SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A federal judge heard arguments today in a case charging that homophobic pastor Scott Lively’s actions in anti-gay efforts in Uganda constitute persecution under U.S. and international law.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The tables could be turning on anti-gay agitator Scott Lively, whose evangelical preaching and homophobic writings have demonized LGBT people the world over.

Today, June 22, more than 30 Anglican bishops will gather in Uganda to elect a new Archbishop for their 12 million members.

Archbishop Henry Luke Orombe is retiring to develop his own Orombe Foundation to have partnerships with government to “build an empowered God fearing vibrant society.” He has ambitious plans to create a $16 million education center in a country where the majority of his flock lives on less than $1 a day.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a gay rights group based in Kampala, Uganda, has sued homophobic pastor Scott Lively “for crime against humanity,” according to the lawsuit filed here on Wednesday in U.S. District Court.

Lively is being sued as an individual and as president of Abiding Truth Ministries, a conservative Christian organization based in Temecula, Calif.

Abiding Truth Ministries is called an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.