From: Kenneth Dobson <kdobsoninsiam@gmail.com>
To: Stephen Parelli <sparelli2002@yahoo.com>
Cc: Adam Dedman <studyabroadpyu@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 9:01:51 PM
Subject: Most Recent Statement from the Church in Uganda
The Church of Uganda and the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill"
Source: Anglican Church of Uganda Press Release - Via Email
November 6, 2009
The Church of Uganda is studying the proposed "Anti-homosexuality bill" and, therefore, does not yet
have an official position on the bill. In the meantime, we can restate our position on a number of
related issues.
1. Our deepest conviction as the Church of Uganda is that, in Christ, people and their sexual desires
are redeemed, and restored to God's original intent. Repentance and obedience to Scripture are the
gateway to the redemption of marriage and family and the transformation of society. (Position Paper
on Scripture, Authority, and Human Sexuality, May 2005)
2. The House of Bishops resolved in August 2008 that "The Church of Uganda is committed at all
levels to offer counseling, healing and prayer for people with homosexual disorientation, especially in
our schools and other institutions of learning. The Church is a safe place for individuals, who are
confused about their sexuality or struggling with sexual brokenness, to seek help and healing."
3. The Church of Uganda upholds the sanctity of life and cannot support the death penalty.
4. In April 2009, Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi said, "I am appalled to learn that the rumours we
have heard for a long time about homosexual recruiting in our schools and amongst our youth are
true. I am even more concerned that the practice is more widespread than we originally thought. It is
the duty of the church and the government to be watchmen on the wall and to warn and protect our
people from harmful and deceitful agendas."
5. "Homosexual practice is incompatible with Scripture." (Resolution of the 1998 Lambeth Conference
of Bishops.) Homosexual behaviour is immoral and should not be promoted, supported, or condoned
in any way as an "alternative lifestyle." This position has been repeatedly reaffirmed by the House of
Bishops and the Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda.
6. We cannot support the blessing of same-sex unions or the ordination of homosexuals (Resolution
of the 1998 Lambeth Conference of Bishops), and we will oppose efforts to import such practices into
Uganda. Again, this position has been repeatedly reaffirmed by the House of Bishops and the
Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda.
Rev. Canon Aaron Mwesigye
Provincial Secretary
Church of Uganda
To: Stephen Parelli <sparelli2002@yahoo.com>
Cc: Adam Dedman <studyabroadpyu@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 9:01:51 PM
Subject: Most Recent Statement from the Church in Uganda
The Church of Uganda and the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill"
Source: Anglican Church of Uganda Press Release - Via Email
November 6, 2009
The Church of Uganda is studying the proposed "Anti-homosexuality bill" and, therefore, does not yet
have an official position on the bill. In the meantime, we can restate our position on a number of
related issues.
1. Our deepest conviction as the Church of Uganda is that, in Christ, people and their sexual desires
are redeemed, and restored to God's original intent. Repentance and obedience to Scripture are the
gateway to the redemption of marriage and family and the transformation of society. (Position Paper
on Scripture, Authority, and Human Sexuality, May 2005)
2. The House of Bishops resolved in August 2008 that "The Church of Uganda is committed at all
levels to offer counseling, healing and prayer for people with homosexual disorientation, especially in
our schools and other institutions of learning. The Church is a safe place for individuals, who are
confused about their sexuality or struggling with sexual brokenness, to seek help and healing."
3. The Church of Uganda upholds the sanctity of life and cannot support the death penalty.
4. In April 2009, Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi said, "I am appalled to learn that the rumours we
have heard for a long time about homosexual recruiting in our schools and amongst our youth are
true. I am even more concerned that the practice is more widespread than we originally thought. It is
the duty of the church and the government to be watchmen on the wall and to warn and protect our
people from harmful and deceitful agendas."
5. "Homosexual practice is incompatible with Scripture." (Resolution of the 1998 Lambeth Conference
of Bishops.) Homosexual behaviour is immoral and should not be promoted, supported, or condoned
in any way as an "alternative lifestyle." This position has been repeatedly reaffirmed by the House of
Bishops and the Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda.
6. We cannot support the blessing of same-sex unions or the ordination of homosexuals (Resolution
of the 1998 Lambeth Conference of Bishops), and we will oppose efforts to import such practices into
Uganda. Again, this position has been repeatedly reaffirmed by the House of Bishops and the
Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda.
Rev. Canon Aaron Mwesigye
Provincial Secretary
Church of Uganda
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