Should we laugh at this or what?
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has scored political points by stating on BBC that he will not have any homosexuals in his Cabinet. The statement might improve rather than lessen the tourist arrivals, as some might want a gay-free holiday.
MICHAEL BURKE
But Golding's views seem to run counter to those expressed by Ossie Harding and Delroy Chuck, both of whom in 2004 called for the decriminalisation of homosexuality between consenting adults. Today, Delroy Chuck is Speaker of the House of Representatives and Ossie Harding is once again president of the Senate.
Despite the paedophilia scandals involving priests in the United States some years ago, the Roman Catholic Church has never approved of homosexual acts. Roman Catholic teaching regarding homosexuality is that "under no circumstances can they be approved" (paragraph 2357 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church). By the way, some statistics state that 61 per cent of all homosexuals in the world are white males. Interestingly, the majority of Roman Catholic priests worldwide are not white, but African or Indian.
At the same time, the position of the Roman Catholic Church is that "every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided". These people are called to fulfil God's will in their lives, and if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition (paragraph 2358 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church). If one is pro-life any at all, then judgements should be left to God, and life should be preserved.
The anti-abortion stance of the Roman Catholic Church is an important part of the pro-life position, but it is much wider than that. It takes in the right to live, which includes homosexuals. Yes, a stance should be taken against homosexual activity, but violence is not the way. As a result of violence, homosexuals tend to become more creative in hiding their activities. But do you want to stop the spread of homosexuality, or do you simply want to beat up some homosexuals?
If you want to really stop it, you might just find that the present buggery law encourages homosexuality more than it discourages it. For one thing, there is no law against cross-dressing in public. Cross-dressing to my mind is the single most important factor in spreading the homosexual lifestyle. But as long as it cannot be proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that a homosexual act took place, the cross-dressers are free to continue to advertise and encourage homosexuality by cross-dressing.
While it is debatable that it might be better to ignore what adults do in the bedroom and allow God to judge them for their actions, the law should be changed to disallow cross-dressing in public and to disallow homosexual advances to a child. The cross-dressers who believe that they are simply following a style might be for the most part heterosexuals.
But young children under 12 years old might be confused as to what they see adults do and become homosexuals. This is why I wrote and sang the song Man fe look like man, and I thank Michael Sharpe of TVJ, Mutabaruka and Elise Kelly of Irie FM for giving it airtime. I have already written that I got a vision on Good Friday that American missionaries should stay in their homeland and clean up the Internet and the cable TV. This is perhaps the main reason why homosexuality is becoming so "in-your-face", though it used to be hidden. It is certainly a better way to morality when youngsters are not exposed to such things.
Indeed, we should help people to be morally upright instead of deliberately organising people's lives in such a way that they have no choice but to act immorally. Jamaica Public Service , the electric power company runs some advertisements on radio and television: "If stealing is wrong, how come you steal electricity, how come, how come, how come?" Of course, parents should set examples, but sometimes parents have no choice.
What happens when parents have lost their jobs yet their children need to do their homework? This is not the day when the children of the poor did not go to school. Indeed, the younger generation was not even born in that day. In such circumstances, they are going to be tempted to break both civil and moral law and steal electricity. And what about refrigeration? These are not the days when salt was the main preserver of food.
And kerosene refrigerators are no longer available, whether the reason is that they are simply not manufactured anywhere anymore or they just are not imported anymore. Are people to throw away good food after eating, as is done in so many hotels? If JPS can be complaining about electricity theft and still make a profit, then what should happen is that people should have the option to apply for electricity that they would not pay for, and give community service instead. Let us help people to do the right thing.
ekrubm765@yahoo.com
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has scored political points by stating on BBC that he will not have any homosexuals in his Cabinet. The statement might improve rather than lessen the tourist arrivals, as some might want a gay-free holiday.
MICHAEL BURKE
But Golding's views seem to run counter to those expressed by Ossie Harding and Delroy Chuck, both of whom in 2004 called for the decriminalisation of homosexuality between consenting adults. Today, Delroy Chuck is Speaker of the House of Representatives and Ossie Harding is once again president of the Senate.
Despite the paedophilia scandals involving priests in the United States some years ago, the Roman Catholic Church has never approved of homosexual acts. Roman Catholic teaching regarding homosexuality is that "under no circumstances can they be approved" (paragraph 2357 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church). By the way, some statistics state that 61 per cent of all homosexuals in the world are white males. Interestingly, the majority of Roman Catholic priests worldwide are not white, but African or Indian.
At the same time, the position of the Roman Catholic Church is that "every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided". These people are called to fulfil God's will in their lives, and if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition (paragraph 2358 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church). If one is pro-life any at all, then judgements should be left to God, and life should be preserved.
The anti-abortion stance of the Roman Catholic Church is an important part of the pro-life position, but it is much wider than that. It takes in the right to live, which includes homosexuals. Yes, a stance should be taken against homosexual activity, but violence is not the way. As a result of violence, homosexuals tend to become more creative in hiding their activities. But do you want to stop the spread of homosexuality, or do you simply want to beat up some homosexuals?
If you want to really stop it, you might just find that the present buggery law encourages homosexuality more than it discourages it. For one thing, there is no law against cross-dressing in public. Cross-dressing to my mind is the single most important factor in spreading the homosexual lifestyle. But as long as it cannot be proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that a homosexual act took place, the cross-dressers are free to continue to advertise and encourage homosexuality by cross-dressing.
While it is debatable that it might be better to ignore what adults do in the bedroom and allow God to judge them for their actions, the law should be changed to disallow cross-dressing in public and to disallow homosexual advances to a child. The cross-dressers who believe that they are simply following a style might be for the most part heterosexuals.
But young children under 12 years old might be confused as to what they see adults do and become homosexuals. This is why I wrote and sang the song Man fe look like man, and I thank Michael Sharpe of TVJ, Mutabaruka and Elise Kelly of Irie FM for giving it airtime. I have already written that I got a vision on Good Friday that American missionaries should stay in their homeland and clean up the Internet and the cable TV. This is perhaps the main reason why homosexuality is becoming so "in-your-face", though it used to be hidden. It is certainly a better way to morality when youngsters are not exposed to such things.
Indeed, we should help people to be morally upright instead of deliberately organising people's lives in such a way that they have no choice but to act immorally. Jamaica Public Service , the electric power company runs some advertisements on radio and television: "If stealing is wrong, how come you steal electricity, how come, how come, how come?" Of course, parents should set examples, but sometimes parents have no choice.
What happens when parents have lost their jobs yet their children need to do their homework? This is not the day when the children of the poor did not go to school. Indeed, the younger generation was not even born in that day. In such circumstances, they are going to be tempted to break both civil and moral law and steal electricity. And what about refrigeration? These are not the days when salt was the main preserver of food.
And kerosene refrigerators are no longer available, whether the reason is that they are simply not manufactured anywhere anymore or they just are not imported anymore. Are people to throw away good food after eating, as is done in so many hotels? If JPS can be complaining about electricity theft and still make a profit, then what should happen is that people should have the option to apply for electricity that they would not pay for, and give community service instead. Let us help people to do the right thing.
ekrubm765@yahoo.com
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