This whole thing has been in the works for over 30 years...
Idi Amin- 3rd president of Uganda from 1971-1979.
Known for human rights abuse and oppression, including the outruling of
Evangelical Christianity. When his rule fell, Uganda became the mecca for Evangelical Christians.
(Uganda is the number 1 hotspot for American Evangelical missionaries).
(The International House of Prayer [IHOP] calls Uganda "the pearl of Africa").
Christian missionaries from America go to Uganda to start spreading the faith. They built churches, schools, and hospitals. While these things were good for a lot of Ugandans in desperate need for the help, the missionaries pushed extremely conservative, Christian views including that homosexuality was an abomination.
A member of Ugandan parliment, David Bahati introduces the the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in 2009 which was largely inspired by American Evangelicals and conservative republican politicians.
Due to global outcry, the bill was mainly put on the back burner for all of 2010.
In 2011, parliment adjourned without voting on the bill.
In 2012, Bahati re-introduced the bill and it was passed in November.
In January of 2013, God Hates Uganda was released exposing the American Christian
Sources:
Christian missionaries from America go to Uganda to start spreading the faith. They built churches, schools, and hospitals. While these things were good for a lot of Ugandans in desperate need for the help, the missionaries pushed extremely conservative, Christian views including that homosexuality was an abomination.
A member of Ugandan parliment, David Bahati introduces the the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in 2009 which was largely inspired by American Evangelicals and conservative republican politicians.
Due to global outcry, the bill was mainly put on the back burner for all of 2010.
In 2011, parliment adjourned without voting on the bill.
In 2012, Bahati re-introduced the bill and it was passed in November.
In January of 2013, God Hates Uganda was released exposing the American Christian
Sources:
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