If it was not for the ACLU we could do this here. Just think of how much better off the USA would be if we could do this here. The ACLU is just as bad as the gays...we need to rid this country of them both!!!

Another bright decision made by the Bush Administration. Do they ever get anything right? Although they do support the persecution and oppression of homosexuals in the United States, so I'm sure it's purposeful that they do it in other countries around the world also. What a bunch of intolerant, hateful, clueless, arrogant, dimwitted bigots. I'm describing both the homophobic dirtbags in Uganda and in Washington. King Bush is always foaming at the mouth about terrorism, but says and does nothing about the life of a reporter from Stanford, a U.S. citizen, being threatened? I guess it's only terrorism if people George Bush agrees with are being threatened huh? "A State Department spokesperson declined to comment on whether it's appropriate for someone receiving U.S. funding to make anti-homosexual remarks." Gay Americans pay the same taxes as straight Americans, yet their tax dollars are going to support people who are spreading hate and discrimination against them!? If this wasn't so tragic, it would almost be funny. The Government of the United States should condemn these homophobic bigots in the strongest terms possible. But with a putrid organization like the hate-mongering Republican Party running the government, you can bet that's not going to happen.

I can't believe that in today's day and time that Dana Hughes is still tying AIDS to homesexuality, especially when covering a story about an African nation where the HIV infection rate is so high amongst the population...gay, straight and "other" (like Senator Craig).

We should speak out against the "leader" of Uganda for his anti homesexual stance, period. It should not be tied to AIDS funding. I think Dana is missing the point here.

My two cents.

Sounds like Bush - another moron.

Another bright decision made by the Bush Administration. Do they ever get anything right? Although they do support the persecution and oppression of homosexuals in the United States, so I'm sure it's purposeful that they do it in other countries around the world also. What a bunch of intolerant, hateful, clueless, arrogant, dimwitted bigots. I'm describing both the homophobic dirtbags in Uganda and in Washington. King Bush is always foaming at the mouth about terrorism, but says and does nothing about the life of a reporter from Stanford, a U.S. citizen, being threatened? I guess it's only terrorism if people George Bush agrees with are being threatened huh? "A State Department spokesperson declined to comment on whether it's appropriate for someone receiving U.S. funding to make anti-homosexual remarks." Gay Americans pay the same taxes as straight Americans, yet their tax dollars are going to support people who are spreading hate and discrimination against them!? If this wasn't so tragic, it would almost be funny. The Government of the United States should condemn these homophobic bigots in the strongest terms possible. But with a putrid organization like the hate-mongering Republican Party running the government, you can bet that's not going to happen.

Amen Brother...AMEN!!!!!!!!

Seems that this world is full of sin and sick people and pedeophiles. Brain protect our children lock them and find all them sick people.

Well what do you know?!! Someone actually has the intestinal fortitude to speak out about these bizarre acts against nature and God! I'm an American, and I think Uganda ought to toss Katherine Roubous out on her ear.
Here's to you Mr. Ssempa! :-)

Once again, the Republicans have their priorities backwards. Sure, syphoning off tax dollars meant to combat aids instead being used to promote Republican intolerant religious beliefs.

I pay taxes. Why can't the Republican party spend their own money to promote intolence? Why do they always have to spend mine.

Once again the Republicans expose the moral abyss that is the Republican party.

I don't want our money going to "an African leader" who is a pastor of some sorts. What does he do with the money? Why him? Is this a religious gift? Is this another Bushit move? Shouldn't we just give money to governments who will then show us how they spend it?

Yes, ship all the gays out of the country. That'll fix everything!

I was walking out of a grocery store on my way to my car and noted a bumper sticker that said "Your vote counts more in 2004" with a lamp and a cross depicted beside it. My first thought was "Man...I'd be ashamed to have that on my car now." I guess not everyone who voted 'For God' had to suffer through sitting with the rest of their church members who were told to vote "God's way" during their son's funeral.

I don't understand people like you. The kind of people who put down 20 or more dollars to buy custom plates like XYLUVXX (Love between a man and a woman), and litter their cars and entire persona displayed everywhere with hateful propaganda that has been repeatedly shown over the last couple decades to be nothing but political ploys.

You don't like that your two male neighbors are doing some horizontal mambo behind closed doors in the privacy of their own home? Tough. Spend less time worrying about what other people are doing, and more about your own life.

It really burns me when some middle aged white person, without a college diploma and nothing worth LIVING in their souls despite a seeming hatred for everything that doesn't match their own views, gets in my face with their slander and tries to tell me how to live. Sorry, I don't see having a loving relationship with the same sex as being something prohibited by the ten commandments..but you know what is? Adultery. Lying. Stealing.

Uganda has got no place for homosexuals. I will fight tooth and nail to dislodge this vice from our nation.How can the pearl of Africa embrace this filth??? No way. Guys keep your homosexuality in the Americas and NEVER BRING IT TO UGANDA.I can never support you.A young man died in one of our prisons because of homosexual attacks. Remember the rectum is for waste, what your body has rejected. How can a sane person go in for such......my, I can't, I will never. Homos style up and be reconstructed morally. Uganda will never embrace this. thank you.

informedone--- " Gay Americans pay the same taxes as straight Americans, yet their tax dollars are going to support people who are spreading hate and discrimination against them!? If this wasn't so tragic, it would almost be funny. The Government of the United States should condemn these homophobic bigots in the strongest terms possible. But with a putrid organization like the hate-mongering Republican Party running the government, you can bet that's not going to happen."

oh please.. tomorrow your children will marry their dogs, cats, horses, snakes, rabbits etc. They will God and the Law to support them and they will still pay their taxes At that time I hope you say they same argument. Also just because you give him AID money that doesn't mean that he sold you his RIGHTS!! Let him speak out damn it. All the immoral ideas and acts come out of the US mainly. Don't spread your filth to the rest of the world.

Praise be to your movement Pastor Martin Ssempa

oh yeah, just think of all the money saved if they stopped treating the homosexuals with AIDS

what rubbish.

it doesnt matter what creed or color they are, they are human beings who are ill and deserve any treatment available.

Some christian groups have no Christianity about them whatsoever.

How can people think so negatively about another living person? I seem to remember some carpenter saying let his dad do all the judging, but yet, somehow somepeople think that they are better then that guy they worship and do all the judging they want.

I think a major fact that is missing here is that AIDS is not being spread by homosexual sex in Africa, it is being spread by unprotected adulterous straight men! They are giving it to their wives, girlfriends, mistresses, all of the above and then those women are passing it to their children. But it is not some crazy rampant homosexual diease, it is being passed and passed and passed by hetrosexuals. So, I say throw the straights out! They're the "sick" ones.

It's so shocking how man can lose all manner of ssanity!We have a case where a section of people are in dire need of our help and you are here trying to tie your support to the aid given to Uganda!Come on guys, you know what,you can as welll stop your aid if you think Uganda survives because of the US.Honestly, Uganda is an independent entity with a value system that we all must support just like some American vvalues are. In my opinion homosexuality is unnatural, and it is illegal in Uganda because it is against the law of man and God!This act will therefore NEVER be accepted by our people in Uganda because we respect our values,PERIOD!So please don't forcefully shove your alien culture down our throats and we will remain your good friends anything short of this is UNWELCOME in Uganda, my motherland! FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY!

There is one thing i have noticed with donors,they give aid with so many ties not respecting the values and cultures of people.Please if the Ugandans have said they wont embrace homosexuality, keep your funds to yourselves and leave them alone,instead of manuplating them
95% of Ugandans are against homosexuality.people like pastor martin ssempa are standing for the values of his Nation.

Americans dont export your immorality to Uganda....instead copy from what they are doing and change your nation.

i grew up admiring America,it was my dream to finish school, perform well get to university and get a scholarship to the United States of America. i read their motto on their dollars "IN GOD WE TRUST"

This is still the dream for many young africans here in africa.my heart now bleeds reading the above comments on homosexuality.

It just cant fit in my mind that the most influential country in the world has morally degenerated to forcing down the throat of ugandans a bagful of newyork-boardroom engineered policies coated "LGBT" all in the name of "Human rights"

So there you are, having Steve Long seated on the 37th Floor of a new york building writing out wordy letters to the Ugandan presdent condeming uganda for upholding its laws against this completely unnatural behavior.

The goats,dogs and even mosquitos have already figured out the right way to handle this gender confusion.

no hate speech here...just love..
love the homosexual ...hate homosexuality.

guess you may tag us-UGANDANS - "homophobes" another word you have coiled for those that dont subscribe to perversion.

Dont forget though, we reduced the HIV AIDS rates without legalising homosexuality ..and we are known for that allover the world..

worried about your taxes?..devote your money for other causes then..possibly the middle east

So our plea goes out to the international community, roll out human rights policies with full regard to the set laws of african nations.

As for Uganda we are not getting close to betraying our almost similar motto

"FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY"

Sold out to uphold the ugandan law

Eddie

((QUOTE))If it was not for the ACLU we could do this here. Just think of how much better off the USA would be if we could do this here. The ACLU is just as bad as the gays...we need to rid this country of them both!!!

Posted by: Leslie | Aug 29, 2007 1:11:25 PM((QUOTE))
Ahhh, too bad for you Leslie. Isn't it terrible that we have laws protecting people from hate crimes and that people can't go out and make their lives miserable because they're not 'just like you' in every way.
Get a life and quit dwelling on the fact that this is America, it's a free country and all our citizens are given full equality and justice under the law and there is no way you or anyone else is going to take that away from ANYONE!

Oh, Eddie, how sad that you don't recognize basic human rights. The world is full of so many wonderfully different people, each deserving equal respect and dignity, regardless of gender, race, religion, or orientation. When I read a post such as yours, my hope for humanity slips.

When will everybody realize that what makes all people the same is so much more important than what makes us different. I just don't understand the bigots who discriminate against gays. As if homosexuals aren't human beings too. As if they're not someone's son, or daughter, or sister, or brother, or father, or mother, or friend. All people want to live in peace, we all feel love, we all want the best for our loved ones, we all have hopes and dreams, we can all feel pain, we all want to follow our bliss, we all struggle, we're all just trying to get through life the best way we know how. How does any of that change with the color of someone's skin, or their physical abilities, or what God they pray to, or what language they speak, or what their sexual orientation is? Only a truly vicious, hateful, spiteful, selfish, vile misanthrope would begrudge someone their love of someone else. People who hate homosexuals should be ashamed of themselves. Those bigots deserve to live in the shadows. They're not fit to show their faces in decent society.

I have been told "gays" are born that way! As I understand then they have a right ("gays" and supports of "gays") To "hate" people whom hate "gayness"! By what right do they have to "hate" such people?? Did it ever occur to such people that "homophobes" as they call them. Were BORN THAT WAY?? And should'nt they also becalled "straightaphobes"! That "hate" the homophobes?? Are THEY (homophobes)unworthy of LOVE?? Why?? Very few "homophobes" dare to come-out of the closet! That should not be. They should have special treatment (under the law). To not be discrimanted against and spoken "hatefully" of!

Just to add my voice, Uganda's Moto is "For God and my country" for that matter therefore ,just settle it in your brains that as Ugandans we will NEVER legalise homosexuality in our nation. We have values,and not even donor-funds will change them!!If your taxes are being wasted on us, please keep your money to yourselves.For your information imperialism or Is it called "Dictatorship" will not work in the 21st century! If America embraced homosexuality,Uganda will NEVER, PERIOD. The God we serve has always and will always uphold this country even without your "painfully given funds". Homos should turn to Jesus for deliverance. I love homos but I hate homosexuality.
OH,thumbs up for Dr.Martin for crying out loud, please save us from this tragic invention..!! Thank you.

Iryn; Your leader is a wiseman! I did not know when I went into the army at 17. That people engaged in such things!(Homosexuality.) I was waiting in a train depot to go home on leave! I started to fall asleep on the bench waiting! This guy woke me up when he was rubbing my upper thigh! It startled me,and when I realized what he was doing. I got angry! But he quickly left, by the time I gathered my senses he was gone! However! I and another troop waiting there went out to find him! We never did but had we, we would have been gay bashers!(Which is called a hate crime in America.) Why was it so repulsive to me? Was I born a "homophobe"? It must be because I would react the same today! But people HATE me because I am homophobic! Am I unworthy of love? I never even knew about such things! It came "natural" to me to hate such activity! If it had been a women,well it would not be right! But my reaction would be quite different! However if I beat up a women it WOULD NOT be a hate crime! That is unless it was a black women or hispanic or some other minority! Make sense? Right! Thats how thinking is when we live in a day that girls will be boys and boys will be girls! There also is a double standard concerning freedom of speech involved! In sacremento Ca(as example) pro lifers were praying in front of the capitol (completely legal action.)And regardless of what you believe on the subject! The police came and sprayed mace in the peoples eyes! Grabed their arms behind their back as those abortion supporters hollered KILL them, bust their arms off, and laughed as many patrolmen did put the hurt on as much as possible!Fast forward about a year later! I do not remember the reason! But the gays, were angry about something! They blocked the Golden Gate bridge for several hrs in time of the morning rush. They ran thru town busting windows and generally destroyed thousands of dollars worth of property! The police stood by and watched them! And made no arrests! They were on what they call as a "high tolerance" level! Your leader is on the RIGHT track! We are on the LEFT track, which end is destruction!

Mike, I have so many friends from the US who are just as hurt as you on this topic.Hey, thing though is that if we can put an end to this WICKEDNESS then all is not lost for America.However,I must state this very strongly to the funders of these homosexual groups in
Uganda that,we arre very passionate about our country and money will not dissuade us!!!Before we were colonised, we lived and with or without your help,Uganda can still sustain itself. So if it is all about the money KEEP the damn dime and LEAVE us alone!The guns are out and ready to "smoke"(I think America understands this word better)out anyone trying to breed confusion amongst us.It is not a PLEA nor threat but a PROMISE!So to the homosexuals in America KEEP YOUR DISTANCE and leave it for us to decide ou own affairs the best way we know how!!!!

What's the problem? Uganda is trying to slow down the transfer of HIV. That is why we gave them the money. The more homosexuals are allowed to freely and openly do the things they do, the more other homosexuals will get HIV. Being a homophobe is not a bad thing if you are trying to save all people.

While I also do not support the homosexual lifestyle, I must clear up one misconception that I am repeatedly seeing posted. Most of the HIV infections in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa are spread by HETEROSEXUAL sex. Apparently, the one thing gays know how to do is to be monogamous. Maybe straight men could take a lesson in that department and keep it in their pants.

Note to bashers. Homosexuality has gone on since the beginning of time. This thing you would like to irridicate isn't going away. No way did it start in the US is my guess. We're not that old. You boys over in Uganda that seem to think we're shipping it over your way? Are you kidding me? The stupid thing about this? Yeah, simply advertising that it's wrong is really going to fix anything. NOT. The money should go for treatment. For those of you convinced, compliments of the republican party, that all ills of our nation rest completely on the backs of the gays? Get a grip. Get the log out of your eye and look around at all of the other garbage going down. There is plenty of sin going down by the straight folks. It is fine to think you don't agree with it. It is fine to not wish to see homosexuals marry. It is peachy to feel it makes you uncomfy. But beyond that? There is no way you can tell me your hatefulness isn't about the same on the sin-o-meter to the big guy. I was raised to believe a sin was a sin was a sin. I'm telling you guys, no way would Jesus ever speak of this the way you do. At some point you need to be worrying more about yourself maybe. And um, I'm straight.

Mike...am so touched by your comment!i bless the Lord that in America there are brothers like you who think Uganda is on the right track.

America Has been blessed with so many things and its people are living good lives...but this will save the people who are still insisting on doing whatever they want, too much freedom may be dangerious.
Homosexuality is a symptom of a dying civilization.....so Americans should think about the generations to come, and by legalising homosexuality, where will the children come from??? and who will carry America to where its supposed to go??

so i thank God for Uganda, its not too late for us, when i think of the destruction homosexuality will cause....i had better fought now for my beautiful country
Thanks mike and we are praying for America.

There has been a shift in this country. We are no longer a protestant nation, but a catholic country. 25 million illegals and 5 Supreme Court Justices, it is important that you just accept it.

I do find it odd, that black haters are suddenly pro-Uganda.

We're not a dying civilization, just a species that's reached critical mass and is destroying our Mother Earth (who's round by the way) more everyday.

I really don't care who's gay and who's not. I don't think homosexuals have anymore right to engage in public affection or intercourse than straight couples do, and honestly would not want to see or have children see either version though I'm sure that'd probably be the least of what children are subject to now. What people do in their own homes is not my business.

More power to Uganda, I hope they develop greatly as a nation and prosper. I have more issues with the hateful culture in the US and frankly don't care about other countries. No one in this commentary has bashed Uganda, it's more people are disappointed in seeing our President and his inability to distinguish church from state in a nation that has a vast myriad of religions and lifestyles practiced by it's legal citizens who's motto is "Liberty and Justice For All".

Uganda, what a great place!! Perfect place to ship off all the people who think that the U.S. is too immoral. I'm really tired of them obsessing over what other adults do in their bedrooms. From what I've seen of this crowd, those that scream the loudest are the ones who are trying the hardest to hide their own sexual preferences. Look at Ted Haggard. He was one of their top leaders, an advisor to King George & he's as gay as the day is long.
Leave it to King George to squander more money. 15 million more American tax dollars gone to support his radical views.

For a country that has serious genocide problems, a heterosexual HIV/AIDS Holocaust occurring, not to mention every other third world dilemma possible on their plate, it seems rather ironic that homosexuality is even an issue. Get a clue, people!

It seems the homophobe bashers have no problem in the "hatred" scale! Most Americans have'nt a clue about homosexuality! Thanks to a media that is advanceing the gay agenda's! Along with leftist liberals! Lets speak plainly here,never was I refering to "sin"! It must have been someone's own conscience! However there are no adulters,robbers,murders,liars ect. Calling themselves as to what activities they engage in with PRIDE! Ever ask why that is? It is like a person that has terrible habits like "picking your nose and chewing it"! Saying yes I enjoy it and yes I am proud of it,in fact it describes me "exactly"! And oh by the way you have to LOVE me! And to say anything otherwise is "hatefull" unjust ect. And you are a hateful person! Let us not deleve into the MANY PERVERTED things involved in homosexuality! But most Americans if told the truth would have a hard time holding their stomachs! The media says it is JUST two people in love "WHAT A BALD FACE LIE"! That simple is not true! It is ALL about SEX! Hey maybe it was a "recruitment" center they were going to! But a great injustice is happening thru the same type of "lies" that are perpetuated as girls being boys, and boys girls! Whoa to the young people that are being decieved! What a generation of twisted thought will follow! Uganda you will be here,after America is gone! Already the "DESTROYER" is at the door!

i think the name homosexuality needs to be changed to homosickness. ive read the mail of dem guys calling people homophobes and all that. you say it is hate? hah. gooing by the comments, i think the opposite is right. u brand guys who point out the hogwash yo doing as intolerant. to wat. if u c a vile activity, sit by and say let it be tolerted in the name of human rights? we might as well tolerate carnibliasm, because once in a while some people are born wtih a desire for flesh?????
kudos to pastor ssempa. for all the hate mail about you, i say the right ting will always get a few peopel with warpped minds and selfish interests to oppose. uganda will certainly never be a jhomosexual embrassing country. its too disgussting an sct for the diginity of normal humans

I wish Americans would come face to face in the mirror and see who they really are.They have alot but they are actually dying out.
am so tired of people who think that what people do in their bed rooms in none of our business.....please!!

remember what's done in the privacy of one's bedroom may affect an entire community. what you people have failed to understand is that in Uganda we are a community, we are one. in countries like America there in the individualistic kind of thing, where people do as they please no matter how dangerous it may be.this is disastrous.

I know we have many problems as a nation that we should be dealing with at the moment BUT Homosexuality is also a BIG issue at the moment and we need to deal with NOW!

It is so disappointing from what i have read from the American People. Even animals dont have gender confusions. But Americans have. What a shame!!!!!!!!We as Africans have grown up looking up to you in very many things including infrastructure and development. We have been learning from you. However, its time for you to learn from Us. You need to be sat down and educated by Africans from the BASICS coz you have lost it. Please some of these things we should not even be talking about coz they are so ashaming. Please wake up.
But fellow Africans its time that we took the lead and America and Europe Followed coz it seems they have lost the mark. No Moral standard at all.

We salute you Dr. Ssempa, you are our Hero and we are behind you.

The best to you and yours,and yes I am your brother,and you mine! We are living in a time of "GREAT DESCEPTION"! Not just America but the whole western world! Our enemies have a great advantage as a result! The "destroyer" is at the door! The enemy is outside and inside! Hold tight in Uganda your leader is a goodman!

Actually, there are many documented cases of homosexuality in animals. Your government and media probably only tells you what it wants you to hear, because people are easier to control when they're all riled up about something.

Mob: "THE COUNTRY'S 400BILLION IN DEBT AND PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES AND GOING BANKRUPT RABBLERABBLERABBLE"

Government: "HEY LOOK OVER THERE SOME UN-FIT CRACK HEAD MOTHER IS TRYING TO HAVE AN ABORTION! OH! AND THE GAYS!"

Mob: "STONE THE INFIDELS! AIEEEEE! JESUSJESUS!"

If there are any real homosexuals in Uganda they're probably so deep in the closet that they don't even know it, or else they'd get stoned to death or so. At least by not having hetero or homo sex they won't get AIDs and die eh?

lolz <3<3<3<3<3<3

HIV is primarily a hetereo disease in Africa. So why are the Ugandans so against Gays?

More important, why is American and foriegn aid money going to a government with a religious and hate based agenda?

I am a homophobe and proud of it! You got to love me! I was born that way! To say "anything" different! And you could lose your job! And yes I believe in freedom of speech! I am not a hypocrite! I love all people! Except the dangerous, hatefull, people that disagree with me! They should be done away with! SPEAKING AS A FOOL!! Is this NOT what the LEFT argues????

According to Bono no man living has done more to stop the spread of AIDs in Africa than Pres. Bush. Clinton's $1.5 billion which went to war lords is simply nothing to the $15 billion by Bush that is not going to war lords. The Bush administration is out front on this but you won't see it in the biased media. Talk to folks going over there to do this work and they will whisper blessings to Bush in your ear. Sadly even he cannot stop risky behavior.

AS A AMERICAN WHO PAYS OUTRAGEOUS TAXES ,IT DISTURBS ME WHENEVER ANY MONEY IS GIVEN TO A FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION.CHURCHES DONT PAY TAXES ,THEY SHOULD NEVER HAVE A VOICE POLITICALLY. I CONSIDER MYSELF A SECULARIST. I see only damage done by religion. I believe we would all be better abandoning religion. Regarding the Ugandan policy of repression of civil rights for gay persons ,i believe any funding should be given ONLY when they change their policies , Why contribute to hate ? They can get funding from other countries who dont respect civil rights.

President Bush has show with action that he cares about the African people. Too bad the media can't bring themselves to report honestly.

If I remember correctly, Uganda is the home of tyrants and cannibals. US tax dollars should not be wasted in what could be considered nothing more than a bastion of complete and total ignorance. So, I agree, leave the Ugandans to their own devices, and they will soon cease to exist without the help of modern medicine (i.e. funded with US tax dollars). Good Luck!

Let Donors who fund Homosexuality take their money back to their nations.
Ugandans donot need their money.