Summary: Two men were recently arrested for posting a letter in their office that was criticizing the Zimbabwe president's views on homosexuality. They were arrested for undermining the president and for breaking Zimbabwe's censorship laws. The men could face a fine or little time in prison. The human rights organizations have called for the president to face a trial at the International Criminal Court on charges of political violence, vote-rigging and human rights violations. Many people are very upset because cases like this are occuring all over Africa. For example, in Uganda, lawmakers are considering a bill under which homosexuals could be sentenced to life in prison and "repeat offenders" could be executed.
Opinion: This debate has gone on for many years, and in my opinion is an argument that will never be settled. Many people believe that since being a homosexual is considered in the Bible a sin, that it should be illegal. But others believe that it is OK, and gays should be able to live their life how they want. I think that it is not up to the government how people live their life, and even if you make one million laws against homosexuality, and have the worst penalties, people are still going to be the same way. I think that people should just leave homosexuals alone because if you discriminate or commit acts of violence against them, then you are sinning to try and stop some one from sinning.
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