Money and evil
I am in agreement with the headline in The Sunday Gleaner of January 13 'Greed not need' regarding these cash schemes. It is by the sweat of his brow that a man should eat bread. All others bring dire consequences and lead only to disaster and great suffering in the long run, for the individual and his offspring. Those who choose other means must be prepared to bear whatever losses may occur. God's holy word offers caution to those who would use other methods in 1 Timothy 6 9-10, and also in other verses of scripture. The lust for money is the root of all evil.
- P. Logan, Duncans, P.O. Trelawny
Happy about ID
I am very very happy to see at last that good old-fashioned common sense is alive and kicking. For years I have wondered why the Government did not create one national ID which should be simple enough to produce. The use of one's birth registration number plus other important features such as a photo and fingerprint should solve a lot of problems. This one document could be used in any given situation where identification is required. Let's have some more user-friendly ideas which will help to move this country in the right direction.
- Pauline Pennant, penp48@yahoo.com,Via Go-Jamaica
Power of the mind
God has a big plan for Detective Lyn-Sue as he had for the Apostle Paul whose name was Saul the persecutor of Christians in the Bible. To whom much is given, much is required. Take heed fellow Jamaicans.
Let us follow the example of Detective Lyn-Sue. Healing begins with confession and true forgiveness. Jamaica is the next superpower and world leader. It is time to stop following the rest of the world. She must not focus on missiles or guns but on the power of the mind. Mind power is real power. We are admonished to be very careful with it. It builds but will also destroy. Congratulations for your courageous act brother Lyn-Sue.
- Mervis Henry, jamaica_beyondministry@cwjamaica.com, Port Maria, St. Mary
A matter of morals
It's amazing how people equate the issuing of condoms in schools to encouraging sex among students. I know for sure the existence of condoms has not increased the number of people having sex nor has it encouraged more people to want to have sex.
Sex will continue with or without these condoms. The students not having sex didn't make that decision because they can't get condoms. It has to do with society's morals. That is what needs to be tackled. But we can't allow these children, the future workforce of this country to become infected with STI's or burdened with children too early. Then they will become a serious drain on the economy, the health sector and society.
- Kevin MA Jackson, kevinjackson61@hotmail.com, Kingston 10, Via Go-Jamaica
