IN conversation with my grand aunt last week, I was pleasantly surprised when she said we should teach our young boys that a woman’s vagina is not her private part, but her holy part; that to enter the vagina is to enter the womb of the Virgin Mary. Coming from a woman with more than 80 years of experience, I …
The Art Of Negotiating Condom Use
In observing the efforts of the Ministry of Health, through its “Don’t Get Caught Unpeeled” condom promotion, I was reminded of an aspect of promoting condom use that has nagged me for some time. It is an issue not usually discussed in public campaigns, if discussed any at all. It is an issue I call negotiating condom use, and I …
Are Mothers Doing Right By Their Children?
The Bahamas Crisis Centre held a peace conference in October that was another commendable example of the important work being done by the non-profit organisation. For some 30 years, the organisation has been supporting victims of violence in the Bahamas. Michael Neville, consultant psychiatrist at Sandilands Rehabilitation, delivered one of the presentations that really stuck with me at the conference. …
Myles Munroe’s Dangerous Doctrine For Women
A sermon delivered by Dr Myles Munroe, president and founder of the Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI), has been making its way around the social sphere generating a lot of debate. I watched the video because it was shared by a close friend, even though the online group “Meeting In The Ladies Room” posted it with a message stating: “All …
How Do You Plan To Be Great?
LAST month I reluctantly attended a prayer breakfast for the 73rd annual meeting of the Bethel Baptist Association. I went as a guest of the Royal Bank of Canada, which hosted media personalities at the event. I intended to honour the invitation, but dip in and out of the event, because I had a busy Sunday planned. Thankfully, all did …