{"id":255,"date":"2010-02-03T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lynnvsekulow\/2010\/02\/will-you-help-us-stop-the-fami.html"},"modified":"2010-02-03T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T10:00:10","slug":"will-you-help-us-stop-the-fami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lynnvsekulow\/2010\/02\/will-you-help-us-stop-the-fami.html","title":{"rendered":"Will You Help Us Stop ‘The Family’s’ Intolerant Agenda?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning, I joined<\/a> several religious leaders in criticizing The Family for its ties to David Bahati, a Ugandan legislator who is pushing<\/a> the country’s oppressive anti-gay law that calls for the execution of gays and the imprisonment of those who promote homosexuality.<\/p>\n

The Family, also known as The Fellowship,  sponsors the National Prayer Breakfast, which attracts the president and a large number of members of Congress each year. I asked President Obama to condemn the Ugandan proposal. (Read more about this on AlterNet<\/a>.) <\/p>\n

I told the crowd that we are no longer shrugging over the National Prayer Breakfast, but now taking a closer look at the group behind it<\/a> and the alarming agenda that it brings and the consequences it spawns in Uganda and around the world.  A full text of my comments can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s event also included a discussion of an alternative day to the National Day of Prayer called the American Prayer Hour, which will hold inclusive events in 17 cities across the country tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Joining me this morning were the Rev. Elder Darlene Garner, a member of the Metropolitan Community
\nChurch Board of Elders; the Rev. Harry Knox, director of the Religion
\nand Faith Program for the Human Rights Campaign Fund; Bishop Carlton
\nPearson, senior interim minister at Christ Universal Temple in Chicago;
\nthe Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire; Frank
\nSchaeffer, a former Religious Right leader who now disagrees with the
\nmovement, and Moses, a young Ugandan gay man seeking asylum in the
\nUnited States.<\/p>\n

Jay, I would hope you agree that all reasonable people should repudiate The Family and the terrible legislation they have pushed on the citizens of Uganda. Can I count on you to join with us? <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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