Globalizing the Culture Wars: U.S. Conservatives, African Churches, and Homophobia

Author:
Kapya Kaoma
Publisher:
PublicEye.org
Publication Date:
1 December 2009
Tags:
Africa, Human Rights, Religion

Africa has long been the subject of the proxy wars of northern powers. Now, says Zambian priest and activist Kapya Kaoma, it has become a key theater in the culture wars of the United States - in particular over the role of gay and lesbian people in the lives of church and society.

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