Comments on: American Jewish World Service Condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill

By: Ben In Oakland

Ben In Oakland — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:23:49 +0000

I am almost always proud of how my people respond to the world– a certain class of orthodox Jew nowithstanding.

Now, where are the rest of the religious leaders? What are they doing?

By: customartist

customartist — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:08:08 +0000

Hunter,

The Catholic Bishops contract for Murder, and the rank-and-file Catholics who fund the church turn a blind eye.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:19:26 +0000

And the Catholic Bishops give Uganda money. The contrast is illuminating.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:43:19 +0000

“the stripping away of human rights from specific minorities is often a precursor to the targeted destruction of oppressed people.”

This is a very good point – since anyone who defends gays in any way will be subject to arrest themselves, and gay people will have no human rights, it could lead to genocide – which has occurred before in Uganda and the region, just because groups were seen as different, or “other”.