NPR updates story of surging anti-gay sentiment in Uganda

Barbara Bradley Hagerty interviewed David Bahati, author of Uganda's notorious anti-gay legislation, and Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, who was defrocked by Archbishop Henry Orombi, primate of the Church of Uganda, for ministering to LGBT Christians, for this report.

Two observations: 1) our friends at Integrity, and their allies, are doing an excellent job helping Bishop Christopher to make his voice heard; and 2) the more coverage this issue receives, the worse it is for Bishop John Guernsey and the people whose consciences led them out of the Episcopal Church and into the Church of Uganda. The number of people who want to commit themselves publicly to a church that can't bring itself to criticize legislation this vicious is thankfully small.

Posted by Jim Naughton on December 20, 2010 2:11 PM | |
Comments (3)

As the Church in Uganda has no problem expanding outside of its province borders (and no consequences), we should receive Bishop Christopher and sponsor the Episcopal Church of Uganda. Voila, a new province of the Episcopal Church and a place to minister to all of Gods people.

Posted by Rex Romans [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 20, 2010 5:30 PM

I agree that GC needs to examine this, closely. Since there's no question that LGBT Anglicans in Uganda will NOT receive pastoral care from the "Anglican" Church of Uganda, it begs the question, who WILL provide that care? If not TEC, who?

JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 20, 2010 8:50 PM

Has any notice been taken by the Primates' meeting of the treatment Bishop Christopher has received at the hands of the Ugandan bishops? Has the primate of South Africa has anything to say about it? He was certainly publicly critical towards the American church and its primate for our treatment of gay people. How does he--and the dude in Canterbury--feel about the violence toward gay people in Uganda and about and the mistreatment of Bishop Christopher? Anybody have anything on this?

Posted by Danny Berry [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 21, 2010 10:54 AM

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