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Pastors: No vote un-Christ-like
Pastors: No vote un-Christ-like
Bishop Neil Ellis, senior pastor at Mount Tabor Church, said yesterday it would be "unacceptable and un-Christ-like" to deny Bahamians rights by voting against any of the gender equality questions in the June 7 referendum.
PLP chairman hits out at opponents to bill
PLP chairman hits out at opponents to bill
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said the Save Our Bahamas group did not have any evidence to support its opposition of the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill.
Yes campaign hits out at rival pastors
Yes campaign hits out at rival pastors
THE Yes Bahamas campaign yesterday hit out at a "small group of pastors" who oppose the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill, calling their stance "a rejection of equal rights for our sons and daughters."
Palacious: Referendum hard to call
Palacious: Referendum hard to call
Archdeacon James Palacious said yesterday that with the religious community "very divided" on the gender equality referendum, it is difficult to predict whether the June 7 vote will be successful despite the government's bipartisan approach.
YES Bahamas will 'explain' why bill four won't bring gay marriage
Senate President Lady Sharon Wilson, who co-chairs the YES Bahamas campaign, said though she is concerned that the Vote No campaign announced on Sunday has opposed constitutional referendum bill number four due to concerns about same-sex marriage, her group takes comfort in the fact that there appears to be no organized opposition to the other three bills.
An unreasonable request from the pastors
An unreasonable request from the pastors
Some of the pastors who pushed for a no vote in the 2013 gambling referendum have formed Save Our Bahamas, urging Bahamians to reject the fourth question on the June 7 referendum. That proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit discrimination based on sex.
Galanis: 'Vote no' effort a distraction
Galanis: 'Vote no' effort a distraction
Former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MP Philip Galanis said yesterday the "vote no" campaign launched by several pastors opposed to bill number four in the upcoming constitutional referendum, is "a distraction from what the referendum is intended to change in the country".
'Facts do not support pastors'
'Facts do not support pastors'
As pastors against the fourth question in the approaching constitutional referendum were praying in Rawson Square last night for success in their efforts, the government-backed YES Bahamas campaign upped its push, insisting in a statement that the facts do not support the contention of the 'Save Our Bahamas' group.
Munroe: Don't use public funds for referendum campaigns
Public money should not be used to fund any side of the issue in the approaching constitutional referendum, Wayne Munroe, QC, said yesterday.
'No' campaign launched over referendum vote
'No' campaign launched over referendum vote
THE Save Our Bahamas Committee - the group that opposed the 2013 gambling referendum - yesterday launched a vote no campaign against the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill.