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Tag Archives: Uganda
“The Turtle Moves…”
I can’t resist a Terry Pratchett quote when the opportunity arises. This is really about the senseless killing of a tortoise by a Uganda police officer, however. After Onegiu had killed the tortoise, a group of people belonging to the … Continue reading
Posted in In the Media, religiosity, Why in the world?
Tagged fear, prayer, religiosity, superstition, tortoises, Uganda, violence
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Ugandan teens trust religion over HIV medicine
It’s bad enough to be gay in Uganda. Now I learn that teens there are abandoning their antiretroviral treatments because someone’s told them church can cure them. Ssuna cited the case of a 17-year-old girl who has lived with her … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness Issues, In the Media
Tagged AIDS, children, faith, faith-based delusions, HIV, homosexuals, medicine, religion, science, Uganda
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