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The World Council of Churches has raised concerns about a proposed law in Uganda calling for the jailing and possible execution of homosexuals.

Current law in Uganda allows for people to be jailed for 14 years for engaging in homosexual acts and the new legislation being considered would raise that to life imprisonment. No one has ever been convicted of homosexual acts in the country, however.

The proposed Ugandan law has drawn condemnation from church and political leaders in the West.

Longtime executive Bill Anderson has resigned after more than two decades as the leader of the CBA, the major umbrella group for Christian retailers. Anderson, 61, abruptly ended his role as president and CEO of CBA, the organization formerly known as the Christian Booksellers Association, in late October, as reported by Christian Retailing in its December 7 issue. Anderson gave no reason for his departure. He became the association’s first full-time convention manager in 1978. At its peak in 1999, the annual summer convention had close to 15,000 in attendance.