WCC warns Uganda leaders on dangers of antigay bill: Law condemned by church and political leaders
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.