It can't hurt that the Methodist cleric who serves as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Samuel Kobia, has written a letter to Ugandan President Museveni expressing "concerns" about the proposed anti-homosexuality act. Coming from next-door neighbor Kenya, Kobia can hardly be accused of being just another neo-colonialist seeking to impose Western values on Africans.At the same time, the letter is not notably strong. Rather than urging Museveni to pledge to veto the measure it merely says:
It is my hope and my prayer that you will join the African church leaders and fellow people of faith, to abstain from supporting any law which can lead to a death penalty; promotes prejudice and hatred; and which can be easily manipulated to oppress people.Moreover, Kobia had nothing critical to say about the Uganda clergy who have been supporting the bill--in contrast to his criticism of politicized American churches after the 2004 election. Grade: B
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