President Obama
has pointed out different views since he first ran for senate in 2004, saying
that he supports marriage of same sex. In 2006, he had different views saying
that marriage decisions should be left to the state as they have always been.
President Museveni says that homosexuality is against the African culture and
even though sex matters are usually bilateral and not multilateral, marriage of
the same sex should not be allowed.
He proved to be serious on ensuring that
same sex marriages are not allowed in Uganda by signing a bill that allows up
to fourteen years of imprisonment on Ugandan citizens found committing such an
act.
Since he first came into the lime light while
running for the Illinois Senate seat in 2004, President Obama’s views on
homosexuality have been changing.
In December 2010 he said that his feelings on
the issue are constantly evolving. In 2006, he said that marriage issues should
be left to the state to decide as they have always been, thus making it unclear
his stand on the issue. NBC's Brian Williams and Chuck Todd reported that the
President supported gay marriages. The president was quoted, in 2004 saying
that “marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman." At that
time, he also indicated that civil unions were adequate for gays and lesbians.
He contended that the difference between marriage and civil unions was partly
just a matter of “semantics.” These sentiments have been backed up by his
recent views on the issue where he presses for gay marriages to be legalized
even by the African countries, which have been reluctant on the issue. Obama
said, "My personal philosophy is that as a Christian, I see no
contradiction with embracing same-sex couples as part of our community. That's
my Christian ethos. But I think others within the Christian faith can feel very
differently about it," writes Tom Curry, msnbc.com National Affairs
Writer.
President Museveni however, maintains that
homosexuality is against the laws and practices of the African culture. He
urges Africans to not be deceived by emulating the rotten Western morals. In
his defense, President Museveni says sex matters are supposed to be bilateral
when it comes to the African culture and not multilateral, whether homosexual
or heterosexual. He said that activist should respect the confidentiality of
sex according to our culture and traditions.
He also added that he would
investigate on the claims of harassment and exposure of the gays in the
community, that were brought forward by Kerry Kennedy the president of the
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights., who was leading a
delegation of USA human rights activists. President Museveni recently signed
the bill against homosexuality in the country where anyone caught practicing
homosexuality serves a jail term of up to fourteen years.
According to the
bible, homosexuality is a sin that is punishable. In Leviticus 20:13, homosexuals
are said to have committed a detestable act and must be put to death since it’s
a capital offense. In the book of 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,
those that indulge in sexual sins, including homosexuality will not inherit the
kingdom of God unless they are cleansed. In the present day, cultures,
traditions, beliefs and even people’s behaviors have changed. Sexual
orientations of individuals should be a personal matter.
