During the rally, he praised the Ugandan government's efforts to combat homosexuality, which included the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill which called for life imprisonment or the death penalty for gays and lesbians in Uganda.
During the rally, he praised the Ugandan government's efforts to combat homosexuality. Some commentators inferred that Engle supported the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill which called for life imprisonment or the death penalty for gays and lesbians in Uganda.