African religious leaders reject Obama’s call to decriminalize homosexuality

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http://www.religionnews.com/2013/07/05/african-religious-leaders-reject-obamas-call-to-decriminalize-homosexuality/

Fredrick Nzwili | Jul 5, 2013

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Religious leaders in Africa strongly rebuked President Obama’s call to decriminalize homosexuality, suggesting it’s the reason why he received a less-than-warm welcome during a recent trip to the continent.

In a news conference in Senegal during his three-nation tour, just as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on same-sex marriage, Obama said African nations must grant equal protection to all people regardless of their sexual orientation.

“My basic view is that regardless of race, regardless of religion, regardless of gender, regardless of sexual orientation, when it comes to how the law treats you, how the state treats you … people should be treated equally,” Obama said. “And that’s a principle that I think applies universally.”

But Obama’s words rubbed religious and political leaders the wrong way. In Senegal, the West African nation where Islam is the predominant religion, homosexuality is a crime.

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1. WAY TO GO OBAMA!!!

We need to constantly be calling them out on this and speaking up for LGBT people all across Africa and Russia. Homosexuality is a danger to NO ONE and makes more people happy!

The US needs to legalize Marriage equality and ENDA and then become an global advocate for equality and justice for ALL!!!

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2. His speech was strong and the response makes them look really behind on this issue.

We have a lot of allies in other parts of the world to work towards LGBT equality internationally.

I join you in a toast to Obama on this one.