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Uganda's notorious Pastor Martin Ssempa is one of eight anti-gay Christian activists who have been charged for allegedly conspiring to blackmail and injure the reputation of another pastor by accusing him of sexual assault of another man.

The influence of US evangelical Christians on Uganda's anti-gay bill has been well-documented by the media, but this 40-minute film by Mariana van Zeller is the first to examine the growing influence of American religious groups that has led to a movement to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death.

New legislation proscribing a minimum penalty of life in jail for sex is being debated in parliament; US evangelists are said to main activists behind the measure.