Dear Editor,
The Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands joins with the Minister of Justice and civil society groups in denouncing the gruesome murder of young Dwayne Jones.
While the church does not support the practice of homosexuality, we believe that each individual ought to be treated justly. We regard life as a sacred gift from a loving God. We believe that violence perpetrated against any member of the LGBT community must be strongly repudiated. We urge the police to investigate the murder of this young man with the urgency that it requires.
All members of the Jamaican family are entitled to protection by the State. We must strive to create a just community of men and women; a community in which there is no discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, race, class or religion.
The Moravian Church calls for greater levels of tolerance, respect and love towards all people created in the image of God.
Rev Dr Paul Gardner
President
Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
The Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands joins with the Minister of Justice and civil society groups in denouncing the gruesome murder of young Dwayne Jones.
While the church does not support the practice of homosexuality, we believe that each individual ought to be treated justly. We regard life as a sacred gift from a loving God. We believe that violence perpetrated against any member of the LGBT community must be strongly repudiated. We urge the police to investigate the murder of this young man with the urgency that it requires.
All members of the Jamaican family are entitled to protection by the State. We must strive to create a just community of men and women; a community in which there is no discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, race, class or religion.
The Moravian Church calls for greater levels of tolerance, respect and love towards all people created in the image of God.
Rev Dr Paul Gardner
President
Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands