Five Republican House members are urging the president of Uganda to oppose a proposed law that would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans. The lawmakers say they are all men of faith, and that the bill is antithetical to the Christian belief of “inherent dignity and worth” of all people. The congressmen used a Tuesday letter to urge President Yoweri Museveni to stop the bill from becoming law.

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