American Anti-Gay Legal Group Opens Branch in Kenya

Still more evidence of the efforts of American Christianist to export their anti-gay hatred to Africa continues to come to light. This time in the form of news that the East Africa Centre for Law & Justice (EACLJ)- an offshoot of Jay Sekulow’s American Center for Law and Justice ("ACLJ") - has opened in Nairobi, Kenya. Not surprisingly, Focus on the Family is trumpeting the development as something wonderful that will benefit local citizens. I'm not sure the breeding of hate and intolerance qualifies as something positive, but for the Christianist freedom of religion and freedom of conscience are things to be stamped outwherever possible. Here's how the FOTF propaganda machine desribes the new organization:
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The EACLJ aims to develop a Centre that will be credible and trustworthy in its information. This information will be used to inform the general public on issues of national importance being churned out of our parliament. It shall also be useful in lobbying legislators when debating and enacting laws. The Centre also aims to be a haven for those who find themselves in conflict with the law, especially over the exercise of their faith.
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This is only the beginning. The EACLJ will be a centre that will change the landscape of legislation for all Kenyans and eventually all of East Africa’s citizens.
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Box Turtle Bulletin has a far different take on this disturbing development and the likely toxic "accurate " information" that the EACLJ will disseminate. Here are highlights of Jim Burroway's thoughts on this issue:
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Unmentioned is Uganda, which just happens to sit between Kenya and Rwanda, with Burundi further south. The ACLJ has filed friend of the court briefs in the U.S. against just about every LGBT-related case brought to the courts. Specifically, they vigorously opposed (PDF: 212KB/28 pages) overturning American anti-sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas.

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In 1995, they also opposed overturning Colorado’s Amendment 2, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down for illegally barring LGBT people from full participation in the legislative process. Since ACLJ now wants to meddle in the legal affairs of East Africa, now would be a good time for them to go on record with their position on Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill.