Who appointed you God?
published: Sunday | August 31, 2003
THE EDITOR , Sir: MARTIN HENRY'S attitude about 'That gay Bishop' is nothing new (The Gleaner, August 21, 2003). However, with the same breath of condemning homosexuality, Mr. Henry goes on and publicly claims the personal ability to say what is Christian and what is not, and therefore, who is Christian and who is not. In his condemnation of the Emancipation Park sculpture by Laura Facey-Cooper, Mr. Henry either conveys his personal aptitude to know the hearts of people's intentions or he did not read, with any sense of importance, Laura Facey-Cooper's interpretation of the sculpture. She explains well, the deep spiritual and redemptive message of the art. Although 'Redemption Song' transcends fundamentalistic understanding of Christianity, it is certainly a Christian message and a 'Christian worship'. (The Sunday Gleaner, August 17, 2003, p. E11). For Mr. Henry the "only thing necessary" for understanding Christianity and moral values is his "clearly defined control group" telling people what is Christian and what is not. This is basically saying who is Christian and who is not, which then determines who is saved and who is not. I remind this "control group" that in Paradise, Adam and Eve were in grace and naked. Original Grace precedes Original Sin. Therefore, it was their sin which made them recognise their need for clothes. They could no longer stand in front of God naked for they were no longer pure. The nakedness of 'Redemption Song' is that through emancipation from sin, i.e. slavery, the man and woman are now pure and can proudly stand naked as they are cleansed from the impurities of the sin of slavery. Mr. Henry and fellow neo-gnostics, that select "control group" maintaining "the truth of God" with self-righteousness, please remember scripture telling us all that "There is only one lawgiver and judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you who are you to judge your neighbour?" (James 4:12) I am etc., MARTIN J. SCHADE, mjschade@infochan.com 9 Woolwich Drive Kingston 3
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