Comments on: Franken sponsors bill condemning Uganda’s anti-homosexuality act

By: Ann Garrison

Ann Garrison — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:17:14 +0000

This strategy is backfiring. The U.S. can’t arm and train vicious dictators–Uganda’s Museveni and Rwanda’s Kagame, and back wars costing millions of lives, then wag its finger and say, “You have to respect LGBT rights.” Or rather, it can, but it’s not ultimately going to be very effective.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:29:19 +0000

!st why all the outrage now at Christians?

Al Franken named 4 countries NOW that have the death penalty.

WE all failed, Christians and non-Christians. We should have had outrage back then.

I am a Christian and I am outraged. No one should be dying.

All this shows that Jesus needs to come soon, clear up all the mess and straighten up all of our minds and hearts.

By: H.S

H.S — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:26:43 +0000

why does there have to be such a floodgate of contempt towards an effort that forges the principals of universal equality and humanity over subjective morality. whether or not american congressmen have double standards is a separate issue and should not be made a reason to quibble from the cause they have committed to..speaking against ills and repugnant laws that revolt against love and freedom should rightly be denounced to promote awareness and rally support in the hopeful bid to reverse such inhuman practices…i stand with whoever takes up this cause and hope for a better tomorrow in Uganda !! and the reason i m here is because my mother practised her free will of sexuality and was not married to the quran or jesus !! let god do the judging when it comes to matters of rectitude and sanctity since we ve never really been good at it anyways.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:25:08 +0000

From the bill:
“Whereas the United States, in seeking to promote the core American principles of equality and `Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,’ has long championed the universality of human rights;”

Which part of that is such a waste of time to the people putting this down?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:18:31 +0000

Because Crown hit it on the nail……

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For all those saying ‘Al’ shouldn’t involve himself in Uganda’s business – then what the heck were the nutjob ‘christo-crats’ doing over there telling the Ugandan’s that gay’s we’re the devil and would molest their children, encouraging them to make homosexuality a capital offense?

Seriously people wake the F up. Its not about being a democrat or a republican. Its about doing whats right.

All you so called christians out there, why don’t you follow you’re own damn bumper stickers for once – ‘What would Jesus do?’ – kill all the gays? I doubt it.
“

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:23:42 +0000

@Andrew s

Murder is a value?

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Ugandan antigay bill sparks outrage | Y Gen Out Loud — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:19:55 +0000

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By: Andrew s

Andrew s — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:40:16 +0000

America, America America, where has your morality gone. It is tme for you to come to Africa to be taught about morality. We as Africans have values that we dont compromise and Uganda is a sovereign state. We cant be advised by America of all countries on these issues coz they have disapointed us before in these matters.

Mr. Senator, you have no moral authority to advise us. So leave Ugandan Parliament to make their own decisions.

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:22:49 +0000

“I’m not saying these people are right; I’m just saying we shouldn’t speak up about it.”

In other words, let’s remove any hint of morality from American political life. Let’s stop pretending that “American exceptionalism” refers to our system, and a respect for the essential humanity and dignity of all people. Let’s ignore inhumanity where it exists, and give our implicit belssing to it by not speaking up when “those people” aren’t right.

What a crock. The Senate has a right–an obligation–to speak up in favor of human rights. It’s a reflection that American has values worth honoring because they are right, not because they are expedient. We need to show that we believe in these values strongly enough (even if we don’t always live up to them) to condemn their denial.

Or is it just lobbing a brick at a Senator whom you dislike? Resollutions like this are a routing part of congressional business, and are hardly a distration from other important work. Get over yourselves.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:12:32 +0000

Once again, face-time on a great humanitarian issue. I can’t believe the American people buy into this stuff. Yet on the hard issues HERE, IN THIS COUNTRY, these weasels from both sides of the aisle, won’t belly up and go to the mat for the issues that are killing this nation: ending 2 wars, outlaw credit card rates, healthcare, Veteran’s care, housing. Uganda, Haiti, the list grow’s. WHEN ARE THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS GOING TO START REPRESENTING US, THE AMERICANS, AND OUR RIGHTS?
We elected them because they campaigned on CHANGE. Where’s the CHANGE? Same old/same old. After 30-some years of voting, I’m done. It’s all for the special interests with the vast majority of US citizens paying the bill and getting it square between the cheeks every time.