Jessemo 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
It's so disheartening to witness that ignorance, intolerance and misinformation reigns majestically in our beloved Bahamas.
We lie to ourselves - perhaps to make ourselves feel better - when we say that discrimination and violence against LGBT people does not exist in The Bahamas. We indulge in name calling, the cruel and crude jokes, within the earshot of all, not thinking of who we hurt. Our churches and religious bodies spew hatred on a weekly basis and our governments refuse to table laws to protect the vulnerable in our society....Yeah, discrimination is rampant and we are all complicit.
A quick search of Canada Immigration and Refugee regulations will impart a beavy of knowledge to the seeker. The process for claiming asylum for refugee status is quire difficult and limited to a few scenarios. Human rights matters are at the top of their list as Canada believes in freedom and the rights of the individual to live freely.
Be it for political, sexual orientation, gender issues or religious persecution, all claims for refugee status must undergo a series of interviews, where proof of stated discrimination must be presented and finally court hearings for determination. It takes anywhere from 2 - 10 years for a claimant to get a determination from the board.
So yeah, we Bahamians should feel a collective shame that our fellow citizens have to resort to pleading for protection from another country.
We will be dragged - kicking and screaming Old Testament damnations - all the way into the first world. Some of us will faint and some may perish...but be sure of this, the Bahamas will get there. Sooner than some of us think and in ways that most of us are not comfortable with.
TalRussell 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Comrade BahamianAway, either God could have done a better job in inspiring the scriptures. or He intentionally filled it with inconsistencies and contradictions? Your guess can be no better than the world's present and past most eminent biblical scholars. Are you prepared to argue that it wasn't written to make us challenge the truth?
newcitizen 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Sorry, how does gay marriage actually affect you? Unless you are gay, then it shouldn't matter to you at all. You seem to be extremely upset about it for no reason.
BahamianKing 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
You'd lose that bet. Then again, this Christian nation does love to gamble.
BahamianKing 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
That's ONE faux-issue. But since you brought it up; if there was marriage equality, the numbers of HIV infections will slow down in the gay community. It's called monogamy, commitment, and marriage (something to look forward to). Don't sit there an complain about homosexuals spreading HIV and AIDS, and then deny them the only opportunity to wed...which would bring down the numbers, significantly. That's like denying someone food, and then say, "Look! He's dying from hunger!"
I said that it was unproven because look at the examples. Massachusetts has had marriage equality for many years, now. Their marriages are up, and divorces are down. Same for Iowa.
BahamianKing 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
The same God - no matter which you believe in - that created heterosexuals, created homosexuals. Am I correct? Are you also denying that the bible details more than 150+ "abominations"? In light of that...are you saying that you heed to every single abomination? If
This ought to be good.
newcitizen 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Just have a look at the comments on this article and tell me that there is not rampant discrimination towards LBGT individuals. The proof is right here.
BahamianKing 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Moreover; I know that when Jesus came to earth, the old laws changed. Which makes the Leviticus use, moot. Paul's letters to the Corinthian church is also moot, as those letters were written based on Society at that time.
Believe me...I know the bible. I also know the historical aspects of the bible you purport to know. Do you?
newcitizen 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
So in your mind, homosexuals are the cause of women leaving the home and going to work? That adoption is vain and that adopted children will hunger for their biological parents? That children cannot be raised by single mothers? That the only reason for marriage is procreation so if heterosexuals are only allowed to marry if the are able and willing to have children? That if we have same-sex civil unions every child will believe that the only way to raise children is with two lesbians? That the reason we have divorce and single mothers is because gay people get married? Gay people cause HIV/AIDS?
Gays are basically the downfall of 1950's society! Oh the audacity of those gays! You are so wise about the gays, thank you so much for your insight and worldly knowledge. How did you even discover their deviousness? You seem to know so much about them.
BahamianKing 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
This is a stupid comment. No matter if marriage equality is accomplished - or not - homosexuals would still exist! Allowing them to marry wouldn't change one damn thing. And as far as I know; homosexuals have reproductive organs. Just as heterosexual couples go to fertility doctors when they're having problems conceiving, a homosexual couple can too. The men can buy eggs and then hire a surrogate to carry, and the women can buy sperm (they can even order it online, these days).
Welcome to the 21st century.
BahamianKing 10 years, 8 months ago on Bahamians given asylum in Canada
Bahamians given asylum in Canada
A lot of ignorant posts, in this forum. First of all; “marriage” is not “ordained by God”, and isn’t a solely Christian institution. Atheists can get married, Buddhists can get married, Muslims can get married, etc… So don’t claim that marriage is a “Christian institution, and ordained by God”. Hell; you could even marry two businesses, or two contracts! Marriage is simply a contract between two people who agree to share everything they have, with one another (can be signed in a church, on the beach, in the court, anywhere).
Secondly; STOP BEING HYPOCRITES, and using the bible to push your hateful agenda. Christianity – as in its name – is a religion based on Christ. If you want to talk about homosexuality being an abomination in the bible, then talk about the other 150+ abominations the bible mentions. If everyone were to live by what’s listed as abominations in the bible, we’d all have to be in a self-induced coma for the rest of our lives (after asking for forgiveness, of course). From women wearing pant-suites to work, to eating shellfish, to wearing clothing of life fabric, to lying, to eating 3-day old ham/pork, and the list goes on-and-one…all “abominations”, an none greater than the other.
Stop poking at splinters, and pull the damn wooden plank out of your eyes...sheesh!