Mr. Wilchcombe, the council will just make noise to grab some media attention. They don't have the courage of their convictions. Don't waste your time or breath on them.

They are trying to distract us all from the fact that they are doing nothing to prevent the murders in this country. Crime is nothing new, and yet they don't want you to know that they have failed to teach 'thou shall not kill" or "thou shall not steal" and certainly failed to teach "thou shall not commit adultery".

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR BREATH ON WHAT THE CHRISTIAN COUNCIL SAYS.

One politician on tv last night said bahamians are used to nakedness, because when columbus arrived, the arawaks were all naked.

but of course, that all changed when the slaves were freed in 1967.

It's all about the votes, the votes! It's all about the votes, the votes!

For the record- I am NO fan of Wilchcombe- ambitious dimwit IMHO- but this Patterson guy - in fact the entire Christian Council really need to go on a retreat and figure out how they could truly be effective in this day and age. these kinds of comments are meaningless. Why don't they focus on protecting children and women from sexual violence? Why don't they feed the hungry? Do some job training? Support a literacy program? Build some shelters for people who need safe haven? More important why don't they clean up the house of the good Lord? Too many ministers in the country, and wanna be ministers and "lay ministers" are the biggest hypocrites in the land and need to sit their azz down. just like the politicians can't pay their bills, sweetheartin, abusing children, homosexual lifestyle in private and heterosexual in public (and I am not homophobic just allergic to the hypocrisy of this and a witness of the pain it causes over and over again in the Bahamas). Churches need to CHANGE. The message cannot just be about arranging your insurance plan for the afterlife - it has to become about something larger than a damn car for the minister and a new hat for the first lady. Churches need to try meeting the earthly needs of its congregation and the community around it. And since the council is so concerned about what women do with their bodies- I trust that the Council will be the largest supporter of the equal rights bills - yeah right.

Greentea, you are correct. Good points. Amen.

Couldn't have said it ANY better myself!!! #TRUTH

do they sell them in yellow?

Ha....Interesting analogy and spot on as well. The christian counsel have no problems with corruption or police brutality!

The Bahamas Christian Council and the Taliban have a lot in common for real!!!!!!! Both are ultra-conservative and anti-establishment - Sharia and Ten Commandments are akin to each other in their spirit of conservatism.

Firstly, I am unaware of anybody forcing the christian counsel & their members to participate, view or be involved in Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

Secondly, the christian counsel can only speak for a small minority of individuals that fall into their particular way of interpreting Gods viewpoint of what is morally right from wrong. They are initialed to their opinion, have had their say, and now need to shut up.

We do not need or want Janet Jackson or any foreign entertainment entity to showcase Bahamian culture, although it would be interesting, unique and crowd drawing to have such well known celebrities participate in local cultural expression unless they can attune their acts to coincide with our local culture....i.e. Janet & others wearing Bahamian costumes, getting involved with Bahamian acts and singing to Bahamian music.

Preferably, it is my educated opinion that foreign participation is a totally wrong way to go and the same funds would be better utilized, would yield much better returns if Bahamian musicians and artisans were used for every facet of Bahamas Junkanoo festival.

Bottom line.... Bahamas Junkanoo festival is the absolute best idea put forward by any administration in 40 years and must be expanded to classical, soca, reggae, calypso and other festivals to add much needed diversity to our dying tourism product.

Congratulations Mr. Danny Johnson and crew for thinking out of the box. Now lets build and perfect Junkanoo Carnival to benefit as many Bahamians as possible.

Janet Jackson? The government was smart to shoot that down. If the Bahamas was to get a foreign entertainer to perform, they should try to get a big Soca performer like Machel. If the Bahamas want to make money off of a "Carnival", they need to pander to that target audience. There is a large group of people who travel from carnival to carnival and soca is a big part of it. So mixing the Bahamian culture in with a little bit of traditional carnival culture in the end is what will help it to grow.

This Carnival thing is not even supported in Parliament ............ most Bahamians dont accept the Carnival thing.............. this is a feeble attempt to bring low life tourists and carnival freaks here. This will not enhance the quality of our local cultural scene..................A bad idea