Grace Community Church Senior Pastor Lyall Bethel said yesterday he would reject any law that would weaponize sex in a marriage and said there is no need to move forward with a marital rape law. During a press conference, Bethel, surrounded by senior members of his church, said the Sexual Offences Act already provides sufficient
Before a packed room, Law Reform Commissioner Dame Anita Allen said yesterday that a bill that would criminalize marital rape is not a “campaign against husbands” or a tool for wives to leave a marriage, as some believe. Dame Anita spoke during a “discussion” on the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022. In addition to the
Dear Editor, We in this Christian nation must be careful when searching the bible, a book in which the culture is patriarchal to the core, and where women are the property of men, to determine the dignity and respect and the humanity with which women are to be treated in this postmodern moment. Such an
This week, the government tabled the Protection Against Violence Bill, 2023, which seeks to provide for the protection and support of victims of violence. The bill seeks to create a national strategy to prevent and respond to the occurrence of violence and to protect victims of violence; begin a system of information gathering to generate
Dear Editor, We write to express our deep concern and disappointment regarding the comments of Rev. Rex Major at a recent national ecumenical church service where our national leaders were present. As an organization committed to upholding universal human rights and advocating for equality for all individuals, Human Rights Bahamas (HRB) finds Rev. Major’s expressed