Bruce Wilson's Transforming Uganda shows the role played by charismatic dominionists associated with networks of apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, and their promotional media and organizations including: the Transformations movie series Transformation organizations, such as Ed Silvoso's International Transformation Network (ITN) and the Seven Mountains campaign. Kapya Kaoma has documented the exportation of homophobia by American evangelists in his report at The Public Eye, including Americans partnering with vocally anti-gay Anglican Archbishops in Africa. Jeff Sharlet has written about involvement of The Family in Uganda and their efforts for more than two decades to impact both the economic and religious trajectory of that nation's development. The movement is global, and dominionist groups involved in Uganda are also active in the U.S. The religious/political onslaught in Uganda is a multi-faceted effort by several groups that promote Christian dominionism over society. The journalist in Missionaries of Hate remarks, "Church and state have become virtually inseparable." This is the clearly stated goal of Christian dominionists, as can be seen in the Transformations movies and Transformation entities such as Ed Silvoso's International Transformation Network, which has branches in numerous American cities.ģ. Uganda is viewed as a prototype for merging church and state. In plain English, this means that gays and other demonized groups are claimed as the cause of the misfortune of others.Ģ. They therefore become the reason that illness, poverty, corruption, environmental degradation and other societal ills, can not be miraculous defeated. Once this worldview is embraced, it can be used to demonize any group which is viewed as an obstructing the "Kingdom on earth." These demons/individuals are described as an obstacle to achieving Christian dominion. In Uganda this spiritual warfare has advanced from the abstract (spiritual warfare against demons) to the concrete (targeting the people who are believed to harbor the demons). Some may mistake this as spiritualizing a battle against societal ills, but it is not. Although this could mean life or death to some gay Ugandans, this issue is not limited to gay and lesbian citizens nor is it limited to Ugandans.Īs seen in the Transformations movies, an ideology is being taught in which mini-utopias can be achieved in communities around the world through a process of identifying literal demons to be purged. Following are six reasons why we should be paying more attention.ġ. The situation for gay Ugandans is dire, but for the groups who have helped to bring this about, Uganda is a prototype to be replicated in countries around the globe. Charismatic evangelicals, now organized under the authority of apostles, have declared Uganda as a prototype in Transformation movies. Kapya Kaoma produced a report on western evangelical involvement in Uganda in The Public Eye.
Jeff Sharlet exposed the role of The Family in his book by the same name and his newly released C Street House.
For years there has been a multi-faceted effort by western politicians and evangelists to promote a politicized Christianity in Uganda. and its not only about protecting the rights of gay Ugandans whose lives may be in jeopardy.Ī May 2010 Vanguard documentary, Missionaries of Hate, shows the impact of a conference in Uganda featuring Scott Lively and the "kill the gays" bill proposed in their Parliament, but it took more than one conference to demonize Uganda's gay population.