U.S. Religious Leaders Urge National Prayer Breakfast to Pray for Slain Gay Rights Activist
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Key religious leaders are calling for 'A Prayer for David Kato' on February 3rd, the first day of the National Prayer Breakfast, to honor the Ugandan gay rights activist who was killed last week, amidst a storm of anti-gay sentiment in his country. Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and Auburn Theological Seminary are spearheading this national call for prayer and remembrance. Mr. Kato was one of the few openly gay Ugandans willing to speak out against the anti-gay fervor spawned by a bill that proposes life sentences and even the death penalty in some cases for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Members of "The Family," the private group that organizes the influential National Prayer Breakfast, were widely reported as having inspired this legislation last year. "Coming off of the brutal murder of David Kato, and with this death penalty legislation potentially heading for a vote, it is vital now more t...