IN an article printed in The Tribune on November 9, it was stated that Pastor Cedric Moss has called for the government to make casino gambling illegal.
Pastor Moss has since contacted The Tribune to dispute this characterisation of his comments.
According to Pastor Moss, what he said was: “The government has ignored the church on this issue since 1973.
“We are opposed to all forms of gambling, including numbers and casino gambling. I think we should think thoughtfully on how we could legally bring casino gambling to a close. It was a bad decision in the beginning. To let Bahamians gamble in casinos would be another bad decision.”
Yesterday, Pastor Moss emailed The Tribune to affirm the difference between “calling for thought on how a particular act might be carried out” and “calling for the particular act to be carried out”.
Pastor Moss said he did not wish to be portrayed as disregarding contracts that have been legitimately entered into between the government and casino operators, as he would be among the first to oppose any move to end such contracts illegally.
However, if there is a legal way to end existing casino contracts, Pastor Moss said he would be among the first to support such a move.
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