‘No!’ to same-sex marriage in VI- HoA Report
The Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome-led Constitutional Review Commission recommended amending Section 20 of the current constitution to state clearly that marriage is between a man and a woman of the opposite sex.
In addition, the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands Constitutional Review Report by the Committee of the Whole House accepted this decision. However, who all voted or if any member opposed was not immediately given when we inquired.
HoA Committee’s position in London
Elected Members agreed that Section 20 of the Constitution should be amended to make explicit that, for constitutional purposes, marriage is a union between a man and a woman who are of the opposite sex at birth in accordance with laws enacted by the legislature.
Members have agreed that the formulation should go further by expressly stating that the man and woman are of the opposite sex at birth. Members considered that this would provide greater constitutional certainty and maintain coherence with the Committee’s intended approach to the definition of marriage.
Public reaction case in court
An overwhelming majority of the public agrees with this position and believes that the VI is a Christian society, and that same-sex marriage is foreign to the VI culture and Christian values.
In 2021, a local couple, Kinisha Forbes and Kirsten Lettsome, in a case versus the Government (Attorney General) challenged the government of the day in court, in which they sought to have their same-sex marriage recognised. The couple argued that Section 13 (c) of the Constitution on same-sex marriage violates their rights to free association and expression. The case has been subject to various legal manoeuvres, including applications for stays of proceedings, leaving the ultimate legal recognition of same-sex marriage in the VI unresolved as of 2024.
However, the proposed new constitution and negotiation team will make it clear the country’s position on same-sex marriage when they go to London. It is unclear whether the position will prevail against a Liberal UK Government (Labour) in power.
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Would pastor anthony phillip accept it? haha doubt what christians need in this era is the raw truth that Pastor philip conveys . not sugar coated!
repent for we are all sinners and only thru repenting aand chaning our ways and actions will save us. do not condone wrong doing
God loves all of us , even though some of us are so wicked, evil and nasty.
Unless we repent from our sinful ways, God WILL NOT accept us.
All Same Sex Marriages, Same Sex Couples and those under cover Homosexuals have to repent and change from their Nasty, Wicked Ways in order to see God’s Face and enter in His Kingdom.
I agree 1000% that Marriage should be between a Man and a Woman and NOT the Same Sex.
Stop allowing feelings to get in the way of what’s Right and Wrong.
God gave us Common Sense and we need to use it.
So leave the people that love your children …they could love who they want right?struppess!!!
The church doors are closing. Too much thieving.
We want to move forward. Forward to independence and all our political Elites can think of is the past.
Their idea for a Constitution keeps us trapped in the past with Colonial thinking that hampers dreams of equality and enshrines discrimination, segragation and power for a largely male, black (this time) Elite that wields power over their poorer underclass and worker pool.
Forget equality for all, rights for all, votes for other than an Elite group, human rights or rights to a LIVING wage.
They want their Constitution to exclude a prosperous future in the VI for all but themsleves a Political and Powerful Elite as we had once before. OUR Masters.
Christian values my @#$
We’re not stopping anyone from living a nasty life if that’s what they choose to do but we’re not marrying them here in the BVI.
Let them go elsewhere where they can get it done.
Let them 2 women Forbes and Lettsome go sit down with their lawsuit against the Government.
There’s no such thing in the Site of God as
“Husband and Husband” , “Wife and Wife”
When a couple married they’re pronounced, “Husband and Wife”. Cannot be nothing else.
A lot of these persons who legalized Same Sex Marriage are intelligent when it comes to Book Sense but when it comes to Common Sense, they DON’T have NONE ABSOLUTELY.
I’m not gay, but I respect people’s right to live their lives. Who are we to judge anyone? At the end of the day, God will have the final say not us.
And let’s be real if we’re such a strict Christian society, how do we justify the big Easter weekend festival in Virgin Gorda every year? We can’t preach one thing and practice another. Make it make sense.
1. How would they like to be recognized, Ms. and Mrs. Forbes. Ms. and Ms. Forbes or Lettsome(please clarify)
2. Do they want the legal ability to leave with the half of the others money and resources without a prenup
3. Do they want this because people say they argue like a married couple, so now the want to make it official?
4. Is this a way for them to define gender roles like who cut the yard and who wash the dishes.(who pitching n who catching?
But for real tho, y’all could keep y’all business to yourself from trying to let anyone know or care, like how that community likes to beg for attention when nobody actually studying or discriminating.
But wanting everyone to know now I’m intrigued-
Who putting it on on who. The one on the left look like she putting in on on the next one, but the next one look like the freaky one…..
See what ayo start..
And many of those, who tout the scriptures are, themselves, of the LGBTQ community!
Don't let me have to name names!
In such modern times, what happens in the bedrooms are still up for debate, eh?
WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES!