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Judge allows lawsuit against pastor for opposing homosexuality

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English: Uganda's Coat of arms (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A U.S. judge is allowing a lawsuit by a Ugandan homosexual group charging an Evangelical pastor with a “crime against humanity.” The American pastor is accused of violating international law for speaking against homosexuality and discussing legislation with Ugandan leaders. Scott Lively , an attorney and author, runs the Holy Grounds coffee house in Massachusetts where coffee and Bibles are free and Sunday church services minister to homeless people, drug addicts and others. In 2009, he was invited to speak at a conference in Uganda where he said the goal of the homosexual movement is “to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity.” Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) accuses Lively of inciting “persecution” through public speaking and advising Ugandan leaders who introduced legislation against homosexuality. SMUG advocates for legal and social acceptance of lesbian, homose...

Ugandan parliamentarian blasts Canadian Foreign Affairs minister over gay ‘marriage’ remark

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QUEBEC, October 24, 2012  - The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament , Ms. Rebecca Kadaga , took Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to task at an international summit in Quebec City for his remarks criticizing Uganda’s ban on same-sex “marriage.” Kadaga accused Baird of harboring a “colonial attitude” towards African nations and interfering in her country’s internal affairs, after Baird, in an address to the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), denounced Uganda for violating gay rights and oppressing homosexuals. Rebecca Kadaga Moreover, Ms. Kadaga claimed, according to  a report  by the Daily Trust, that Canada refused to grant entry visas to most Ugandan parliamentarians, and that she was prevented from making a presentation at the conference by the organizers, due to Uganda’s ban on same-sex “marriage.” Baird cited  the brutal murder  of homosexual activist David Kato as an example of the dangers faced by open homosexua...

Canadian Foreign Affairs minister highlights promoting homosexual rights abroad as priority

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MONTREAL, September 18, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Canada ’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told a gathering in Montreal on Friday that Canada will continue to promote homosexual rights as a key component of foreign policy. The minister, speaking at a luncheon held by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations , said he is “aggressively” pursuing what he called Canada’s “principled, values-based” foreign policy. As part of that effort, Baird said that he is working with western countries to promote homosexual rights in countries around the world where “violent mobs … seek to criminalize homosexuality,” and to make Canada a welcoming haven for homosexual refugees. “We’re working with allies like the EU and the United States on encouraging the decriminalization of homosexuality,” Baird said. “We’re working with all political parties in the House of Commons to fight those who restrict the basic human rights, from Kampala to St. Petersburg. In his address Baird m...