From Raw Story:
“Republican presidential candidates seem to be competing over who will denounce the (nonexistent) persecution of Christians in America the loudest, with Mike Huckabee decrying the supposed “criminalization of Christianity” and Ted Cruz lambasting the “atheist Taliban” and the gay “jihad” against “people of faith.”
“Religious freedom, according to today’s GOP, is on the cusp of extinction, and must be protected from this “liberal fascism.” And nothing says freedom like Uganda’s measure that would have sentenced gay people to death or lengthy terms in prison, at least according to Kevin Swanson, the Colorado-based pastor and homeschooling activist who will be hosting the National Religious Liberty Conference next month in Des Moines, Iowa.
“Swanson defended Ugandan politicians for “bringing biblical law to bear in the area of homosexuality” by making being gay a capital crime, hailing them for “standing strong” after the U.S. cut aid in response to the country’s anti-gay policies. But arguing in defense of capital punishment for gays apparently isn’t considered offensive enough for Republicans like Huckabee and Cruz, who along with Bobby Jindal, are scheduled to speak at Swanson’s ironically named “liberty” conference. …
“Maybe next time Republican candidates commit to an event hosted by an extremist activist, they could try a simple Google search first.”
(Read the entire article here.)
Photo: Pastor Swanson ranting to his congregation