogger [...] [...] on the Family comes out against Uganda anti-gay law No LBGT advocate, Focus on the Family has at last drawn a line at gay genocide. Colorado Springs Gazette blogger [...]

]]> By: Michael Bussee http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58245 Michael Bussee Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:47:35 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58245 To Lynn David, I am sure you meant "LWO" was handed over to Exodus, not Wayne Besen's TWO... :) To Lynn David, I am sure you meant “LWO” was handed over to Exodus, not Wayne Besen’s TWO… :)

]]> By: Michael Bussee http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58243 Michael Bussee Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:43:31 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58243 I am encouraged by this. I hope that other conservative Christian groups and leaders will also issue statments against this bill -- as Exodus, Rick Warren and FOTF -- have done. Uganda may listen to these voices even if we, for good reason, have serious doubts. I am encouraged by this. I hope that other conservative Christian groups and leaders will also issue statments against this bill — as Exodus, Rick Warren and FOTF — have done. Uganda may listen to these voices even if we, for good reason, have serious doubts.

]]> By: Burr http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58240 Burr Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:32:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58240 I think he was using "moderate" in a half-sarcastic way, pointing out that they sit somewhere between two awful choices as a meaningless gesture. I think he was using “moderate” in a half-sarcastic way, pointing out that they sit somewhere between two awful choices as a meaningless gesture.

]]> By: Dale http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58238 Dale Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58238 "Focus on the Family are not Christian moderates." Considering the draconian punishment for homosexuality in the bible, the organization is indeed moderate on that issue. I do believe that was his point. “Focus on the Family are not Christian moderates.”

Considering the draconian punishment for homosexuality in the bible, the organization is indeed moderate on that issue. I do believe that was his point.

]]> By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58188 Timothy Kincaid Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:09:50 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58188 Dan, Focus on the Family are not Christian moderates. And your last sentence is not consistent with the tone and purpose of our site. Dan,

Focus on the Family are not Christian moderates. And your last sentence is not consistent with the tone and purpose of our site.

]]> By: Dan http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58175 Dan Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:57:12 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58175 Well, we know that they supported state sodomy laws that provided for prison sentences of as much as 20 years. They appear to oppose the death penalty for gays, even though the very Bible verse that they so often quote to condemn homosexuality expressly requires the death sentence. So, as Christian moderates, they support something between 20 years incarceration and death. If there is a more debased religion than Christianity, I am not aware of it. Well, we know that they supported state sodomy laws that provided for prison sentences of as much as 20 years. They appear to oppose the death penalty for gays, even though the very Bible verse that they so often quote to condemn homosexuality expressly requires the death sentence.

So, as Christian moderates, they support something between 20 years incarceration and death.

If there is a more debased religion than Christianity, I am not aware of it.

]]> By: Steven B http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/26/18837/comment-page-1#comment-58165 Steven B Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:32:30 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18837#comment-58165 The campaign for Colorado's Amendment 2 was actually in 1992, not '96. A similar anti-gay initiative, Ballot Measure 9 in Oregon failed to pass. But as a result of each campaign "both states experienced an <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=9twN8LtbjtoC&lpg=PA103&ots=mpLqNWt42m&dq=colorado%20amendment%202%20violence%20gay%20increase&pg=PA103#v=onepage&q=colorado%20amendment%202%20violence%20gay%20increase&f=false" rel="nofollow">explosion in anti-lesbian/gay violence</a>, including the bias-motivated homicides of a gay man and a lesbian in Oregon." The resulting terror experienced by the LGBT community in Oregon was vividly documented in the film <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxbFVRgO6M" rel="nofollow">"Ballot Measure 9."</a> The campaign for Colorado’s Amendment 2 was actually in 1992, not ’96. A similar anti-gay initiative, Ballot Measure 9 in Oregon failed to pass. But as a result of each campaign “both states experienced an explosion in anti-lesbian/gay violence, including the bias-motivated homicides of a gay man and a lesbian in Oregon.” The resulting terror experienced by the LGBT community in Oregon was vividly documented in the film “Ballot Measure 9.”

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