A Bright Light: Uganda Stands Against LGBTQ Imperialism

–– Evan Cantrell

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Uganda’s Constitutional Court Upholds Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023

What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.” – Edmond Burke. 

This June, our continent will see its first-ever “Africa Pride” event, a virtual event celebrating homosexuality across Africa. The event is organised by “Reverend” Troy Perry, an American activist, in protest against the criminalisation of homosexual behaviour in Africa. This announcement comes as a bill has been introduced in Botswana’s parliament which would amend the constitution to incorporate specific protection for “intersex persons”, a move which has been widely condemned by Christians in the southern African nation. 

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TARIF: The Holy Ghost Bartender’s Africa Tour

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Today is Friday, September 15th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga.

The Holy Ghost Bartender’s Africa Tour

Rodney Howard-Browne through Revival Ministries International has returned to his homeland for a 2023 Africa Tour. The popular charismatic preacher and evangelist has pastored in the United States since the 1990s, though he and his wife were born in the 1960s in South Africa and Zimbabwe, respectively. 

Revival Ministries is publicizing heavily his preaching tour and has cast the net wide on the continent. In just the months of September and October 2023, Howard-Browne will visit most of the major cities in southern Africa, including Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ekiti, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Lilongwe, Malawi; Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, South Africa; Manzini, Eswatini; Swakopmund, Namibia; Lusaka, Zambia; Kampala, Uganda; and Gaborone, Botswana. 

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TARIF: 100 Kids and A Dozen Wives – SA Unemployment – Kenyan Winner

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Today is Friday, June 9th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga

100+ Kids and Twelve Wives

A Ugandan villager named Musa Hasahya Kasera has finally realized the biblical principle to be true: “Whatsoever a man sows, that will he also reap” (Gal. 6:7). 

At 68 years old, Kasera now has 12 wives, over one hundred children, and over 500 grandchildren. He says he can’t remember many of his kids’ names and sometimes even forgets the names of his wives. He no longer can provide for them and regrets the decision he made to take so many wives. Polygamy is legal in many African countries, including Uganda. 

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TARIF: Homosexuality Laws, Outlawing Protests, and Hyper-Inflation

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Today is Friday, June 2nd, A.D. 2023 and this is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga

Ugandan Courage

This week Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law restrictions on homosexual behavior. The law does not criminalize homosexuality per se, but does advocate strict penalties for “aggravated homosexuality”, defined as sodomite activity with a person having HIV, as well as minors or those that are vulnerable.

Many around the world have condemned Uganda’s stand against homosexuality, saying it is an attack on human rights. The United States in particular has threatened economic consequences, with President Joe Biden calling the new law “…a tragic violation of human rights—one that is not worthy of the Ugandan people, and one that jeopardizes the prospects of critical economic growth for the entire country.”

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