Can you please allow my letter to be printed in your wonderful paper? I will be writing some things to draw people hearts and mind back into reality.
Yes it is true we all must live in a loving manner towards each other. And morality is the best way to live, because it avoids us from destroying our lives.
The church should be the protector and role model of morality preaching and pursuing moral objectives. We all know now about the gay cruise ship which will be arriving on StMaarten in the near future. And the church is going to speak to the legislators about that, we all know what the outcome will be. The legislators will say we live in a democracy and that our economy needs these rich peaceful tourists. The church will tell their members we try but we cannot do anything about it and then stay quiet until next convenient issues arrive to act holy. But what the church should do is to request a permit to demonstrate against sin on the very day the cruise ship arrives here. But guest what? The Church is so scared to take a stand because they know government will not fund them. They love to speak about faith and love and dying for Christ. But once money will be their death, suddenly Christ does not matter or worth it any more. Real Christians will tell the government keep your money and continue to carry out the will of god by opposing it with massive demonstrations in the streets of Philipsburg. The Lord say to fight the good fight. Until the churches in StMaarten can do that their will be only consider a past time for people to dress and meet act holy but far from conviction for Christ. When for the love of money become King, Christ and morals are thrown out the door. To be a real Christian you have to let Christ live in you and live and do his will including the Ten Commandments. Any thing less is religious. Religion cannot save you only Jesus Christ can. This brings me to the only conclusion. That is the church in StMaarten is weak and is now only a national past time with a form of Godliness but far from God.
Yours sincerely,
Brother Richard Gumbs
