Uganda Court Declares Anti-Gay Law 'Null and Void'
A court in Uganda on Friday declared an anti-gay bill "null and void." Pastor Rick Warren of California's Saddleback Church and several human rights groups had condemned the bill as draconian. Supporters of the law blamed the ruling on pressure from U.S. President Barack Obama.
A panel of five judges at Uganda's Constitutional Court invalidated the bill on Friday, saying the parliamentary at the time of its passing lacked a quorum, according to The Associated Press.
The measure passed the parliament in December after a death penalty clause was dropped, but it criminalized the promotion of homosexuality and required citizens to denounce to the police anyone suspected of being gay. It was signed into law earlier this year....
Rev. Colin Mercer | 11/19/2012
