Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that he violently objected to what he called the vile, disgusting, and almost obscene comments Bahamas Faith Ministries International President Dr. Myles Munroe made about him.
Munroe criticized Mitchell over comments he made recently about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
Mitchell said yesterday if pastors need help finding God, he could help them.
"When I was nine-years-old, David Allen was my Sunday School teacher at Central Gospel Chapel and I took Christ as my personal savior," he said.
"If the preachers don't know Christ, I could show them where Christ is.
"And I could show them the path to Christ. Christ taught tolerance; that you must take care of the poor; that you must not judge other people, and that you must do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
"Now if they are lost, and don't know the way, I can show them the way.
"That's my view on this; just don't mess with me."
Speaking at a press conference at the House of Assembly, Mitchell also said, "Bishop [Simeon] Hall suggests that at some point there ought to be a talk."
He was asked if he had any plans to speak with Munroe.
"Fine," Mitchell said. "After I had my piece in the public, I don't mind talking to anybody after that. But you know, you go and attack me in public and go hide, no, no. I'm not doing that.
"I'm [going to] tell you right in your face, I don't go for that or, as the kids say, 'Homie don't play that'."
Mitchell also said that there was no bad blood between him and Bahamas High Commissioner to CARICOM Picewell Forbes who said he disagreed with Mitchell's views on LGBT issues.
On Sunday, Munroe said Prime Minister Perry Christie should replace Mitchell because he does not represent the convictions of a majority of Bahamians.
Munroe was referring to a recent speech Mitchell made in Trinidad where he spoke of tolerance of the LGBT community.
Munroe was also referring to Mitchell's contribution to the mid-year budget debate when he also touched on the LGBT issue.
"Let me state for the record publically, Mr. Foreign Minister, I have no interest in your private life," said Munroe in a sermon he made on February 23.
"Personally, I really don't care about your private life. But when you step in our house that we are paying you to represent us in, you keep your private life in your closet and you deal with our public business in our interest."
But Mitchell said, "It doesn't matter to me who you are or where you say it; you do not have the right to make these kind of vile innuendos, slanderous statements and then hide behind the theology and say that gives you the right to do so.
"If you are going to have a civil discourse, then let's have a civil discourse and say I disagree with that, I don't stand for that, that's against my moral beliefs."
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