God Loves Uganda (Official Trailer)

In theaters October 11, 2013.

With God Loves Uganda, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence) explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda's terrifying turn towards biblical law and the proposed death penalty for homosexuality. Thanks to charismatic religious leaders and a well-financed campaign, these draconian new laws and the politicians that peddle them are winning over the Ugandan public. But these dangerous policies and the money that fuels them aren't coming from Africa; they're being imported from some of America's largest megachurches.

Using vérité, interviews, and hidden camera footage, the film allows American religious leaders and their young missionaries that make up the "front lines in a battle for billions of souls" to explain their positions in their own words. Shocking and enlightening, touching and horrifying, God Loves Uganda will leave you questioning just how closely this brand of Christianity resembles the one you think you know.

[feonor]

1:55 gets me every time. It's like a scene out of a horror movie, this woman whispering poisonous words into their ears and clouding their judgment. Sickening!!!

[CognizantPsyche]

A religion that spreads the message of love and forgiveness with a core that is relentlessly hateful and unforgiving?  What could possibly go wrong?

[segafox]

The situation in Uganda is terrifying. I hope this film opens a few more eyes, but I fear that the force of blind and violent evangelism will be hard to quell when so many people even over here either secretly or openly support this "mission".

[Egore]

Scott Lively's at 1:03. He is the main one that is responsible for bringing Christian fundamentalism to Uganda and he is very proud of it. He is also very proud of influencing Russia's new anti-gay laws. Currently an LGBT group in Uganda has had Scott Lively charged with crimes against humanity for doing this. The blood shed as a direct result of his rhetoric will be upon his head.

[Troubleshooter]

Terrifying ... plainly, simply, utterly TERRIFYING.

[tfrancis]

Preaching and teaching this crap is the real abomination and blasphemy, totally devoid of love.

[jfermiller]

This is a film about the American Evangelicals interfering with Ugandan politics and culture.

[Villk]

One of the most terrifying things I've ever seen...

[GoSuMonSteR]

Try to find a review of God Loves Uganda on Fox News' website.

[shahinshahnazi]

As a muslim, I support this cause we need God and his prophets' messages more than anything in our lives.

[rickray]

....and religion continues to damage mankind!  

[psgary]

the problem with missionary work is that a lot of INAPPROPRIATE ideas come along despite the best efforts to keep them away.
I'm an American vet & I say that my countrymen do more harm than good with this, especially since they were NOT SENT BY GOD to preach His Message to anyone.
incmedia refers us to who IS.

[breee]

This is horrifying. I'm a Christian and 100% believe that homosexuality should be legal and that same-sex couples should be able to marry, its ridiculous that so many Christians try to force non-Christians to live by Christian beliefs.

[MCMLXXXIX]

You guys used the AKIRA drum beat in your trailer, awesome!

[anjitii]

Ellen sent me here too.. :)
But seriously. This film. These people. It's sad.

[kathannewin]

I’m pretty sure that man with the mustache was also in the documentary Jesus camp, also creepy but not as horrible as this

[fgrfish]

Christianity should be criminalised, it has brought too much pain & suffering to humanity!..

[ghostexorcist]

The director gave a screening at my university last night. My mouth was hanging open in disgust the whole time. Everyone needs to watch this.

[benzoniteclay]

those missionaries are scary. very very sad and totally brainwashed

[ws]

Speaking as an atheist myself, I know a huge asshole that was involved in ministry at IHOP, and a sweet caring girl that goes there routinely that made me realize for the first time that not all Christians are bad. I've seen weirdos, assholes, and super nice people come out of there. All IHOP consists of is a small sanctuary and a coffee shop. I went over there one time on business in KC because I was simply curious. Too weird for my taste obviously, but it's nothing I haven't seen growing up in church. It's just a little service. I was so disappointed because I wanted to come back with hilarious stories to tell my friends, but there was just a singing group on stage with people sitting at tables taking notes. Big fucking whoop. I'm more pissed off at megachurch pastors that are driving off in Aston Martins. So someone is going to have to explain to me how taking notes with 24 hour music is somehow more controversial than half of the other stuff going on in bigger churches. This is great for Christians who travel overseas to see (which can include IHOP folks, I have no idea how many countries they go to or what they do there), because they have no idea what them just throwing a bible and walking away does. It's not okay. There are way more important things to do out there that include sex ed, education, building homes, and clean water. So yeah, your "helping" can have crappy lasting effects that can contribute to the mindset that is killing LGBTs. I would encourage them to watch this film any day. But missionaries have been going to Uganda loooong before IHOP ever existed, and that's kind of my aggravation here. You can't just find some random Christian organization and blame them for the entire mindset of Uganda. That's crappy reporting and makes no logical sense. This seems like one person got pissed off at IHOP and put scary music in the middle of it to contribute to some giant Christian-phobic film. As someone who is open-minded and accepting and doesn't blame my Christian, Muslim, etc. friends for all of the world's problems, I found this obviously biased (which i get is the point) and homophobic. Yes, homophobic towards my LGBT CHRISTIAN friends everyone seems to be forgetting about. If you're already ostracized from the church, how terrible is it for atheists and other "accepting" people to ostracize them as well by saying they are stupid for following their faith if they're attracted to the same gender? I know I'm going on some rant here, but my overall point is this: calm your tits. Saying Christianity should be "criminalized" is one of the most stupid comments I've ever read, and it pisses me off that I'm seeing comments like that. Homophobia should be criminalized, not an entire fucking religion. This is mainly a movie CHRISTIANS should see to open their eyes about the dangers of preaching their gospel and not actually doing anything. It should help a ton of people. Not for the rest of us to throw Christians in concentration camps over. It should spread more liberalism, not turn people into fucking Hitler.