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On Feb 3, 7:08 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > National Prayer Breakfast prompts protests > The sponsor of the breakfast is accused of influencing anti-gay > violence in Uganda > > WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Prayer Breakfast today was met with > protests because the main sponsor of the breakfast, The Family, is > accused of sponsoring anti-gay legislation in Uganda, reported the New > York Times Feb. 3. > > David Kato, a prominent gay-rights activist in Uganda, was murdered > Jan. 26. He recently led a successful suit against a local magazine > that published photographs and addresses of 100 people, accused them > of being gay, and encouraged readers to "Hang them." > > The Times said the breakfast is usually a "prime networking event," > but "Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a > government watchdog group, sent a letter this week to the president > and Congressional leaders urging them to skip the prayer breakfast. > They have also called on C-SPAN not to televise it this year." > > Competing prayer events were organized in 17 cities today by religious > and gay rights groups. > > "We can no longer allow the anti-gay religious industry operating here > or abroad to place a devastating stamp of religious and moral > disapproval on the innocent lives of LGBT people, especially our > youth," Mitchell Gold, founder of Faith in America, said. Faith in > America led a protest in Washington, D.C. against the prayer breakfast > this morning. > > "In the past, religion-based bigotry was used to justify > discrimination against women, African Americans, and other groups. We > must learn from this history and speak out against the misuse of > religion to harm LGBT people," Gold said. > > The New York Times reported that the president, his wife and the > secretary of state still planned to attend the event. > > More:http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=45345 > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
