Uganda
Killed by Idi Amin, a Ugandan archbishop gets the honor he deserved
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 17, 2015
(RNS) On Monday (Feb. 16), Uganda celebrated the life and ministry of Archbishop Janani Luwum, who was murdered on the orders of Idi Amin.
Ugandan bishop willing to defend notorious Lord’s Resistance Army commander in war crimes court
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 28, 2015
(RNS) “The world betrayed this child," said retired Anglican Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng of Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen.
Détente on Christmas * Beard passes * Christ Bless Mississippi: Religious Freedom Recap
By Brian Pellot — December 4, 2014
This month's religious freedom news and views from around the world. Read with caution. Prozac optional.
Uganda’s Anglican leader doubles down on anti-gay law
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 4, 2014
(RNS) “I appeal to all God-fearing people and all Ugandans to remain committed to the support against homosexuality,” said Uganda's Anglican archbishop, Stanley Ntagali.
Conservative Anglican leaders back Uganda anti-gay law
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Conservative Anglicans expressed concerns over "backlash" to a new anti-gay law in Uganda, not gays and lesbians who may face prison.
US evangelicals on the defense over Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 4, 2014
(RNS) American evangelicals who insist they never supported Uganda's anti-gay law now find themselves on the defense, saying their statements against homosexuality at home are being twisted as an endorsement of harsh penalties against gays and lesbians abroad.
Church of England’s call for dialogue on gays rebuffed in Africa
By Trevor Grundy — January 30, 2014
(RNS) Ahead of his five-day visit to Africa, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby issued a statement reminding Anglicans of the commitment the Church of England made to the pastoral care of gays and lesbians. So far, the statement has not convinced African leaders.
Church of England’s bishops defer gay marriage decision
By Trevor Grundy — January 27, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) With little more than two months to go before Britain’s first same-sex marriage, the College of Bishops issued a statement saying that "no change" to the Church of England’s teaching on marriage is proposed or envisioned.
COMMENTARY: The church’s role in, and against, homophobia across Africa
By Gay Clark Jennings — January 27, 2014
(RNS) Western Christians cannot fix the homophobia that's currently gripping Nigeria, Uganda, or other African countries. We can, however, stand in solidarity with progressive Africans and support their efforts to teach new ways of interpreting the Bible and understanding sexuality.
Nigeria’s religious leaders welcome controversial anti-gay law
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 16, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Christian and Muslim leaders in Nigeria welcomed a controversial law that bans same-sex marriages and imposes a 14-year jail term for homosexual relations.
Ugandans don’t understand homosexuality, says former Anglican bishop
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 20, 2013
(RNS) A Ugandan cleric who ministers to homosexuals has criticized the passage of a controversial law that imposes life imprisonment for homosexual acts.
Tutu urges Uganda to drop bid to jail gays and lesbians
By Fredrick Nzwili — December 5, 2012
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday (Dec. 4) urged Uganda to scrap a controversial draft law that would send gays and lesbians to jail and, some say, put them at risk of the death penalty. By Fredrick Nzwili.
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