Posted By: Erasmus Folly On: 3/22/2010

Title: What kind of country are we? Taliban religious state? First World Democracy?

I ask again, read and understand this fully Bahamas - one list is the countries that support gender equality and the RIGHT of sexual orientation and the other list is those countries that don't:
List 1: Supporting:
All members of the EU: European Union (27) - IE 27 European nations here - majority 'Christian' countries
* France Initiative
* Netherlands Initiative
And: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herz, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, East Timor, Ecuador, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, São Tomé and Prí, Serbia, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
List 2: Against the Rights Proposal
Arab League (22) All members of the Arab League - IE Majority 'Islamic' countries!
* Syria Initiative
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Maldives, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Rwanda, San Marino, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Now, the point of posting this list is that all of the democracies are in the former category and all of the dictatorships, backwards countries, tin pot leaders and lack of human rights countries are in the latter list. Which list do you think the Bahamas, as an international finance centre and tourism centre belongs on?
You mock the 'enlightened' countries, yet are happy to condemn us to a list of backwards, overly religious, corrupt, tin pot dictatorship run, bogus Republics and just accept that. Who is a bigot there? Do you really want to be on the list with the Islamic republics? Do you really want to be thought of as a Taliban like religious state? Come on, you must see the absolute folly there!

Posted By: I fa common sense On: 3/22/2010

Title: Oh the anger

@Liberal, who the gods would destroy they first send mad! You are well on your way! That last post of yours seems to agree with me.
@I fa Jesus etc., those pastors you refer to are dead wrong for that....and so are the boongy bandits!

Posted By: frustrated student On: 3/22/2010

Title:

Dear Tribune,
your polls are about as objective as those of fox news. The way you phrase and frame the question helps you to direct what you want the result to be. For example you compare molesting children and stealing funds to being a homosexual, placing it on some imaginary scale of morality. Also you place the active act of molesting children with the passive act of being a homosexual. Engaging in homosexual sex would better fit this kind of poll. In short, you may think you are a protector of the rights of homosexuals in the Bahamas but you are certainly doing more harm than good with these ludicrous polls and biased reporting. Go back to journalism school.

Posted By: Jessica Robertson, Online Editor On: 3/22/2010

Title: Insight on homosexuality debate

Given the heated debate taking place on this poll, we decided to publish today's Insight earlier than usual. Read 'Dismantling lecture on homosexuality' by Taneka Thompson at http://www.tribune242.com/editorial/Insight/03222010_tt-gaypredjudice_insight_news

Posted By: I FA JESUS, I FA NATION BUILDING. On: 3/22/2010

Title: THE MESSAGE TO REFLECT ON !

WHAT IS IT WID DESE PASTORS WHO IS
1. FOR HUSBANDS TO RAPE DER WIFE,
2. AN DEY IS AGAINST DER DEATH PENALTY,
3. SELECTIVELY PEEPING IN YINNA BEDROOM TO SEE HOW YER IS DOING IT AND WID WHOM,
4. GETTING OUTRAGEOUSLY FLAUNTING EXPENSIVE CARS AN MANSIONS AN NOT BLINKING WHEN DEY IS DRIVING PAST ALL DEM POOR HALF NAKED BAREFOOT CHILDREN IN DA POOR NEIGHBORHOODS.
5. ALLEGEDLY MOLESTING UNDERAGE CHILDREN WID SEMEN STAINS ON DER CHURCH CARPET.
6. GETTING DER FAMILY TO TAKE OVER DER CHURCH
7. SO ABSOLUTELY DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, QUIET !..........WHEN IT COMES TO CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR.
DESE PASTORS MUST REALISE THAT JESUS CHRIST CONDEMED ALL FORMS SINS, HE WAS NOT SELECTIVE (MYOPIC), HE WAS NOT SCARED, HE WAS AN EMPIRE BUILDER AND HE DID NOT GO AROUND IN CHARIOTS OR LIVED IN MANSIONS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN DAT OF DA ROMANS. HE WALKED, AND LIVED AMONG THE POOREST, THE NEEDIEST, THE SICK, DYING, PROSTITUTES, BEGGARS, CRITICIZE DA FALSE PROPHETS AND THREW OUT THOSE WHO ABUSED DA TEMPLE !!......... when was the last time you saw, heard, or was told or can name a Bahamian pastor who did this ?

Posted By: GOD'S Son On: 3/22/2010

Title: People Get Real......

Homosexuality is an abomination in the eyes of GOD. Anything that goes against the will of GOD is a sin. We all sin no matter what it is. I am all the way with "I fa common sense". But, Joe Blow if you were to read Genesis; Abraham and Sarah were married and unable to conceive on their own without GOD'S touch in the matter. They went about it themselves and Abraham had Ishmael with Hagar even though GOD promised Abraham and Sarah a child (Isaac).The result? Muslims and Jews killing each other till thy kingdom come........Do what GOD says and avoid the mess afterwards. GOD hates homosexuality the "sin"!! Not the homosexual "sinner"!!

Posted By: Liberal On: 3/22/2010

Title: do ya homework

@ i fa common sence. If two male dogs never hitch... then i guess the dogs know right from wrong so where does that leave the humans who claim to the superior complex.

Posted By: LIBERAL On: 3/22/2010

Title: Do ya homework

Bahamians love to use the bible as collateral to their lack of proper reasoning. Im NOT religously inclined therefor my process of reasoning requires logics and the subjective nature of experience. Homosexuality is not UNNATURAL. Can you imagine what the population would be and the adversites that comes with it if everyone was "straight" from 'day one'? Mother nature has unusual ways of maintaining balance. What really boils my blood is when so called CHRISTIANS abuse the bible by only adopting extracts to justify their position. But maybe I can administer a dose of their own medicine "..he without sin cast the first stone." However in the best interest of all to whom it may concern the law should recognize any formal committment made between two individuals entitling them to the right of benifits through consolidation. Then again for those that are throwing stones at homosexuals, whats your objective? To destry those that dont conform to you way of life? Is it your attempt to contribute to earthly perfection when this is said not to be your final destination? Give me a F@#^in break. Christians seem to be the most scandalous and uncoordianted social group that I have ever studied and its a burdon to me to listen to this nonsensical utterance. PS. I dont stand to be corrected or any form of counteraction!

Posted By: I fa common sense On: 3/22/2010

Title: I'm talking with the insane

@joe blow, no matter how sterile a straight couple there is a possibility of conception.
Why? Because they are using their apparatus the way it was designed and intended, not abnormal use, abuse! When the first homosexual couple conceives and gives birth naturally, then i might start to consider homosexuality natural.
@ liberal, I won't even begin to follow you up, as it is obvious that you are delusional by thinking homosexuality is not unnatural. Tell the last time you saw two male dogs hitched?

Posted By: LIBERAL On: 3/22/2010

Title: Do ya homework

Bahamians love to use the bible as collateral to their lack of proper reasoning. Im NOT religously inclined therefor my process of reasoning requires logics and the subjective nature of experience. Homosexuality is not UNNATURAL. Can you imagine what the population would be and the adversites that comes with it if everyone was "streight" from day one? Mother nature has unusual ways of maintaining balance. What really boils my blood is when so called CHRISTIANS abuse the bible by only adopting extracts to justify their position. But maybe I can administer a dose of their own medicine "..he without sin cast the first stone."

Posted By: Joe Blow On: 3/22/2010

Title: @Against Homosexuality

So by your reasoning, should straight men or women who happen to be sterile or for any medical reason unable to conceive, carry or give birth to a child, be forbidden from marrying because they cannot reproduce?

Posted By: Against Homosexuality On: 3/22/2010

Title: Title: Understand People

homosexuality is against nature they cannot reproduce, therefore they adopt. Yes that is their business to enter at the exit sign. That is their personal choice. But dont try to put it in law for it to be okay to marry 2 men or women and change a cultre of a country by changing its laws to be more accepting of the sexuality of gays & lesbians.
Pleasse somebody answer the below question.
Yes treat humans as humans straight or gay. But why cant gay or lesbian people be honest and admit that what they are doing is unnatural. Its simple Biology 101. Not Gay Bioology 101. A baby cant come out of an ass! a baby comes out of a real female vagina. Why you think some gay people want to have female vaginas by surgery. Why not invent a surgery so gay men can have a baby out of their as*es! Im not joking Im serious!
It appears to me the whole argument of gays and lesbians is to be treated fairly. Ok. But its not normal for 2 men 2 be married Im sorry. You want equal pay fine. you want to stand in line at the foodstore and not be pushed out of line thats fine too., etc.
Just take your normal treatment and whatever you take behind closed doors but we normal people dont have to tak you gay people fighting to have your unnatural lifestyle as normal into law. We aint having it! Just argue for basic human rights excluding getting married, or having some dumb donkey law saying its a hate crime to call gays a "sis*y" or "fa*got" which gays were labeled as a long time ago. Where is the hate in those 2 words. Let me educate you and give you an example of hatred in words when someone says they will end a life of a si**y or fa*got that is hatred or murder not calling a person si**y only!

Posted By: I fa common sense On: 3/21/2010

Title: Intelligent Folly

Eramus folly, you, homosexuals and other sympathizers, must be the only intelligent people in this Bahamaland. Everyone else comment is ignorant and hate-filled. If the new level of love and intelligence involves me becoming a boongy bandit, then I would rather go to my grave dumb. A penis up the bum is the new route to enlightenment I guess. That's why God himself said there is no reasoning with these people and just gave them over to a reprobate mind. Have fun in your perversion, but don't try to convince me it is normal.

Posted By: erasmus folly On: 3/21/2010

Title: ignorance, hate and homophobia

A 'real' Christian comment: Where to gay people get off calling themselves a PEOPLE! This is not some nationality with its own country (I wish they did then we could bomb them all!). Imagine some white racist in the 60's saying this. Bigot? You think? How is this Christian or in any way a reflection of Jesus message or love. Another 'saved' soul living in hate and thus with real 'sin' - breaking the golden rule while focused on Old Testament 'scribe and pharisee' nonsense! Well done! Again, another Bahamian reveals their truly pathetic stripes of ignorance and hate!

Posted By: Lickeysha On: 3/21/2010

Title: What a load of Crap Anderson (The Nice Version)

Where to gay people get off calling themselves a PEOPLE! This is not some nationality with its own country (I wish they did then we could bomb them all!) it is a lifestyle choice they make and are now trying to justify it with ridiculous reasons. The most ludicrous being that people are born that way. I am just fed up with the dumb $&!) that these so called people try to get us to believe. They even want us to teach it to our children as an acceptable form of lifestyle. I must gather that anyone that calls themselves gay are atheist and if they do not then they are hypocrites because this behavior is condemned int he Bible and they are making a mockery of God and trying to change the history of the world to suit their beliefs. I understand that their choices will be judged by God and that what I say does not matter in the least. What I want to say is just be real and stop trying to make it seem like gay people are so special just because they are gay. If it was the norm then there would be no problem for those of us that do not accept it to do so. Twisting things to justify an end does not make it right; I don't care for what purpose you do it.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (You can translate it into any version that you like)
9: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10: Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Posted By: Average 'true' Bahamian On: 3/20/2010

Title: Nation Building

PREAMBLE of the Bahamas Constitution.
'Whereas the People of this Family of Islands recognizing that the preservation of their Freedom will be guaranteed by a national commitment to Self-discipline, Industry, Loyalty, Unity and an abiding respect for Christian values and the Rule of Law...'
1. Ironically, one of the highest religious members who had no problem in condemning a former political leader had no problem in 'mediating' between the section of the church for gay pastors and others who condemned this abomination. The state's Christian values are not selective but absolutely clear cut for all.
2. Recently, the BCC refused to support the bill to protect husbands from raping their wife. Scenario is that the man can boongie another man and can go home and tek his piece and pass along his disease is obviously wrong.
3. Sometime last year another high ranking Church Leader publicly expressed his anti- death penalty views to the legal profession and soon after was publicly followed by another church pastor. While their views are entirely according to their beliefs and are to be respected in our democratic society, I do not believe the religious beliefs are to superseed, influence and bias the laws of the state for those found guilty and nothing is said of the victim, the victim's family, loss of income to the victim's family, loss for the victim to have more children etc.
4. Clearly, all the choices are wrong, but what is worse is when pastors want to play politics and lawyer with sins.
3. Despite all the wrongdoings in our little country it is amazing that these pastors

Posted By: Liz On: 3/20/2010

Title: homos

People, People, we all know what a SIN IS! Homosexuality is an abomination to God, it is clearly written! NO amount of support for this type behavior can justify us accepting these mitfits as regulars in society. What do we not get that God created Adam and Eve, NOT ADAM AND STEVE, OR MARY AND SHERRY! Let them do what they want, but I do cannot see the day that I or my children are walking down baystreet, to see 2 men or women in intimate embrace or kissing, it is sickening to my stomach. Does that mean I am Homo, off course not, I just cannot support it, just like I do not support rapist, criminals, molesters and the likes! God will judge.

Posted By: facts On: 3/20/2010

Title: homo is wrong period

The way the questions are raised, have nothing to do with the other. You cannot compare them. Molesting a child has nothing to do with the issue of homosexuality! How could you link them together. One of the ten commandments says Thou shalt not steel. What a stupid way the question was put, I would not even waste time to answer!

Posted By: Suzie Kidder On: 3/20/2010

Title: Private Citizen

Funds can be repaid, but the damage to a child may never be entirely undone. I have 3 "Rules" for the sexual options I am willing to support and/or ignore in others - adult, consenting & human. This means, no rape, no children & no little animals. Other than that - your choices may be different than mine, but keep them private and you have a perfect right to your choices.
And, for the record, homosexuality and heterosexulity are not "choices." Rather, they are biologically hard wired into the individual and this is true across many species. Humans may prefer to believe that we are "Special," but not only are we less different from other mammals than we would like to believe ... but it's past time to begin to earn our position at the "top of food chain" with a commitment to embracing diversity, compassion & a willingness to evolve.

Posted By: I fa common sense On: 3/20/2010

Title: Folly indeed

I have no problem with two men boongying, but don't try to tell me it is acceptable and normal. Don't try to get me to support teaching it as a positive altrernative to our young. Boongy each other to death for all I care, but don't try to get society to accept your mental sickness as a normal way of life.

Posted By: Erasmus Folly On: 3/20/2010

Title: Real Perversion - Ignorance, hatred and crime in this Country

@I fa common sense
The only perversion is your ignorance an d lack of priorities. Stop telling grown people how to live! Mind your own business, look to your own salvation. Grown people should be free to choose their own way of life, so long as it doesn't harm anyone directly or harm any minor. Anything else is mental slavery, ignorance and a primitive mind set. Are you the Taliban or the modern Bahamas?

Posted By: Taaja On: 3/20/2010

Title: Hypocritical Pastors

Some of these pastors are a bunch of hypocrites! When they need to speak up they don't! Where are their unified voices when children are being molested? Especially when they are being molested by religious leaders! Where are they when our political leaders are behaving like imbeciles? Why don't they speak out then. No one can take the Christian Council seriously anymore, because it seems as though the only thing they speak out against is homosexuality! When the nation really need to hear from them they are eerily silent. Bunch of opportunists looking for free air time!

Posted By: I fa common sense On: 3/20/2010

Title: What a twisted poll, who's going to vote against children

Homosexuals are most reprehensible because they are the only ones lobbying to make their perversion acceptable. They are the only ones unashamed to parade and brag about their sickness, as opposed to seeking help. They are the only ones using the media to twist and distort facts, so that the blind and naive are misled, this poll for example.

Posted By: Erasmus Folly On: 3/20/2010

Title: Nonsense Again! NAMBLA indeed! No one is defending this nonsense!

@Antoinette
Are you for real? What nonsense again?! Please don't insult our intelligences with your demonstrated lack thereof.
No one here is advocating the abuse of minors. Stop conflating minors/bestiality with homosexuality. In the former, one party has no choice in the matter, is a victim of abuse and the entire act is morally reprehensible. In the latter, two consenting adults agree to be intimate.
Again, no one is talking about allowing anyone to harm a minor, which is happening regularly in this society without the help of gays.
Open your eyes Bahamas and stop listening to these immoral 'moral charlatans'. Stop pretending that two things that are very different are the same.

Posted By: Common Man On: 3/20/2010

Title: Pssst, pssst. Shhhhh....don't tell !

Apart from the big Cruise Ships which temporarily visit, have anyone wondered about the little wooden sail boats coming illegally to the Bahamas, packed with 200 or so illegal haitians usually consisting of almost all men or 95 % men and 5% women ? Surely these people have needs like others, so what happens ? According to the govt. years ago there are some 60,000 men/women here. They have one of the highest HIV populations in the world and we certainly are getting there. Perhaps, preaching out here against it may not be financially astute as preaching out against it at the Harbor where you can suddenly show all that you are on top of things and because there is no money to collect. p.s. God is alive and well ! It's just that some of his 'shepherds' are too busy getting rich in titles, and earthly things and have left the 'flock' to wander. and some have gotten lost.

Posted By: Antoinette On: 3/20/2010

Title: AGENDAS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Man/Boy_Love_Association
You all need to read this article. This is how sickness becomes ordinary in a society.

Posted By: Realist On: 3/20/2010

Title: 21st century...or what?

What a tragedy....That the 'lovers of men' (homosexuals) are subjected to minds in such darkness and bigotry as to place thier sexual orientation alongside perverted and disfunctional criminals....child molesters and thieves.
The church is dead...
when it can remain impotent in a country full of such violence and corruptin...
God is dead...
when no church stands up aganinst the abuses happening daily against women and children...not to mention society in general...
ORGINISED CHIRSTIANITY IS AN 'OLD BOY NETWORK' full of egos, gripped in a feeding frenzie of mutual admiration. Impotent and empty...
If beloved Yashua walked in on a church in the Bahamas...in long dark hair and a middle-eastern dress....He would be called a 'sissy' and shown the door...He would not be recognised....However, this does not really matter too much because I doubt the beloved Christ would recognise his Church!
All HIS grace, all His sacrifice and suffering....for what....Jesus wept!

Posted By: Erasmus Folly On: 3/20/2010

Title: Super-Christians aka Taliban

I'd be curious to see who the 11 people that think that homosexuality is more 'wrong' than child molestation. I am almost 100% positive they are the super-Christians, aka Taliban, of our land. Ignorance is holy bliss it seems!

Posted By: Truth On: 3/20/2010

Title: Jokers and Hypocrites

Many of these pastors are so obsessed with sexuality that they either disapprove of or are secretly participating in, which is harming no one. Yet predatory child molesters damage children for life and they don't seem to mind. Every time people want to come to The Bahamas on a cruise they shout bloody murder when those people are not doing anything to harm us and they are actually helping by bring their money to spend here. Some of these cruisers are families, who apart from their being gay, which is a natural sexuality, are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers celebrating family unity, which we are so lacking here in The Bahamas. While the pastors remain practically silent about major social ills, they crow about the sexuality they so fear. The fellowship of pastors in The Bahamas are a bunch of jokers and the biggest joke is on us.

Posted By: erasmus folly On: 3/20/2010

Title: do the right thing

Where is that cheque? That would be nice. Free thinking people don't need to be paid, in coin or heavenly promises, for expressing/doing the right thing. Unlike many of you religious hypcrites.

Posted By: B. Simms On: 3/20/2010

Title: Molesting Children

Molesting Children is an unforgivable act. I need not defend my position. A persons sexual orientation is their business and not the community. Stealing public funds is a no no. Public funds should be put to public use not private uasge. A stealer of public funds should be made to repay the funds or sent to prison for about five years of hard labor.

Posted By: Voltaire On: 3/20/2010

Title:

My namesake, the real Voltaire said - "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Why can't we be like this? Why do we have to be such a bunch of petty, small minded people? Why can't we be self-confident enough to say "Hey, i ain't gay, and I don't like the idea of it, but that is your business, and you are free to live with me and share this society with me"? Why do we have to be so defensive (as sign of weakness) and scared? This is sad, sad, sad. The funny thing is, the haters here all sound like closet homosexuals - they protest too much, if you know what i mean. ; ) That goes for the pastors them too - they need to learn that eventually, people will come to believe, "if you smelt it, you dealt it". They better stop making such a big deal about homosexuality, before people decide they are the gays. Politics has already provided us with numerous examples of this phenomenon.

Posted By: Anderson On: 3/20/2010

Title:

Lickeysha, what a funny world this is, when all of a sudden the oppressors feel oppressed!!! Gay people had been attacked, beaten to death, lynched and tortured for centuries for what they want to do between themselves. Now all of a sudden the anti-gays are the victims??? Who tried to ram something down your throat? It seems to me that bigots and hateful people have been trying to ram their view of the world down gay people's throats forever. How, by what twisted logic, did YOU become the victim? I don't see anyone trying to pass laws to ban straight relationships, ban straight movies, ban straight unions - all is see is the other way around. Try and catch yourself. All people are asking for is a chance to have their rights respected.

Posted By: Sammy T On: 3/20/2010

Title:

Here here Joe Blow, no one asked them to even frequent the site. if they dont like it, no one is holding a gun to their heads. To all serial haters of these polls (which i think are getting better all the time) either apply exert some mental effort to understand where the pollsters are coming from, or go read those "other" websites. I believe that what we consider to be a social ill, and what we do not, says everything about us, and the job of a newspaper is to investigate and shed light upon such things. I say well done to the tribune!!!.

Posted By: Sniper 1 On: 3/20/2010

Title: WACKY POLL ATTRACTS WACKO'S

What a bunch of morons LOL..LOL

Posted By: Joe Blow On: 3/20/2010

Title: Onto something

I think of all of you, Voltaire has the most insight. There have been countless cases of child molestation making headline news in recent months. In the past month alone, the tribune has reported on any number of instances of corruption within the civil service. I can't remember seeing Bethel or any other religious leader speaking out so extensively (or at all, come to think of it) on any of these disgusting issues. It seems the ONLY issue they are willing or able to discuss is homosexuality. Do the rest of you not find this odd? Does it not concern you that the religious leaders in this country aren't speaking up on anything other than an act between two consenting adults? And to those of you criticising the tribune for its polls, no one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to respond.

Posted By: Voltaire On: 3/20/2010

Title:

Well, I actually agree with Erasmus Folly. Those of you who disagree with the poll because the choices seem designed to skew the results, it seems to me they were chosen because these three issues have been in the news lately. Or do you guys not read the news? To those of you who think it is a redundant question, I think it is quite relevant that of these three "burning issues" the pastors only ever speak about one. What does that say about them and their relevance to this society? To Antoinette, that is nonsense - a homosexual relationship is one between consenting adults where no one is a victim, that is not the case with child molestation and beastiality. The point is whether or not we are the kind of society that will agree to disagree on certain personal choices, but allow people to do what they want with their own lives, so long as they don't victimize anyone. Or are we still a mideval society where we need wild-eyed priests and bogus prophets telling us who to burn at the stake? And Lex, for someone who considers himself so smart, you really should think before you answer these things... So because the assumption is that the majority subscribes to a particular religious perspective, the question shouldn't be asked? Perhaps you should educate yourself on the concept of the Tyranny of the Majority – then you might appreciate how valuable it is to allow the minority to be heard as well.
For my part, I am astounded that anyone would pick anything on the list above child molestation. This alone makes the poll valuable, as it speaks to how lightly some people regard this abomination and ultimately how sick a society this is.

Posted By: Lickeysha On: 3/19/2010

Title: ALL OF THE ABOVE

I agree with ALL OF THE ABOVE about ALL OF THE ABOVE; the are equally reprehensible. I am sick and tired of people being condemned because they are of the opinion that sissying (let's not put a pretty name to it) is alright in the world. If I believe that it is wrong and I want to express that opinion then based on the Constitution of my country I am allowed that and no one has the right to say otherwise. If a person wants to be a sissy then that is between them and God and they and them of their particlar persuasion need to stop trying to ram it down the throats of us that think it is wrong.

Posted By: Folly Erasmus On: 3/19/2010

Title: OH Please!!

Erasmus Folly, why don't you just use the name the Tribune puts on your paycheck!

Posted By: fish bone in my foot now On: 3/19/2010

Title: Over and out

da people dem done say it all. I'll vait fa da nex 'poll'

Posted By: Monitor On: 3/19/2010

Title: RIDICULOUS QUESTIONS

First of all your question is biased as being homosexual is not a social ill. It is merely a person having a sexual attraction to members of the same sex. I am surprised that in 2010 that Bahamians are still so homophobic and vitriolic towards gay persons. Coming back to this country from the US is truly like coming back 50 years both on social issues and in technology.

Posted By: Erasmus Folly On: 3/19/2010

Title: Pathetic Island really...

This poll is laughable, I agree, but what is laughable about it is the responses. The fact that anyone picked the latter two choices or even 'all of the above' over simply 'molesting children' is what is so pathetic about this country. I am ashamed, everyday, to be a Bahamian and share 'heritage' with such hate filled, ignorant and immature 'so called' Christians. To even imply that molesting children or bestiality is the same thing as homosexuality is a disgrace and speaks to the level of unbelievable ignorance, homophobia, prejudice and immorality that really exists in this country. Bigots, the whole lot of them! Makes me sick to my stomach. It is a laughable poll, but useful nevertheless because it reveals the bigotry, immaturity and ignorance of our D- people. Well done Tribune. Keep it up! Let the idiots reveal just how dumb they are with their caps-lock outrage all the time!

Posted By: Antoinette On: 3/19/2010

Title: SISSYING

He commented on homosexuality because that was what the Tribune article was about. You people really trying to get people to accept boongying now. You realise that 15-20 years ago it was taboo to even admit you were a sissy.... look out 10-20 year from now if people are not going to say "don't condem me for liking children, I was born that way" or "don't condem me for going with my dog, I was born that way". You'll better stop your madness!!!!!

Posted By: Lex (yes that's my real name) On: 3/19/2010

Title: What else I guh see, Lord?!

Yesterday, I pleaded with you Tribune pollster to please stop asking redundant questions. Apparently, you didn't read that comment. Today's poll is even worse than yesterday's, in my opinion. But since you ask again, let me answer this inane poll! Asking your public to "grade" which behaviour they find most reprehensible is completely asinine in a society the majority of whom "subscribes" to a religion the figurehead of which is the Christ, who condemned not only the visible "sin" but the invisible "sin" that occurs in the heart. So after that long answer, the short answer is I find them all reprehensible!

Posted By: Observer On: 3/19/2010

Title: PLEASE CLARIFY.

Does this POLL have to do with the following social ills relating to the following Pastors?
1. THE PASTOR WHO IS IN THE GRAPEVINE AS A HOMOSEXUAL ?
2. THE PASTOR WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING AN UNDERAGE GIRL ?
3. THE PASTOR WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A DIVORCE FROM SWEETHEARTING ?
I can't recall any being accused of stealing the Church's funds because that may be their own to buy a Bentley ROLLS ROYCE anyway and that's their business.

Posted By: SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR POLLS On: 3/19/2010

Title: who is creating these polls

I use to look forward to these polls, but lately they have been on the left field. In fact not even on the field. You are continuoulsy asking these redundant questions and then asking questions with answers that are totally off. Where is THE SELECTION FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE. SIN IS SIN. THERE IS NO BIG SIN AND NO LITTLE SIN OK. PLEASE GET IT TOGETHER OR CHANGE THE PERSON MR. ARTHUR.

Posted By: wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On: 3/19/2010

Title: terrible poll

How misleading. I didn't get that impression from reading the pastor's article. what I did get is that he, like many others are opposed to the homosexual and lesbian community trying to impose their way of life on the rest of the world. There are many thing morally wrong, e.g the three options that you espouse in your poll, along with vices such as sweethearting and fornication, just to name a few. But, what you would find is that the people who are doing these things accept that they are wrong, and are satisfied that they will have to answer to God for themselves. I certainly don't see these people trying to get the rest of the world to accept their sins. Yes I know I mentioned the word sin, and no sin is greater than the next. BUT I tell you what I hate to see the most, is people with their homosexual agenda trying to scold others who speak out against it, as condoning other areas of immorality. If Pastor Bethel chooses this issue to fight, there are many other people that can fight the other issues.

Posted By: TR On: 3/19/2010

Title: Poor Poll

I agree with the previous poster in that all of the above are indeed reprehensible You should consider reading up on how to design an accurate poll. You are sure to skew the results by including molesting children in the the mix. The choices are designed poorly.

Posted By: ALL OF THE ABOVE On: 3/19/2010

Title: ALL OF THE ABOVE

ALL OF THE ABOVE.