God Loves Uganda Analysis
I was aware of strong anti-homosexuality prejudice in Uganda from discussions with friends and some news coverage I saw on the internet. However, I was unaware of the influence of U.S. evangelical missionaries until I saw the documentary God Loves Uganda. The film’s director,
Roger Ross Williams, illuminates how American missionaries in Uganda campaign to condemn homosexuality and ban condoms as part of their abstinence only education.
Missionaries in the film hail from the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City,
Missouri. They take direction from the charismatic Lou Engle, who is a prominent leader of the evangelical Christian right. Throughout the documentary, these missionaries speak candidly about their core religious …show more content…
He co-founded the anti-gay group Watchmen on the Walls and authored books such as The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party, 7 Steps to
Recruit-Proof Your Child, and The Poisoned Stream: “Gay” Influence in Human History
(Scherr). Lively has forged relationships with Ugandan religious leaders, who preach his toxic message to their congregations. Two of the biggest myths that Lively and IHOP missionaries teach in Uganda are that homosexuality is a Western import trying to recruit children and that homosexuals can choose to be heterosexual.
In Uganda, Same-sex relations have been deemed “unnatural” and laws against it have been in place forever. However, in 2009, anti-gay fervor reached new heights when the Ugandan Anti-
Homosexuality Act was introduced to parliament. The bill criminalizes homosexual relations, which are punishable by life in prison or even death for serial offenders. Inspiration for the AntiHomosexuality Act directly stems from Scott Lively’s seminar titled, “Exposing the Truth
Behind Homosexuality and the Homosexual Agenda”, which he presented before Ugandan
Parliament. (Lapin)
In conjunction with anti-homosexual propaganda, the missionaries preach that condoms
Roger Ross Williams, illuminates how American missionaries in Uganda campaign to condemn homosexuality and ban condoms as part of their abstinence only education.
Missionaries in the film hail from the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City,
Missouri. They take direction from the charismatic Lou Engle, who is a prominent leader of the evangelical Christian right. Throughout the documentary, these missionaries speak candidly about their core religious …show more content…
He co-founded the anti-gay group Watchmen on the Walls and authored books such as The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party, 7 Steps to
Recruit-Proof Your Child, and The Poisoned Stream: “Gay” Influence in Human History
(Scherr). Lively has forged relationships with Ugandan religious leaders, who preach his toxic message to their congregations. Two of the biggest myths that Lively and IHOP missionaries teach in Uganda are that homosexuality is a Western import trying to recruit children and that homosexuals can choose to be heterosexual.
In Uganda, Same-sex relations have been deemed “unnatural” and laws against it have been in place forever. However, in 2009, anti-gay fervor reached new heights when the Ugandan Anti-
Homosexuality Act was introduced to parliament. The bill criminalizes homosexual relations, which are punishable by life in prison or even death for serial offenders. Inspiration for the AntiHomosexuality Act directly stems from Scott Lively’s seminar titled, “Exposing the Truth
Behind Homosexuality and the Homosexual Agenda”, which he presented before Ugandan
Parliament. (Lapin)
In conjunction with anti-homosexual propaganda, the missionaries preach that condoms