Sex: God’s Way Our Way
THE EDITOR, Sir: There was a strong sense of community at the Jamaica CAUSE rally held on Sunday, June 29 in Half-Way Tree Square. Interestingly, I’m not referring to the Christians or church groups who are predominantly in one accord. I am specifically referring to the Muslims and Rastafarians. Every Saturday morning (and other times, I presume), a sect of …
Dear Editor, I am outraged at the sly attempt of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), and by extension Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC), to introduce the inappropriate programme ‘Realising Sexual and Reproductive Health Responsibly: JFJ’s Pilot Intervention in Children’s Homes’. There are already so many perverted, deviant, unhealthy, and not least of all illegal sexual behaviors prevalent in our society that plague …
Dear Editor, If the National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is really geared towards sexual and reproductive health, then arguments to legalize abortion should not even be considered because legalization of abortion contradicts its mandate. Efforts to circumvent the social issues that prevail will be futile if the NFPB continues to make the distribution of condoms and contraceptives a priority, but …
Dear Editor, I’ve been noticing a lot of people on social media criticizing the church for placing emphasis on homosexuality and other sexually immoral acts at the Jamaica CAUSE rally held in Half-Way-Tree last Sunday evening, saying that Jamaica has much larger issues that need to be addressed, like violence, corruption, and joblessness. I have these questions for all the …
THE EDITOR, Sir: The purported need to remove the buggery law cannot be a women’s rights issue, as coined by Maurice Tomlinson in the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. In his article, Mr Tomlinson claimed he got married to his female best friend in an attempt to cure himself of homosexuality. This is a very unfortunate and tragic …
THE EDITOR, Sir: The purported need to remove the buggery law cannot be a women’s rights issue, as coined by Maurice Tomlinson in the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. In his article, Mr Tomlinson claimed he got married to his female best friend in an attempt to cure himself of homosexuality. This is a very unfortunate and tragic …
THE EDITOR, Sir: The recent savage rapes and murders of Yetanya Francis and Shamoya Wray have raised fresh questions regarding the role of the family, or lack thereof, in increasing the vulnerabilities of our children and the proliferation of rapists. The primary and most essential structure for the protection of children is the family. Stable homes are essential to a …
THE EDITOR, Sir: As I see it, the murder rate, especially in St James, is out of control. Lottery scamming, stemming from the well-established, get-rich-quick mentality has led to a historic amount of bloodshed in the western region. Concerned for the parish, seemingly under siege by criminals, Senator Sinclair has called for the commissioner to implement a state of emergency …
Wide-ranging presentations were made yesterday to the joint select committee of Parliament reviewing the Sexual Offences Act and related laws, with four groups registering strong positions on several issues such as abortion, sexual offences against children, and retention of the ‘buggery law’. Nadeen Spence, co-founder of the Tambourine Army, called for jury trials in rape cases against children to be …
THE EDITOR, Sir: The battle lines are being drawn in a very important debate which has at its core – concerns related to the sanctity of life. Over the last seven months, there has been a very obvious effort to jolt the nation into a lively discussion on abortion. A philosophical analysis of the debate reveals compassion for vulnerable mothers …