Self-styled pro-family advocate, Scott Lively, has made a career of drawing parallels from Nazi Germany to modern homosexuality. Director of Abiding Truth Ministries, Lively has gone around the world with the message that homosexuals were responsible for Nazi totalitarianism. On the contrary, my research leads me to believe the more common view that homosexuals were indeed victims of Nazi oppression.

In this post, I point out that anti-gay groups in places like Uganda (encouraged by an American led conference in March, 2009 where Lively was one of the speakers) use rhetoric that is disturbingly akin to rhetoric used by Nazis regarding homosexuality. First, examine these developments in Uganda. From an Ugandan news report Sunday:

‘Investigate homosexuality’
Sunday, 31st May, 2009  KAMPALA - The Peoples Development Party (PDP) wants the Government to establish an independent commission of inquiry on homosexual activities to eliminate the practice.  Addressing journalists on Thursday, party president Abed Bwanika said the evil is spreading to every section of the public and that the Government needed to make critical intervention.

He called upon church leaders to guide the country on the matter and said some NGOs were supporting people involved in the act.

This call for an “independent commission” is similar to the kinds of recommendations made back in March by a group led by Stephen Langa, director of the Christian pro-family group, Family Life Network. At a meeting following up an ex-gay conference in Uganda, sponsored by Langa’s group, with presentations by Scott Lively, Exodus International board member, Don Schmierer and Caleb Brundidge staffer with both International Healing Foundation and Patricia King's ministry, Xtreme Prophetic, the following ideas were considered:

• The laws on homosexuality are weak, hence the need to strengthen these laws.
• Parents were encouraged to participant in law making decisions in Uganda so that to strengthen the laws on homosexuality.
• To establish a unit at Police to deal with homosexuality.
• Homosexuality is an abomination; it is evil and should be dealt with strongly.
• During the reactions a prominent pastor also said that they have been talking with an ex-gay activist who has given them a five year plan for dealing with the gay agenda in Uganda. And they have submitted this plan to the ministry concerned, that they await reactions.
• Another participant told the audience that parliament is drafting a new law that will be tough on homosexuals.

The message is clear from these "Christian" anti-gay groups: laws should be passed “that will be tough on homosexuals.” Homosexuality is already a crime in Uganda; these people want to make it even more difficult.