U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday denounced as "odious" a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda that has drawn international condemnation.
"We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are -- whether it's here in the United States or ... more extremely in odious laws that are being proposed most recently in Uganda," Obama told the National Prayer Breakfast.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking before Obama at the annual bipartisan gathering of religious and political leaders, also criticized the draft law being considered by Uganda's parliament.
Clinton said she recently called Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and expressed the "strongest concerns" about the proposed legislation. The call was made on December 20, a State Department official said.
The East African country has faced intense pressure from Western governments and human rights groups over the draft legislation, which was presented as a private members' bill last year.
Source: Reuters
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Yes, their anti-gay law is harsh, but homosexuality is definitely wrong, and God's final judgment for homosexuals is much, much harsher. I pray homosexuals will have a heart change, turn away from this sin, and turn to God, obeying His holy law. Homosexuality is an abomination to God and according to His Word, those who practice this sin will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Not according to Obama Lorraine, one of his first acts as President was to declare the month of June, via executive privilege, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender pride month. Admonishing the country to celebrate and take pride in a behavior the Lord calls an abomination. Is that change we can believe in?