LETTER OF THE DAY - Politics, deacons and 'the realities around us'
The Editor, Sir: The Archbishop of Kingston has yet again shown how distanced he is from the realities around us, by banning Deacon Ronnie Thwaites from preaching, as reported in your Saturday Gleaner. Were the goodly Deacon to have been banned because his sermons...
The authority of the law
The Editor, Sir: Mr.Peter Espeut, in his contribution of Wednesday, July 11, adverted to Sir Thomas More and his willingness to die rather than swear an oath in which he did not believe. However, there are further aspects to the principled stand taken...
Leaders must be forthright
The Editor, Sir:The political leaders in our country need to be practical and forthright with the country and their loyalists who follow them on campaigns.The joint statement that was made by both leaders did not speak to the common man.
Election '07: The Church's role
The Editor, Sir: As I sit by my computer on a daily basis and read the different reports on the upcoming election, I find myself pondering the potential effect theChurch can have on this upcoming election. Culturally, we boast of the fact that Jamaica has a church...
Uptown eyesores
The Editor, Sir: I am puzzled by the article 'Politics not going uptown', written by Mark Beckford and published in The Gleaner on July 25. While it is true that no political billboards assault the eyes in uptown areas, many of these areas have become bases..
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