Dear Editor,
Gay marriage recently has become the hot topic in the news after Obama became the first US president to endorse same-sex marriage on May 6. However, it didn’t only attract the attention of Americans but regional and international attention as well.
What struck me was that President Obama as a world leader couldn’t understand that gay marriage is totally wrong in society and any democratic nation that passes legislation to enable it will weaken itself from a spiritual standpoint and should not make it a political issue.
I wonder why President Obama couldn’t look at the real problems that are facing the world today such HIV/AIDS, high unemployment, poor education and poor health care, which are a growing concern not only in the USA but in the Caribbean as well. He should make every effort to correct the situation and help to make the world a better place for all of us to live instead of speaking on this meaningless issue of same-sex marriage, which is nonsensical and an impiety. It is where Obama‘s leadership has failed miserably and may affect him at the next election. I do hope that President Obama would not pay a political price for his stance on this issue.
I see same-sex marriage as totally wrong in the eyes of God as a Christian.
Marriage is between a man and a woman and not between gays, and this is my faith.
Yours faithfully,
Rayvonne P Bourne
