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Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
6. I never heard of the raping thing so I am posting a link. Hard to believe
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 02:46 AM
Feb 2014
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2014/02/ugandan-minister-for-ethics-integrity-says-men-raping-girls-is-natural/

The Right Reverend Father Simon Lokodo, the current State Minister for Ethics & Integrity in Uganda, claims men raping girls is natural, and seems to imply heterosexual rape is morally preferable to consensual homosexual activity.
Father Lokodo claims to have several degrees in theology, and apparently considers himself to be a good Christian man defending his country from the imaginary scourge of homosexuality.
Lokodo made his abhorrent remarks while speaking to English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist, Stephen Fry. The following is an excerpt from Fry recounting his conversation with Lokodo:

Here is the transcript:

I actually got a Ugandan Minister to say on camera- he’s the Minister for Ethics and Integrity, it’s the only such ministry in the world. I said to him… there’s so much more to worry about in your country than the odd gay person going to bed with the other gay person. For example, you have almost an epidemic of child rape in this country, which is just frightening.
And he said “Ah, but it is the right kind of child rape.”
I said “That was on camera. Do you know that was on camera?”
He said “Yes.”
I said “Can you just explain what you meant?”
“Well, it is men raping girls. Which is natural.”
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I think this is all about feeling gay and wanting to destroy it, (your feeling) so much that you make a law against it AND you rape women because of it. They try so hard to not be what they are. Can you imagine what this world would be like it we all accepted ourselves?
and vice versa. nt. BainsBane Feb 2014 #1
Don't forget that they get this shit from American Christians. nt LeftyMom Feb 2014 #2
Right Wing American Christians helped them along, but they didn't start it.. whathehell Feb 2014 #4
Majority Christian Uganda definitely did get their present ideas about homosexuality and gender from LeftyMom Feb 2014 #5
Ugandan laws of imprisoning gays for life and executing HIV positive gays do not reflect whathehell Feb 2014 #12
Then you're not listening to fundamentalists talking among themselves. LeftyMom Feb 2014 #15
No I'm not listening to fundamentalists talking among themselves, but you are apparently correct whathehell Feb 2014 #22
To an extent. But Uganda is largely Catholic and Anglican and the Bishops of Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #29
Just out of curiosity... Scootaloo Feb 2014 #7
This from State Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo sheshe2 Feb 2014 #16
I'm sorry sheshe, but you seem to have made a mistake. Scootaloo Feb 2014 #18
Sorry Scootaloo, sheshe2 Feb 2014 #20
'The right kind of child rape'; 'Men raping girls is natural' LeftishBrit Feb 2014 #24
From an earlier post of mine: The Straight Story Feb 2014 #10
I hope that you're simply mistaken. What you wrote is factually wrong in every respect. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #13
I WAS mistaken, as I've just learned.. whathehell Feb 2014 #23
Unfortunately, you can. Your religions have so much to answer for all over the world, and this Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #25
Excuse me, but you've just made a host of false assumptions about me.. whathehell Feb 2014 #28
Yes, groups like the "American Family Association" have notoriously helped the agenda. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #11
Hate on Women and Hate on Gays sheshe2 Feb 2014 #3
You want some more hypocrisy? theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #27
According to some on DU, Archbishop Lwanda and his superiors are innocent Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #30
I never heard of the raping thing so I am posting a link. Hard to believe Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #6
He was a Catholi priest for many years. Pope Benedict ex communicated him Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #31
I think there's something amiss in that particular report theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #32
Beating the shit out of anyone that you can Aerows Feb 2014 #8
More disgusting crap from Uganda. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #9
Horrible. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #14
We need to keep a wary eye Aerows Feb 2014 #17
I think we are aways away from that happening, but... Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #19
Increased attacks, that may be so. I hope not, BtA. sheshe2 Feb 2014 #21
They should have their aid cut off for this too! Oh, what am I saying? freshwest Feb 2014 #26
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