Review of God Loves Uganda (2013) by Jonathan Kiefer for SF Weekly — 04 Feb 2014

The salient trait of God Loves Uganda is its evenness of temper.

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This review of God Loves Uganda (2013) was written by Jonathan Kiefer and published by SF Weekly on 04 Feb 2014.

God Loves Uganda has generally received positive reviews.

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 17 Oct 2013

Credit must go to the filmmakers for presenting this in a fair and balanced way, covering the full story with remarkable restraint…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 23 Oct 2013

God Loves Uganda clearly lays the blame for it at the feet of the American evangelical movement…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 31 Oct 2013

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 16 Oct 2013

A scary documentary about the efforts of the Christian right to achieve in Uganda what they believe is their God-given right to lead that African…

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By Marco M (166) on 24 Oct 2014

Great documentary about some truly scary stuff…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for WBAI Radio (118) on 18 Oct 2013

Cultural imperialism, the new crusades and the Christian Right wreaking havoc in Africa are unmasked…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 20 Sep 2014

Williams gets out of the way of his subjects and lets them speak for themselves…

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By Ryan G (1,232) on 16 Aug 2014

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By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Oct 2013

An eye-opening, often-infuriating new documentary…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 06 Oct 2013

Roger Ross Williams’ forceful polemic succeeds to a startling degree, rightly decrying the use of the gospel to incite homophobia, and allowing…

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