While deplorable, speaking at that conference is not 'lobbying' for the law.
If we are gonna dislike these people, lets make sure we have our facts straight. On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > From 5 to 8 March 2009, a workshop took place in Kampala, the capital of > Uganda, that featured three American evangelical Christians: Scott Lively, > an author who has written several books opposing homosexuality; Caleb Lee > Brundidge, a self-professed former gay man who conducts sessions to heal > homosexuality; and Don Schmierer, a board member of Exodus International, an > organisation devoted to promoting "freedom from homosexuality through the > power of Jesus Christ".[13] The theme of the conference, according to The > New York Times, was the "gay agenda": "how to make gay people straight, how > gay men often sodomized teenage boys and how 'the gay movement is an evil > institution' whose goal is 'to defeat the marriage-based society and replace > it with a culture of sexual promiscuity' ".[11 > > ------------------------------------ > Three Ravens Consulting > Eric Roberts > Owner/Developer > [email protected] > tel: 630-486-5255 > fax: 630-310-8531 > http://www.threeravensconsulting.com > ------------------------------------ > > -----Original Message----- > From: GMoney [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:38 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Chick-Fil-A backs down > > > I just like truth. > > I can very easily see how one could read snippets about this conference and > that law and Exodus' involvement and come away thinking they supported this > law. So i'm not accusing Eric of anything. > > But when i hear a pretty bold statement like that, it's good to get the > facts and correct them if we can. Exodus still seems to be a bunch of > morons, but let's keep their idiocy factual! > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:34 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> haha >> >> like like like >> >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Thanks Judah. >> > >> > So according to what Judah posted, it looks like they never >> > supported >> this >> > law. They did engage in a conference about which the stupidity of >> > making homosexuality illegal was apparently discussed. The law was >> > then >> considered >> > at some point after the conference, at which time Exodus sent a >> > letter expressing concern about the law (NOT support). They then >> > said they never had, and never would, support such a law, and they >> > regretted being >> involved >> > with the conference in the first place. >> > >> > So, is Eric's statement true: They lobbied for a law in Uganda that >> > made being gay an executable offence. >> > >> > ??? >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Judah McAuley >> > <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Exodus International and their trip to Uganda: >> > > >> > > >> > >> http://www.exgaywatch.com/wp/2009/03/open-letter-to-the-exodus-interna >> tional-board-of-directors/ >> > > >> > > A year later after a lot of bad publicity, Exodus apologizes and >> > > decides to come out against the bill in Uganda: >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> http://www.christianpost.com/news/exodus-leaders-issue-statement-again >> st-uganda-s-anti-gay-bill-44477/ >> > > >> > > Cheers, >> > > Judah >> > > >> > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:18 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Wait a minute. This group, Exodus International, some group i've >> never >> > > > heard of, actively lobbied to pass a law that would allow Uganda >> > > > to >> > kill >> > > > people solely for being gay??? >> > > > >> > > > And Chick Fil A gave money to this group? >> > > > >> > > > I don't usually ask for sources, but this seems pretty outlandish. >> Can >> > > you >> > > > show me where it's documented that this group supported a Uganda >> > > > rule >> > to >> > > > make homosexuality punishable by death??? >> > > > >> > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Judah McAuley >> > > > <[email protected] >> > >> > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> >> > > >> Yes, Eric, they are bad people. That does not mean they lose >> > > >> any of their rights. >> > > >> >> > > >> Judah >> > > >> >> > > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Eric Roberts >> > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > >> > > >> > They lobbied for a law in Uganda that made being gay an >> > > >> > executable offence...one of the prime movers in that was >> > > >> > Exodus >> international, >> > > one >> > > >> of >> > > >> > the recipients of funds from CFA... >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355420 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
