#BTColumn – One step forward; one step backward

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by Michael Ray

Who are these well-intentioned policymakers seeking to resolve a problem on the one hand and on the other, placing a stumbling block that runs counter to another plan?

The Government of the day sees it necessary to facilitate the migration of approximately 80,000 persons to the island to boost the further development of the country in a number of areas.

Chief among the developmental plans was to create a resource pool of workers that would buttress a National Insurance Scheme likely to collapse without substantial inputs of funds from a labour-market with  high employment.

At the same time plans are being organized for receiving thousands of migrants, other plans are being made to reduce the local population by legalizing “same-sex unions” and “same-sex marriages”.

One of the primary outcomes of these same-sex relationships is a reduction in procreation, simply put – a reduction in the growth rate of the population.

While the appeasement of a minority by the passing of legislation can address a human rights issue, democracy as enjoyed by a majority of the population is threatened.

Our democracy must continue to be protected, preserved and practised by way of a referendum that determines if “same-sex unions” and “same-sex” marriages” are the types of relationships the majority of Barbadians would wish to hold high as models of social behaviour and interaction.

Policy and decision-makers would be well-advised to consider the following:

• God in his wisdom created a male Adam and a female Eve and not two males or two females.

• Anal sex is documented as the highest-risk activity for getting HIV – the thin lining of the rectum allows the virus easy access into the body.

• The prevalence of homosexual relationships can be the precursor to human beings becoming endangered species.