The Relevance (or Irrelevance) of Religion

The increasing disaffection with organized religion is a statistically relevant modern trend. Futurists, in projecting the tomorrow reality we are likely moving toward are totally unbothered, when not deeply irritated, by the hysterical prognostications of religious extremists from both Christian and Islamic camps who can envision nothing but war, anarchy and pandemonium in whichever apocalyptic … More The Relevance (or Irrelevance) of Religion

The Calculus of War

Those of us who have followed Dr Robert Pape’s work, would by now be convinced of all the reasons to expect the upcoming US mid-term elections to be anything but business-as-usual in American politics. Even without his expertise and his so far dazzlingly accurate predictions however, it would be clear to most informed observers the … More The Calculus of War

Religion and Regulation

Unregulated religion wreaks havoc upon human society. We in the Caribbean and the Americas who have also been the victims of regulated religion (organized religion was chiefly responsible for the genocidal obliteration of our indigenous population, the trafficking and enslavement of the majority of our initial labour force and all the social havoc that that … More Religion and Regulation

The Obeah Act

I’ve been overdue a commentary on Marcus Garvey’s Pan- African philosophy of Religion and after several drafts, and a rare bout of writer’s block, I’ve decided to take a detour into a related but separate matter I’ve been meaning to do for sometime on the Obeah Act of 1898… well it’s about more than that … More The Obeah Act

All in one

No war is ever fought because of ideology, whether political or religious. All wars are fought between the very rich and the very poor, or to be more specific, the greedy and the destitute. Ideology in itself, despite the passionate claims of both adherents and detractors is as innocuous and inert as a gun, bomb, … More All in one

ALL in all

We are approaching again another high and holy day in the Jamaican calendar and in almost all the entire Caribbean – Emancipation Day, celebrated on August 1st, commemorating the abolition of slavery in the British Caribbean in 1834 on that very day. The Caribbean Christian Leadership Network marks this day by facilitating appropriate reflection in … More ALL in all

Hard Sayings

The recent tragic killing of Cora Thompson on church grounds in Western Jamaica during a worship service has shaken many to their core. Having lived in a bubble for the past few weeks, I have just been reading the comments giving voice to the national reaction and have taken notice of the many questions the … More Hard Sayings

Diasporation

Dispersion was the secret ingredient that led to the widespread and rapid propagation of the gospel in the beginning and the same is true today, perhaps now more than ever before. This was decidedly expressed in the recent Lausanne document on world evangelism: The State of the Great Commission, a monumental work of intellect and … More Diasporation