Christian Pastor Lou Engle showed his true anti-gay colors (again) in an interview with Religion Dispatches' Sarah Posner. When Ms. Posner questioned Engle about his participation The Call in Uganda which was interpreted as his supporting the gay death penalty bill in that country, Engle explained his beliefs. Basically, he believes his bible outlaws homosexuality, thus so should the state, and that his bible opens the door for the gay death penalty, but he does not support that part of the Ugandan bill.
Oyet and David Bahati, the parliamentarian who authored the bill, met with Engle before the rally and were, according to Sharlet, "ecstatic at what they perceived as Engle's strong support of the bill. They felt his rally and his statements would be a turning point for the bill, reassuring their Ugandan allies that they had support abroad."
Engle insisted to me -- as he has in his public statements posted on his website -- that he did not support the bill's penalties. He also maintained that he did not know who the speakers at The Call were going to be, because the arrangements were handled by a Ugandan ministry (although he admitted meeting with Buturo beforehand). But he also made absolutely clear that he supports the criminalization of homosexuality, believes there could be a biblical basis for a death penalty, that the United Nations has promoted the "homosexual agenda" to Uganda's detriment, and he lauded the bill's promoters' efforts to take a "principled stand" against that.
In this case, Lou Engle is either a liar or an extremely poor leader of his organization. How did he not know who the speakers were going to be at The Call in Uganda? He's the leader of the organization, and he spoke, prayed, and denounced homosexuals side by side with the pro-gay-death-penalty speakers.
What was the definition of false witness again, Lou?
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