The recent violence in Nigeria points to a gay holocaust across Africa. Who will speak out against it? To the Christian Right, "Silence" may be "Golden."

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UPDATE:   DAKAR, Senegal   -- A mob attacked gay people in a neighborhood in Abuja, the capital of   Nigeria, dragging young men from their homes, beating them with nail-studded clubs and whips, and shouting that they were "cleansing the community" of gays, several Nigerian activists and a witness said Saturday.

"Silence Is Golden"

And it says a lot: the recent violence in Nigeria against gays and Uganda's new draconian law have drawn criticism from around the world at the highest levels (President Obama chimed in on Uganda), but America's Christian Right has remained obsequiously silent, perhaps because it is satisfied with a job well done.  

     LAGOS, NIGERIA   -- Activists say that dozens more people have been rounded up, arrested and questioned across Nigeria for being perceived to be gay just over a week after the president signed a law criminalizing gay organizations, meetings as well as same-sex marriage.

Ifeanyi Kelly Orazulike, Executive Director of the Nigeria-based International Center for Advocacy on Right to Health, said Friday that over two days more than 30 people have been detained. He says 12 people have been arrested in Oyo state in the southwest, six in Imo state in the southeast, eight in central Abuja and six in Anambra state in the southeast.

     In Bauchi State, in northern Nigeria, police have reportedly arrested dozens of gay men in the past few weeks. The AP reports that police targeted gay men, tortured them into naming others, and are hunting more gay men down...As Africa's most populous country, developments in Nigeria echo across the continent, and there appears little other countries can do except condemn the new legislation.

And while   Britain's Anglican Church   has spoken out against the rise of violence, virtually no African churches have called for a stop to the "diminishing" of gays.  

The Irony Is Not Lost

"Nigeria is a Godly nation" say supporters of its latest bill criminalizing homosexuality. The "Godly" could have been added last week, however, replacing "corrupt, for corruption in Nigeria   has been endemic to the country for over 100 years. The "Nigerian Scam" (or "419 scam") plagued the early days of the internet, but was born from colonial days. And with the corruption, mob violence has a place in Nigerian minds as a part of its justice, hence the current violence against gays erupting in places like Lagos.  

No Real Response ... Yet

After a dignified period of time, left-leaning journalists, gay activists and even MSM might start asking questions of our sacred cows. Of course, Bryan Fischer will cheer the violence by saying "they asked for it" and Scott Lively will respond with "I've never advocated violence," so today's tacit approval lies in the hands of people like:  

Tony Perkins   - when called upon to address the situation, Perkins will probably say the same thing he said during the appearance of Uganda's "kill the gays" bill: we should keep out of the affairs of foreign countries. 

Mike Huckabee   - part of the "Blood Libel" group ("AIDS is the gay plague"), Mike Huckabee once advocated quarantining PWA's while everyone knew he was simply calling for all gays to be rounded up. His rhetoric has since toned down a bit, linking gays to evil liberals. His true feelings (and views towards a possible response) were probably lost in those 10 years of sermons conveniently destroyed (or lost, or something)

Rod Parsley   - the man who said "Islam is of the devil" during John McCain's candidacy and doomed his own megachurch's future (it's in terrible debt), once conspired with Mike Huckabee to convert the African nation of Zimbabwe away from homosexuality.  

Franklin Graham   - Graham will say nothing. It is not in the interest of God's America to say anything.  

(Prophet) Lou Engle   - a supposed architect of Uganda's anti-gay animus, Engle will probably go the way of Lively, but nobody but his stalwart, glassy-eyed Christian teens will believe him.  

Rick Warren   - Warren remained silent for so long during the Uganda situation, one only wonders how long he will be mute on Nigeria. Of course, he has no verifiable stake in Nigeria as he does in Uganda and Rwanda.  

And Pat Robertson will probably posit that "these are very simple people." Simple enough to follow their religious and political leaders beyond the call. 

History awaits.

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Authors Bio:
Rev. Dan Vojir is has been writing/blogging on religion and politics for the better part of ten years. A former radio talk show host (Strictly Books ?" Talk America Radio Network) and book publisher, Dan has connected with some of the most interesting people of our time: Steve Allen, William F. Buckley, Alan Ginsburg, Armisted Maupin, Anne Rice, Grace Slick, Bishop John Shelby Spong, Patricia Nell Warren, and Betty White.

He is also an ordained minister in the ULC and has studied extensively on the subject of the Bible and homosexuality. Additional articles can be read on his blog, The Devil and Dan Vojir.

Future goals and activities: a new ministry focusing on reaching personal spiritual levels without the outside influence of proselytism or evangelism called The Church of the Inner Preacher. This ministry will be included in a new website The Devil and Dan Vojir.

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