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Guess this suggests the claim about stoning gays in Africa may be a bit exaggerated. But hey, what's a little yellow journalism between friends?

BreakPoint with Charles Colson
Commentary #040707 - 07/07/2004
Bearing Witness: The Martyrs of Uganda

One constant of Christian history is that persecution rarely, if ever,
succeeds. While some Christians may succumb to the unimaginable pressures,
many others are, as the Bible puts it, faithful unto death.

In turn, their witness, which is what the word martyr means, draws others
to the faith. In the second century, the apologist Tertullian wrote, "Go
on, rack, torture, grind us to powder: Our numbers increase in proportion
as you mow us down. The blood of Christians is their harvest seed."

A century ago, twenty-six young African Christians proved Tertullian right.
In doing so, they not only set an example for their contemporaries, but for
us also.

In the late 1800s, Anglican and Catholic missionaries brought Christianity
to what is now Uganda. While, at first, people were free to convert to the
new faith, conversion created problems for the converts. Becoming a Christian
meant adopting new moral and religious standards and suggested that you had
turned your back on old allegiances. As a result, Christians were often
regarded as rebels of sorts.

Mistrust turned to persecution when a new king named Mwanga came to the
throne. His court was infamous for its homosexual debauchery. Suddenly,
not only were Christians undermining the old religious and political order,
they had the temerity to criticize his sexual practices.

Events came to a head when the king's pages began to resist his sexual
advances. His outrage turned to murderous rage against Christianity when
he learned why they had resisted: They had become Christians and were
living chastely as their new faith required.

Mwanga gave the new converts a choice: complete obedience to his orders,
including his sexual demands, or their new faith and death. They chose
martyrdom. On June 3, 1886, twenty-six converts between the ages of 13
and 30, Protestants and Catholics, were burnt to death. Their leader,
Charles Lwanga, asked to be untied so he could arrange the sticks on
his pyre.

While few remember the tyrant who martyred these Christians, the Martyrs
of Uganda, as they are known, became heroes of the faith. Today, largely
because of their witness, Uganda is a mostly Christian nation -- one that
is offended and scandalized by the easy acceptance of homosexuality that
exists in some of our churches.

There's a lesson for us as well. Christians in the West face pressure,
albeit nothing like Lwanga and his companions, to play down Christianity's
moral demands, especially as regards sexual practices. We're told that
things will go better for us if we remain quiet about issues like abortion
and homosexuality and gay "marriage."

Those who do speak out are called "bigots," but if Charles Lwanga could
tell his executioner that he was glad to be dying for the faith, being
called names, however unfairly, is a small price to pay.

Remembering these martyrs, the Church in Uganda and other parts of Africa
stands firm in resisting the ordination of homosexuals and same-sex
"marriages." It's costing them financial support, and reputations are
being hurt, yet they stand with the martyrs in bearing witness to absolute
truth and to God's moral law. They are resisting the hostile spirit of
the age. And they are a model for us all to follow.

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Chuck Colson" is a daily commentary on news and trends from a Christian
perspective. Heard on more than 1000 radio outlets nationwide, BreakPoint
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FURTHER READING & INFORMATION
Learn more about the Christian martyrs of Uganda.
<a href='http://www.buganda.com/martyrs.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.buganda.com/martyrs.htm</a>

"Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs," CATHOLIC
CULTURE, 3 June 2004.
<a href='http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2004-06-03' target='_blank'>http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/calenda...date=2004-06-03</a>

Mike Crawley, "African Anglicans shun US money over gay policies,"
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, 19 April 2004.
<a href='http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0419/p07s02-woaf.html' target='_blank'>http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0419/p07s02-woaf.html</a>

Star Parker, "Black pastors join gay-marriage debate," Townhall.com,
6 July 2004.
<a href='http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/Parker20040706.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestCo...r20040706.shtml</a>

Jennifer Roback Morse, THE MARRIAGE REVOLUTION: WHY WE NEED ONE AND
HOW YOU CAN HELP (Spence, spring 2005).
<a href='http://www.spencepublishing.com/books/index.cfm?action=Product&ProductID=80' target='_blank'>http://www.spencepublishing.com/books/inde...ct&ProductID=80</a>
Visit Dr. Morse's marriage website.
<a href='http://www.jointhemarriagerevolution.com/page/page/1111311.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.jointhemarriagerevolution.com/p...age/1111311.htm</a>

Alan Cooperman, "Church 'Protect Marriage Day' Is Urged," WASHINGTON POST,
26 June 2004, A24.
<a href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6584-2004Jun25.html' target='_blank'>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2004Jun25.html</a>

Learn about the effort by a group called Soulforce to disrupt Protect
Marriage Sunday (July 11).
<a href='http://www.soulforce.org/pressreleases/pr062904fma.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.soulforce.org/pressreleases/pr0...062904fma.shtml</a>

See BreakPoint's sanctity of marriage resource page.
<a href='http://www.pfm.org/BPTemplate.cfm?Section=Issues_and_Research_Pages&Template..' target='_blank'>http://www.pfm.org/BPTemplate.cfm?Section=...ages&Template..</a>.

Call 1-877-322-5527 to request the free BreakPoint marriage amendment
information packet and the free "Talking Points on Marriage and Same-Sex
Unions." Also available is the Speak the Truth in Love kit
(suggested donation: $25).

NOTE: Referral to websites not produced by Prison Fellowship, the Wilberforce Forum,
and
BreakPoint is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily constitute an

endorsement of the sites' content.

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NEW ON BREAKPOINT
Psalm 25 might be thought of as the student's psalm, for it offers much
guidance to those who are eager to know the truth of God. Read "Advice
for Learners," T. M. Moore's latest "Second Sight" column.
<a href='http://www.pfm.org/BPtemplate.cfm?Section=BreakPoint_Home&Template=/ContentM..' target='_blank'>http://www.pfm.org/BPtemplate.cfm?Section=...ate=/ContentM..</a>.

Over 600,000 inmates will be released from America's prisons this year,
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When most people hear "Bible" or "Christian," they don't immediately

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went together in a way that we've lost today. Read "Sing a Song of
Freedom" by Jim Tonkowich (reprinted from BREAKPOINT WORLDVIEW magazine).
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thanks for the story torch
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