Watch out, Jamaica

Friday, January 13, 2012

Dear Editor

The homosexual crusade has opened a new front in its assault on society's norms and traditional way of life. Its global centres in America, Canada and Europe have blown a gale-force wind in atheism, giving it much vitality and a new appeal.

Being atheist is now the most happening thing within the gay, lesbian and bi-sexual community. New adherents and veterans alike are now flocking to this newly found mode of awareness, and are using it as a proxy to further their foothold in society.

The choice of atheism — and not some other spiritual belief system — is an excellent preference for them. For one, it helps fortify their fundamental claim of being born gay; and further, it grants them the force necessary to help challenge the main charge against them: that homosexuality is essentially an ungodly lifestyle choice. In other words, atheism provides the free-thinking platform where homosexuals can dismissively reject the absolute notion of a God and of a final arbiter over morality.

By virtue of this, homosexuals are able to bluntly reject all forms of religious condemnation against them. This, of course, is central to their purpose, as they relish the idea of being able to use atheism as a doctrinal counterweight against all religions, especially Christianity, which has been a constant rebuking thorn in their movement's path.

Prior to this, it was the their sagacious use of the American Civil Rights laws to legitimise a lifestyle, which many still consider morally repugnant and totally contrary to the natural order of life. The Civil Rights laws, one of the greatest legislative achievements of the 20th century, was enacted to give minority groups, but primarily African-Americans who have suffered years of colour prejudice, the right to function as full citizens.

However, proponents of the gay rights movement have hijacked the Civil Rights movement and its laws, and have also cunningly used the same model of activism and advocacy as that of African-Americans to gain constitutional protection as a group. This added protection guarantees homosexuals their civil rights and bans discrimination against them based on sexual orientation. By reason of this, homosexuals' fundamental rights are protected twice under most civil societies' constitutions; once as members of a free society and once more as members of a special group.

Like body-piercing and tattooing, the new buzz of atheism will find its way into impressionable cultures such as Jamaica that takes its cue from "foreign", so to speak.

The latest crusading effort by international organisations, under the guise of promoting human rights, has come in the form of the US State Department announcing that future foreign aid will only be doled out to countries which are deemed homosexual-friendly, thus delivering a crippling economic blow to countries like Jamaica and Uganda, which oppose homosexuality and which also rely heavily on foreign aid assistance to supplement their budgets.

Recently, an African-American parent in Washington, DC, upon learning of her lesbian daughter's recent conversion to atheism, became distraught and declared that she was more bothered by her becoming an atheist than by being gay. This has become a challenge for parents like her as the spread of Atheism rises with the support of social networking, the Internet, and social clubs.

The concept of a Black atheist or Black atheism was a misnomer in African-American culture. But now, the idea is becoming more ubiquitous and steadily making inroads in bastions such as Harlem, Brooklyn and Washington, DC. This should be cause for consternation in Jamaica, as whatever is flavourful in America, especially with African-Americans, becomes flavourful with Jamaicans.

Very soon, this exotic union of homosexuality and atheism will barrel its way onto our shores and will take with it all vestiges of sexual morality. Watch out, Jamaica, a transforming force of human secularism is heading our way

C Anderson

c.andrsn1@gmail.com

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COMMENTS (5)

miluvyuh luvyuh
1/16/2012

This is a bag of nonsense! You are seeking clout and attention.

Andrew Genius
1/14/2012

This is an intelligently written letter. But do not be deceived by the gentleman's learnedness because his arguments are also nonsensical and has no place in the modern world. Seriously! Who challenges someone's right to reject God. Not even him who allegedly gave human beings free will to choose or reject him. Gay persons have an absolute right to reject God. Jamaica is not Iran, not a theocracy where people can be forced to worship or love God. You sir need to respect the rights of individuals

Ray Stennett
1/13/2012

This is an intelligently written letter. The homosexual lobbyists have the idea that by being a parasite the Civil Rights law and Human Rights law the can chip away at society's standard and force it to accept their outrageous behaviour. Of course evolution would be more acceptable to them because that would free them of a Creator who set us principles to live by. This fight will not be easy because these people have resources but greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world.

steven davidson
1/13/2012

This is right wing propaganda....there are no studies to support this argument. In fact most homosexuals are very religious people and come from very religious backgrounds. It is the Church that rejects them. So if there was any such trend in the gay community that blame would be squarely at the feet of the Church. Finally the reason atheism has increased mostly in developed and asian nations is because of science. The church cannot stick to the same 2000 yr old methods in the age of discovery!

pete delisser
1/13/2012

What a load of nonsense. Firstly..we live in a free society, a modern world. If someone want to be atheist (& whatever else), its his right, just as its your to be christian, jew or islam. Similarly...we cannot control who people choose to love, with consent. Thats neither your role, nor mine, worse the Governments. So whats the point of your comment?? Perhaps if you learned to mind your own business, youd be less concerned about others choices, lifestyles, preferences & focus on yours.

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