Sign the Uganda Petition

Encouraged by some U.S. evangelical preachers, the parliament of Uganda is poised to enact in January a draconian anti-gay law that some think could lead to a wholesale slaughter of LGBT folk in that country, where homosexual activity is already punished with life imprisonment.  The new law would:

Extend the definition of prosecutable homosexuality from sexual activity to merely “touch[ing] another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality.”

Create a new category of “aggravated homosexuality” which provides for the death penalty for “repeat offenders” and for cases where the individual is HIV-positive.

Criminalize all speech and peaceful assembly for those who defend LGBT Ugandans with fines and imprisonment of between five and seven years.

Criminalize the act of obtaining a same-sex marriage abroad with lifetime imprisonment.

Add a clause which forces friends or family members to report LGBT persons to police within 24 hours of learning about the individual’s homosexuality or face fines or imprisonment of up to three years.

Add extra-territorial and extradition provisions, allowing Uganda to prosecute LGBT Ugandans living abroad.

As Integrity USA, the advocacy group for LGBT Episcopalians, says,

The new bill would outlaw Integrity Uganda and would put clergy, physicians and relatives who support their gay and lesbian neighbors and family members at risk for severe fines and possible imprisonment. The proposed law may mean neighbors who do not inform on each other for supporting LGBT civil rights are subject to punishment. We have not seen such a draconian system of isolation and institutional rejection of a minority community in Uganda since the anti-Jewish laws passed by the Third Reich.

Truth Wins Out has several articles detailing the situation in Uganda.  Only a handful of countries and churches outside Uganda have condemned the proposed law. 
 
If you're a churchgoer, why not ask what your church leaders are doing about this evil, murderous law - which is supported by the Ugandan Muslim Supreme Council, as well as the Orthodox, Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist and Anglican churches in Uganda. 

And please sign the petition to religious leaders in Uganda; I have.