Dear Editor,
(There was no opportunity to post a comment via 'Disqus' so my comment is in the form of a letter). 'The evils of priestly celibacy' by EWIN JAMES, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, and 'Gay marriage and the natural law' by BROTHER HAYDEN AUGUSTINE on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, are two interesting and contrasting articles published by the Jamaica Observer.
So according to Brother Hayden Augustine, 'gay marriage is against natural law'; but Pastor Ewin James seems to imply that it is 'priestly celibacy that is unnatural'. Mind you, celibacy is enforced by church doctrines; but gay marriage so far, is condemned by church doctrines. But whichever way you cut it, the church or religious institutions or theological claims are used to control people's psyche and conduct. So to that extent, religion (a necessary evil) in the main, constricts, and even enslaves people's lives.
George S Garwood
merleneg@yahoo.com
Two contrasting views
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(There was no opportunity to post a comment via 'Disqus' so my comment is in the form of a letter). 'The evils of priestly celibacy' by EWIN JAMES, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, and 'Gay marriage and the natural law' by BROTHER HAYDEN AUGUSTINE on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, are two interesting and contrasting articles published by the Jamaica Observer.
So according to Brother Hayden Augustine, 'gay marriage is against natural law'; but Pastor Ewin James seems to imply that it is 'priestly celibacy that is unnatural'. Mind you, celibacy is enforced by church doctrines; but gay marriage so far, is condemned by church doctrines. But whichever way you cut it, the church or religious institutions or theological claims are used to control people's psyche and conduct. So to that extent, religion (a necessary evil) in the main, constricts, and even enslaves people's lives.
George S Garwood
merleneg@yahoo.com
Two contrasting views
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