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Prominent Pro-Family Activist Julio Severo Flees Brazil to Escape Charges of "Homophobia"

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman

April 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -Julio Severo, one of Brazil's most prominent pro-life and pro-family activists, has fled Brazil to escape federal prosecutors who sought him following a complaint of "homophobia" filed against him for his unfavorable coverage of the nation's Gay Parade in 2006, according to Severo.

Severo states on his blog that federal prosecutors were seeking to obtain his address from the man responsible for his domain name in Brazil (http://www.juliosevero.com.br), who hired an attorney to defend his claim that he was not obligated to turn over the information.  However, their arguments were rejected.

"Therefore, faced with this absurdity, I was forced to leave the country with my family: a wife in the advanced stages of pregnancy and two little children," Severo writes on his blog.  "We are now in a place that is completely foreign to us.  What choice did we have?" (see blog entry in English at http://lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com/2009/03/julio-severo-away-from-brazil.html).

"If they wish to continue with their absurd acts against me for 'homophobia,' I state that I am no longer in Brazil. Leave my friends in peace," adds Severo.

"At the same time, I am making another statement.  I will not be silenced.  The voice that God gave me will continue to be used to alert Brazil, whether I am in India, Kenya, Nicaragua, or any other country in the world."

The term "homophobia" is used by homosexualist ideologues to refer to those who reject sodomy and other unhealthy practices common among homosexuals.  Although the term itself is meant to imply that the critic of homosexual behavior has an irrational fear of homosexuals, it is now treated as a crime in some nations, including Brazil.

Although Brazil has no "homophobia" law on the books, its courts have repeatedly convicted individuals and groups of the phantom crime, even going so far as to prohibit an entire pro-family campaign by the Evangelical Protestant group VINACC (http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/nov/07112805.html).

The article for which Severo was being sought observes that homosexual behavior is immoral, and urges those who are involved in the sin to convert to Christianity.  It also notes the link between many homosexualist organizations and pedophilia, and notes that while Brazil's annual homosexual parades receive heavy media coverage, its large "March for Jesus" is hardly mentioned (see original article in Portuguese at http://juliosevero.blogspot.com/2006/06/marcha-para-jesus-ou-parada-gay-quem.htm...).

Severo was given help to escape Brazil after the Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho made a public appeal for him on his internet radio program. 

Carvalho, who is living in the United States, says that he regards Brazil as dangerous for conservatives, and has called Severo "the most discriminated against and persecuted of Brazilians."

Severo is asking for help for himself and his family during this difficult time.

To contact Julio Severo:

To donate: https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=vHojzprXFq4bCKsim...

Severo's Blog in English: http://www.lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com/

Severo's Blog in Portuguese: http://juliosevero.blogspot.com/

Related LifeSiteNews coverage:

Interview with Brazil's "most discriminated against and persecuted" Pro-Life Activist
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/aug/07082811.html

Brazilian Government Says 99% of Citizens Are "Homophobic" and Must Be Reeducated
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/feb/09021301.html

Brazilian President: Opposition to Homosexuality is a "Perverse Disease"
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/nov/08112112.html

Brazilian Government Punishes Dissenters of Pro-Homosexuality Policy
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/mar/08032702.html

Brazilian Homosexuals File "Hate" Charges Against Brazilian Christians
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/nov/07112805.html

Brazilian Gay Groups Launch Multiple Lawsuits to Silence Christian Opposition
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/aug/07083007.html

Brazil Attacks Against Family Defenders Backed by Pro-Homosexual Regime of Nation's President
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2007/jul/07073108.html

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