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by fivestones 319 days ago
> it’s American evangelicals running off to Uganda to stone gays.

Is that something that happened? That sounds horrible. Do you have any more info?
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pjc50 319 days ago
Not literally, but they did manage to get homosexuality re-criminalized in Uganda.
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camtarn 319 days ago
https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/unho...

"...many extreme evangelical groups started to recognize that the fight against LGBTQ+ rights in the United States was a losing battle. These groups then shifted focus to Uganda, which was seen as fertile ground for this anti-gay ideology..."

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sombragris 319 days ago
No mention on stoning, though...
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camtarn 319 days ago
Yes, I think GGP was being hyperbolic.

Still a shameful state of affairs.

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