THE EDITOR, Sir:WITH THE recent outcry and pressure from the gay community and human rights group to remove the buggery laws from the law books and the pressure being placed on Third World countries by First World countries, it is my view that they will achieve their goal in the near future. An example of this is one of our popular hotels being forced to accept gay couples.
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There is also pressure on our entertainment industry to remove anti-gay lyrics or artistes from any shows in the United States of America and England. If this is successful it can be considered a sanction against Jamaica, as this would reduce our national earning from the industry. Most, if not all, of our top dancehall artistes are homophobic, or at some point in their career made anti-gay comments publicly.
The more power these groups get is the more pressure will be applied to opposing countries such as the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Jamaica and others to accept and or change laws to accommodate/accept their way of life. The gay community seems to have a great deal of support and well-trained minds. Their planned attack takes a lot of research of country, culture and people's needs.
The Christian faith (which is widely accepted in the Caribbean) among others condemns such acts and I must add our laws are far less violent than that which is mentioned in the Bible. For a country to change the law to accommodate and or facilitate any immoral act (eg. sodomy, buggery, indecent assault etc.) is to say to the citizen of that country, that the teaching of these religions is becoming obsolete or it does not apply to our modern world.
I am, etc.,
COLLIN HENRY
Spanish Town, St. Catherine
