Jamaica’s anti-gay activists have been in an uproar in recent weeks. Apparently a Home Economics textbook depicted same-sex couples as – gasp! – a family. Terrible, right? Well, obviously the homophobes went ape shit, including one man named Carlos King, who penned a particularly prickly piece for the Jamaica-Gleaner:
Why these authors felt comfortable to ascribe such a designation without the permission of the Caribbean people is mind-boggling! Or is this another show of contempt for the so-called ‘common man’ (ignoramus) by so-called intellectuals?
The ‘common man’ however sees that the gay lifestyle is a dead-end road. They can’t propagate the human race because it is impossible for them to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ and is therefore correctly fully convinced of the futility of the homosexual lifestyle.
Oh, it gets better: King goes on to explain that we gays aren’t content with “tolerance”. No, we want “acceptance,” which would bring nothing but death, destruction and doo-doo. King concludes thus, “don’t try to shove your lifestyle down our throats; seek our permission and consent first!” Thanks, King, but we think your throat may be a little too dirty for our tastes.
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
Jamaica is what we term the “old Commonwealth”. These member states do not have a president as chief of state but retain HM the Queen. The new members have decided to retain status without having the British sovereign as nominal head of state represented by a national governor general.
Since independence in 1962, Jamaican governments have been traditionally right of centre. There was an exception during the seventies when a socialist government with rather xenophobic attitudes prevailed. Ousted during the Raygun years, it was replaced by a right wing government.
There has never been such a resurgence of fundamentalist Protestant denominations as in recent decades. This change from Anglican dominance is telling in the tale of change. The Caribbean church was always high church, or “Anglo-Catholic” in churchmanship, so the Roman Church distinguished itself by placing its theology even right of tractarian Anglicanism.
Where do these fundies come from? From the USA, of course. Like Canada, they have homegrown varieties, but these individuals, like ours, are populated, and most importantly, funded by the top Christofascists and their monied backers.
Rt. Rev. Dr. RES
Today is my 61st birthday, and my family is planning a surprise party for me. Our son was coy this morning, or as coy as a nearly five year old can be. He is “in” on the “secret” – and my thought is how wonderful and grateful I am for my country and its equality of my family under law.
You love your country, and when the true patriots are in charge, it leads the world in human rights and democracy. When governed by fascists and their corporate masters, no one is truly free. This is important for me because my spouse and son share your US citizenship as well as ours.
I blog very little on American sites. This and one other. I rather love this site.
jobradfield
Be fruitful and multiply?
I don’t know about you, but I’m plenty fruity.
praenomenal
Happy Birthday Rev.
ursapater
Has this goob noted that the world has a major overpopulation problem? Heck the government ought to subsidize up for not breeding. đ