Speaking from ignorance, bigotry, and hate, with an apparent lust for war and violence, Dr. Buturo would seem the last person one would expect in an office titled “Minister of Ethics and Integrity.”

In an article published on June 1, 2009 in the New Vision, Ugandan Minister of Ethics and Integrity Dr. James Nsaba Buturo lay the failings he saw in Ugandan society squarely on the shoulders of "anti-god secularists."  Such failings included "withcraft, homosexuality, stealing of public resources, marital infidelity and human sacrifice."

In so doing, Dr. Buturo seems to expose more of his own moral failings than anything that secularists actually care about.  He seems to think that homosexuality, stealing of public resources, and marital infidelity are not only signs of “moral corruption,” but do not occur religious communities.  It is also difficult to believe that Dr. Buturo, an allegedly educated person, would not realize that human sacrifice and witchcraft are exclusively religious practices that all secularists would oppose.

AAI is deeply saddened by the murder of Kansas physician George Tiller and wish to convey our utmost condolences to Dr. Tiller's family, patients, and friends during this time of unimaginable loss. 

Dr. Tiller's courage to serve vulnerable human beings against religious dogma and intolerance should not be forgotten. He was a hero to those seeking help in the most desperate of situations, and we honor the compassionate care he provided to so many.

There is a particular irony in proposals such as that recently passed in Oklahoma to display a 10 Commandments monument on capital grounds.  (See: The Oklahoman: Oklahoma state Capitol to display Ten Commandments)

Even though the monument declares that one should not bear false witness, and its proponents claim that it is important to teach this moral value to children, the plan itself is built on a foundation of lies, half-truth, and distortions.