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shenmue

(38,591 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:14 PM Yesterday

Uganda: two women arrested for kissing; could face life sentence

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/26/women-arrested-uganda-kissing-public-lgbtq-laws

Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise were caught kissing in public.

They could face life in prison.

The "Reverend" Scott Lively, of the U.S., is indirectly responsible for this. He traveled to Uganda and preached so much homophobia that they passed laws which make homosexuality an arrestable crime. Some individuals may even face the death penalty. That's not the case this time, but still, an arrest followed by a possible life sentence is an incredible offense against human rights.




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Uganda: two women arrested for kissing; could face life sentence (Original Post) shenmue Yesterday OP
To quote Christopher Hitchens: "Religion poisons everything" AZ8theist 23 hrs ago #1
It makes their cruel and capricious god uncomfortable, dontcha know. hunter 19 hrs ago #2

AZ8theist

(7,217 posts)
1. To quote Christopher Hitchens: "Religion poisons everything"
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:53 PM
23 hrs ago

How fucking UN-EVOLVED humanity is when prison is a reality for simple human behavior.

This shit is so fucked up.

I would bet even money the "Reverend" Scott Lively is a closet homosexual. Hypocrite.

Didn't Jesus say "he who is without sin cast the first stone"?

Is the reverend without sin? Flys in the face of biblical teaching that all of us are sinners.

hunter

(40,564 posts)
2. It makes their cruel and capricious god uncomfortable, dontcha know.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:06 PM
19 hrs ago

That god's apparently hiding in his holy bunker somewhere, maybe in another dimension.

Unfortunately his hateful followers are here on earth.

( If you don't worship a cruel and capricious god then I'm not talking about you... )

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