the group around the world. they are known to honor the senate prayer breakfast which every president has attended. but its intent is much more widespread and much more controversial than people realize. joining me now, jeff charlotte, whose family is the basis for the documentary. and jeff moss. jeff, i saw this and it scared the hell out of my husband and myself. we watched it all in one go and it is frightening. the response says though the netflix docudrama series mischaracterizes the work of the fellowship and attempts to portray people of faith in a bad right, we are encouraged by how often viewers are introduced to and challenged by the person and principles of jesus, which are at the core of our mission and
you know, we ve seen the video now, and i guess your previous speaker, the people singing the french anthem at the soccer stadium. it wasn t as coherent as that on the parts of the streets that i was on. but it was more, to me, more sort of the confusion of grief that respond to these events. jeff charlotte, i m glad you re safe and thank you for giving us a little bit of your time this evening. thanks. all right, here with me now is susan cork of anti-semitism and extremism with human rights first working on this france report and you heard jeff charlotte saying that he saw several skin heads on the streets bouncing up and down. if there was one thing unmasked by the charlie hebdo attack, it was all of these very profound and intense tensions
a new law in uganda makes some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison. we interviewed the president shortly after he signed the harsh anti gay laws. he justifies the laws in part by his belief that gay people are not born that way. that s a common belief. throughout parts of africa. reporter: do you personally dislike homosexuals? of course. they are disgusting. what sort of people are they? how can you go i don t i never knew what they were doing. as i ve been told, what they do is terrible. it s disgusting. now a possible u.s. connection to uganda s action. was this anti gay agenda pushed by some american evangelicals. let s bring in jeff charlotte, who was reported extensively on this, including in harper s
central africa. by the way, we invited him to join us to discuss this issue. he s got an open invitation if he wants to. but very quickly, before i let you go, jeff, russia. there is anti gay legislation there, as well. certainly doesn t go as far and not as mean spirited and ugly as what s going on in uganda. but give us the american connection once again. you think that the russian legislation was also inspired by some american evangelicals who went over there? i met with a leader of a russian nationalist umbrella coalition, and the way he put it, exact same language i heard in uganda. he says, they seem homosexuality as a disease that comes from the united states. he says, but you have given us the cure, too. he says the statistics, the social science upon which they base their laws, they took directly from the american family association, the family research council. this was here was a man sitting telling me about this russian law, and he had on his desk in front of him an a
friends, our allies in this international fight against homosexuality. jeff charlotte, dartmouth university, contributing editor of harper s, thanks very much for joining us. thank you, wolf. there is a new republican plan on the table right now to completely try to overhaul the u.s. tax code. we re going to tell you what it means, what it means for you and your finances. that s coming up next. and later, amid protesters and rite police, it s maybe the last thing you would expect to hear. a piano played by a masked man who says he s playing for pate ittism. [ woman #1 ] why do i cook? because an empty pan is a blank canvas. [ woman #2 ] to share a moment. [ woman #3 ] to travel the world without leaving home. [ male announcer ] whatever the reason. whatever the dish. make it delicious with swanson.