Scott Lively'sAnti-Gay “Nuclear Bomb” in Uganda

Fortunately, more and more blogs and news outlets seem to be slowly adding coverage about the "kill the gays" legislation pending in Uganda. Better yet, increasing focus is being placed on the role played by hysterical, lying Christian activists in setting the stage for such legislation. In the forefront of the lies and bogus anti-gay propaganda disseminated by the (in my opinion, based on my past e-mail exchanges with him) utterly deranged Scott Lively. Aiding and abetting him - even though many are now disavowing their roles - have been The Family, Rick Warren, folks at Exodus International and others of their ilk. Jim Burroway at the Box Turtle Bulletin has secured copies of some of the videos presented by Lively back in March in Uganda. The bulk of the information in the videos is utterly untrue, relies on fraudulent "research" and is contrary to the findings of legitimate medical and mental health associations. These people are a clear and present danger to religious freedom and peace and order and the public needs to wake up to this reality. Jim summarizes the video presentations as follows:

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This first video explores that “nuclear bomb” and its repercussions. In this video, you will see:
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■Lively’s defense against being labeled a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (Ex-Gay Watch has posted a longer unedited video segment of his defense),
■Lively’s equating homosexuality with Nazism and fascism, and blaming the 1994 Rwandan genocide on gay people,
■Lively’s reinforcement of the false stereotype of gay people as child molesters,
■Lively denouncing foreign influences to “promote” homosexuality,
■Lively describing AIDS as just punishment for homosexuality,
■and the aftermath of Lively’s “nuclear bomb” in Uganda.

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Of the three videos we are debuting today, this is the most important as it puts Lively’s presentation in context with existing homophobia in Uganda.
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In this second video, we show more clips of him pumping up his credentials and expertise. He then goes on to completely mangle the American Psychiatric Association’s definition of “sexual orientation,” conflating it with a completely different category of sexual paraphilias. (Ex-Gay Watch’s longer unedited video segment is here.)

Andrew Sullivanhas a relevant analysis of what Lively's video speechs reveal. Hopefully, more and more Americans will wake up to what the the Christianist and GOP anti-gay jihad ultimately comes down to. Here's a snippet of what Andrew had to say::

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Well, here's a video of Lively's talk in Uganda that reveals what he says when he doesn't think he's being watched by Americans. He likens gays to mass killers, as the kind of people who would create a holocaust, as terrible dangers to civilization. This is the core of the Christianist message and the Christianist message is now the core of the GOP. At some point, you have to take these people's words seriously.