If you think that it is perfectly fine to rape another human being, you might be on the wrong side of the argument. Just sayin.

Yeah, it's "demonic" NOT to rape women - LOL.

"... one pastor called the draft legislation “the most wickedest and demonic” bill in the country’s history."

Who is this wicked and demonic pastor? Tribune, do better. If you can publish his words surely you can publish his name.

He must be self-proclaimed pastor because no church organization would support such an ignorant pastor.

The word that really needs to be defined in the new "marraige act" is NO.

What defines NO in a marriage, when NO is the answer to the statement ......... "Can we have sex"?

**The religious leader said while he had no problem with some portions of the draft bill, he had some concerns with the bill’s definition of indecent assault and consent, asking “should a man ask his wife first if she is consenting before engaging in sex.”**

Who are these 242 religious leaders??? ...................... Are they Neanderthals????

How do "religious leaders" engage in sex??????? ......... like beasts of the field

The good thing about this discussion is that it puts each pastor and church on display. Some look at it sensibly and think about the abuse being performed on married woman by their spouse and want to help solve a difficult issue and then some pastors and church's will scream bloody murder at the thought of woman having any say whatsoever in the household; they will do all in their power to ensure that woman are there to serve.

Good example of why there should always be a separation between church and state.

In The Bahamas, church and state observe an unholy alliance.

Like a dysfunctional marriage ......... when one spouse rapes another

I see everyone concentrating on the woman getting raped. What happens to the male side of the equation?

It will not be civil on my part to be quiet on this issue, however, the expressions by all sides of the narrative are both extreme to the actual fact and issue that exist for the marriage. It is a serious social weapon that will lend only to our destruction.

The issue, in and of itself, represents a distorted but problematic domestic conflict that exists as a consequence of an error in individuals, including politicians and clergymen, understanding of the social purpose and framework for which marriages serve.

But that being said, few in leadership possess the insight and intelligence to counteract the problem without destroying the Country - as it is said, "they will throw out the baby with the bath water".

Whatever the decision will be, with respect to legislation, please note that there will be serious social consequences to Parliament invading the sanctorum of marriage. There can be no violence done by any external enemy that will do more to destroy our Country than this intrusion. The damage will be irreparable.

Going forward will this marks the end of what we once knew and held to be The Bahamas.

I think that a lot of this is a moot point in the sense that marriage as an institution is on life support at this moment. Marriage rates are the lowest that they have ever been since recording started, and I see nothing that indicates the downward trend will reverse any time soon.

https://www.soencouragement.org/stats20…

We can all find real statistical data on marriage and divorce here

From what I extrapolated marriage problems is the least of our Social and moral ills.

The UN persons here need to tackle the over 50% single parent homes and massive out of wedlock child births. We also need data on female prostitution and why it is one of our most striving and successful social institutions.

Wherever the pronoun "he" appears alone in this draft legislation, it should be replaced with "he or she".

I do not know Reverend Morrison personally but he should be commended for the sensible view he expressed on this matter in a hostile atmosphere of moronic so called "religious leaders" who are no more Christian than Satan himself.

No woman should ever put a penny of her hard earned money in the collection plate of a so called "religious leader" who is vehemently opposed to these proposed legislative changes.

And no woman should ever again vote for a PLP candidate if these proposed legislative are 'watered down' before becoming law or are not fast tracked through parliament to become law at the earliest possible time.

This ball is now squarely in Ryan Pinder's court and he had better not falter in scoring big time with it.

Magistate Samuel McKinney should be immediately fired for sentencing a hungry man to 2 years in prison for stealing $6 of hot dog buns from a church. And all the religious leaders of that church should be shunned forevermore for having not appealed to the court for a much less severe punishment. Who does this idiot Samuel McKinney think he is??!!!

Thinking' its highly unlikely that such "Your Mean-Faced Honour," would've shown such **'leniency;** had the 6 Pack Weiners been lifted along with the stingy holy ghost spirted church's 6-Pack Buns ― Yes?

Trib is too disgustingly immature. You have to be bozo the clown. Married couples are against this idiotic satanic rape drive. You must have a robot for spouse. Even R2D2 would kick your passionless grave for a bed out of the home. Robots with AI are learning romance so maybe you should attend robot learning to be human app software integration bet you are against the death penalty also. But in marrital bliss there shades of colors. Poor Trib. She only knows YES NO. No, "we will see" or "you are running me hot." Moans and groans of passion building up then exploding.

LOSER!

I am surprised that gynecologists have not explained that 84% of husbands will experience their lived with wife going into menopause around the age of 45 and simply goes through hormonal gedradatiin to the point that sex becomes painful their bodies go onto flashes, menstrual cycles only have free days. According to divorce statistics for the Bahamas listed above 50 years of age ends most marriages as women cease the ability to have kids along with the need for a male touch. These women cry rape and sexual abuse as any encounter is too painful.

ZZZZZZzzzzzz......

Now that unmarried women know that the law allows them to be raped if they get married, let's see how many get married from this day forward.

There will probably no reduction the number of women getting married (even though doing so can subject them to rape), just like there is no reduction the number of people voting FNM and PLP (even though doing so can subject them to misery and poverty).

I sometimes think we are worrying about problems that other people just don't see as problems. Perhaps many women just like to get raped, just like the majority of Bahamians like to live in poverty. It's only fools like me who think those things are problems.