A representative from Kentucky Equality Federation forwarded this response from U.S. Representative Bart Stupak who denies involvement with the secret organization “The Family,” and Uganda’s proposed law to execute homosexuals or those who are HIV positive. (previous story)

This has quickly erupted into a major scandal in Washington, D.C. since representatives from Congress and U.S. churches visited the Republic of Uganda and listed the acceptance of gay marriage and homosexuality as a problem for the “moral compass” of the United States of America. The real scandal however is the secret society/organization known as “The Family.”  The Family has long been a secretive organization, it maintains no public website and conducts no public fundraising activities.

In a November 2009 NPR interview, journalist Jeff Sharlet alleged that The Family was behind the recent proposed bill in Uganda that called for the death penalty for gays.

The Family, through Senior U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) and U.S. Representative Joe Pitts (R – Pennsylvania), redirected millions in U.S. aid to Uganda from sex education programs to abstinence programs, thereby causing an evangelical revival, which included condom burnings, and doubling the incidence of AIDS.

U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) announced earlier this year he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate, and will instead run for the higher office of Governor of Kansas.

Richard Jones, who serves on Kentucky Equality Federation’s Discrimination, Hate Crimes, and School Bullying Committee forwarded this response to us from U.S. Representative Bart Stupak.

Though this powerful Senior U.S. Representative from Michigan denies such involvement, others have stated that while in Washington, D.C., Stupak rents a room at the C Street facility of The Family, a Christian organization which operates the property as a tax-exempt church and a residence for several U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators.

Stupak’s Chief of Staff, Scott Schloegel was quoted in the New York Times as saying “We’re members without a party; Democrats are mad at you, and Republicans don’t trust you.” Though Stupak had dreams of leaving the U.S. House of Representatives for the higher office of Governor of Michigan, he says he cannot because no one with his stands on guns and abortion can win in Michigan.

This is a very interesting response from U.S. Representative Bart Stupak.