Commonwealth ignores gay rights

Gay rights activists were left disappointed this weekend as the Commonwealth ignored their demands to legalise homosexual acts.

Calls from Australia and Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Western Australia, echoing William Hague’s earlier speech to the Commonwealth People’s Forum, were opposed by African, Asian and Caribbean nations.

Only Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have enacted full gay rights.

India’s High Court legalised sodomy and gross indecency in 2009, and South Africa has legalised homosexual activity in line with their pro-gay constitution, but both have stopped way short of the kind of measures which have seen Christians targeted by homosexual activists in the United Kingdom.

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39 Comments

  1. Whit
    January 24, 2012

    You people are funny…so you think that gay people don’t serve the Lord if you think that you a :twisted: ll are stupid. Christ came and he did not condemn… those that believe in Him will have everlasting life in heaven. He didn’t say only heterosexual that believe in me. You people are not conveying the true love of God

    • April 17, 2013

      Whit: I don`t know what Bible you read but I am afraid a few pages must have fallen out. Please check Romans 1:21-32, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 1:8-10, Jude vs.7. God does have a sovereign right to tell us how to live. We are all sinners. Roman 3:10,23. But God provided an all sufficient sacrifice for our sins. 1 Corinthians 15:3,4. Those who have truly believe in Him (with their hearts not just their heads) have everlasting life. John 3:16. But when an individual is genuinely saved God delivers that person from the bondage of sins and gives them a victorious life. Romans 6:11-18, and 1

      • April 17, 2013

        (continued…) 1 John 3:7-10. Whit, please give som serious consideration to these scriptures. I am sure your own common sense tells you everybody who goes to church is nor a Christian. Jesus said it would be this way. The wheat and the tares would grow together until the time of the end. But unless God saves us FROM our sins and makes a DIFFERENCE in our lives there would be purpose in conversion! Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist. http://www.livinghopeministries.ca

  2. November 3, 2011

    THANK GOD THERE ARE SANE PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. IF NOT THERE PASSING OF THE ABOINABLE GAY RIGHTS ANTS WOULD HAVE COME TO PASS. GAYS, YOUR RIGHT IS TO LIVE A LIFE IN FEAR AND RESPECT TO GOD, THE ALMIGHTY. YOU CANNOT OBEY GOD AND MAN. OKAY WIERDOS. GET AWAY!

  3. martin
    November 1, 2011

    what a sorry, narrow and judgmental crowd. So afraid of “nastiness”. What adults get up to in bed is their business.

  4. gdkj
    November 1, 2011

    legalise! what happens between two conesenting adults in their privacy is their business – they not hurting anyone.

  5. Abu Sulayman
    November 1, 2011

    In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

    WHEN ant-gay laws are removed from the books Dominicans will simply make noise and call the radio station. This is how they vent their anger. No matter which government comes into power the anti-gay laws will be removed. If the world powers want their deeds done it’s very simple, help create a new political party in Dominica like Dominica Liberal Party or something like this and give them all the funding they need to fulfill their agenda. Also, there are many rich people who are homosexuals or are sympathizers.

    Our people do not stand for nothing! It’s all hypocrisy. When the ant-gay laws are removed Dominicans will submit. It is very evident from the many comments on DNO regarding homosexuality.

    My people, the if you really want to deal with the issue of homosexuality I propose the following.

    1. It is useless telling the homosexual that God will burn him or do things to him. Many of them do not believe in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. It is useless quoting passages from the bible to him because fornication and other ills are rife in the society thus homosexuals will view this as double standard and hypocritical. They are trained for this. A staunch and proud homosexual has a sexual philosophy.

    2. The issue of homosexuality particularly anal intercourse needs to be analyzed scientifically. It must not be biased as anal intercourse with women need to be put into scrutiny as well.

    3. National debates on the issue by intellectuals need to take place so that people can be informed. In other words EDUCATION.

    4. Even if one disagrees with the practice of homosexuality, it is morally wrong to physically attack and abuse one who may appear effeminate or who is known to practice homosexuality. If a homosexual aggressively tries to pursue you then you have the right to defend yourself with equitable means. Though I do not approve of homosexuality, I know and speak to homosexual acquaintances and many homosexuals are not rapists. They simply have sexual preferences to another of the same sex.

    5. Educate your children correct information about homosexuality. If they are given incorrect information you will increase their chances of being a homosexual anyway. When they confront homosexuals, if it is proven that the children were lied to by their parents, the children will be more inclined to practice homosexuality.

    6. If one has practiced homosexuality and one is not pleased with his sexual orientation, an individual can seek counseling and behavioral therapy. There are bisexuals who struggle with their sexuality as well, all this needs to be looked at.

    7. There are many “hard men,” “thugs” who are more “gay” that the effeminate man. Also, there are “soft” men who are very “straight.” Do not be fooled! They hid within marriage and religious symbols. Do not judge people based on rumors or appearances.

    There are many more proposals but I’ll limit them for now.

    • July 1, 2013

      Good advice. May I add to it? Thank you!

      (1) God forbids homsexuality. That makes it a sin. Romans 1:21-32, 1 Corinthians 6:9,10, 1 Timothy 1:9,10, Jude vs. 7. The fact that there are those who don’t believe the Bible is the Word of God is of no importance. Jesus Christ endorsed the scrptures. He prophesied His own death and resurrection on the the third day. When He stepped out of that tomb it validated His teachings! I invite you to visit my website http://www.livinghopeministries.ca and click onto SERMONS. Then go to my sermon MANY INFALLIBLE PROOFS. In that message I share many evidences of the resurrection of Jesus. I give you the names of lawyers who said the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ would stand up in a court of law.

      Homosexuality, including anal sex, has been scientifically analyzed.

      • July 1, 2013

        Rev. Donald Hill (Continued) …

        I don’t know any better analysis than the book HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE POLITICS OF TRUTH by Dr.Jeffrey Satinover, M.D. Dr. Satinover has practiced psychiatry for over 20 years. He has taught in Yale University and Harvard University. This book can be ordered from AMAZON, the world’s largest online book seller.

        There is no better defence against the abomiation of homosexuality than to give people the truth. For Christians the Bible is all we need to tell us that this practice is sinful and harmful. But for those who don’t accept the Word of God there are books such as Dr. Satinover’s work. Also the scientific literature gives a fuller explanation for those who seek a more complete understanding of this complex subject.

        Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill, D.D. Pentecostal Evangelist.

  6. Zandoli
    November 1, 2011

    THE ANTICHRIST HAS AND IS COME INTO THE WORLD…NOW IS THE TIME TO BE COURAGEOUS TO STAND FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS…. ONE FAITH, ONE CHRIST, A BLESSED HOPE…MOVING FORWWARD IN THE CONFIDENCE OF HIS MAJESTY’S FREEDOM….FYAH!!!!

  7. Justice and Truth
    October 31, 2011

    They will try and keep trying. We are residing in an era of godlessness/ sinfulness and promotion of same by certain people of this world. Satan is in the offing.
    Please let me inform you the Mother of God, the Ever Blessed Virgin Mary said to a visionary which is a message for us all human beings, “The world is in a state of sin worst than at the deluge.”
    We are residing in a world as Sodom and Gomorrah.
    It is not all politicians of those countries who legalized and approved this abomination but the majority voted for it. In addition, not all nationals are pleased with it.
    It is God’s world. Whether it is legalized on earth, God did not legalize it and He never will.
    Those governments do not realize that their country is going down slippery slopes and it is only a matter of time that God will rain down fire and brimstones on the earth due to this. Homosexuals and those who legalize it, approve it, condone it and applaud it will be primarily the cause of it.
    The only right that those people have as human beings/nationals is the right to fair employment, equal pay, fair housing, to be treated, as human beings and accorded their due respect and dignity. This is the only the right that they have. Homosexual practices do not fall into that category. They have no other right to be recognized as homosexuals and to get married. Such people have to be stupid and senseless to marry two men and also two women.
    As I write this I am very angry that they expect this from their government and the rest of the world. It makes my blood boil.
    Those who practice homosexuality are sick people, morally and spiritually. They are blind and living in darkness of what God wants for them.
    Get this straight. Homosexuals will not enter Heaven in that state. God did not create homosexuals. He created people. They chose that path.
    God is all-pure and holy and He will never approve what which goes against His Commandments and expectations of us.
    As Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “So be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.”
    Conform yourself to the Most Holy Will of God.

  8. nah man
    October 31, 2011

    if they want to legalize someting then legalize marijuana…. allyou there talking about

  9. bb
    October 31, 2011

    thank God we still have people who will go all out to fight nastiness.

  10. True talk
    October 31, 2011

    You know what borders me?
    They are talking about human rights
    and the same countries that legalize homosexual are the same countries that sends u to jail for having more than one wife. Is that not my right to have as many wives as I please?

  11. THE TRUTH
    October 31, 2011

    People, can you see what is happening to our world? Here are three points I want our readers to focus on: (1) In the book of Genesis GOD tells us how he destroyed four cities because of that gross SIN; (2)In the first chapter of the book of Romans GOD through the apostle Paul wrote wrote of what the out come will be for those who practice such “NASTY, DISGUSTING ACTS”; and (3) in the book of JUDE, GOD reminds us that “SODOM AND GOMORRAH are set forth for an example , suffering the vengeance of ETERNAL FIRE.” Do you think he is going to let us get away with this? TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

    • April 17, 2013

      THE TRUTH: What you have said is absolutely true. The problem is we are dealing with people who are so driven by an unatural lust that it has caused them to lose any objectivity they ever had. The facts now mean nothing to them. This is why they don’t hesitate to have unprotected sex with partner after partner. What God says means nothing to them. This is why they mock the laws He has given us in the Bible. Our polititians need to realize that it was God who instituted marriage and gave us the model for this sacred relationship in the scriptures: the union of one man with one woman to the exclusion of all others til death do them part. Marriage did not ome from our federal government, or the United Nations, it came from Almighty God who spoke the universe in to existance! No human government has the authority to redefine marriage. THE NATIONS THAT LEGALIZE SAME SEX MARRIAGE ARE TAKING THEMSELVES OUT FROM UNDER GOD’S PROTECTION. They will experience disasters and calamities they would never imagine. So to THE TRUTH I say, stay with the Word of God! Speak it! Write it! Make it known at every opportunity! Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Pentecostal Evangelist. http://www.livinghopeministries.ca

  12. Holas
    October 31, 2011

    To God be the glory. No to them nasty battie boys. we shall servive here in that beautiul part of the world.

  13. birdseye
    October 31, 2011

    another measure for controlling third world pollution by damaging the minds of young peoples. Mr EU is time for you to keep your advise for yourself. Our children are to precious and too few for your crap

    • birdseye
      October 31, 2011

      i meant population

  14. DonniD
    October 31, 2011

    For real. I forever seeing something about homosexuality on this site. Good time man. Dominica not ready for that change. And it will keep on being rejected for years to come. Now I don’t have any problem with homosexuals. Because I follow God’s number one rule: Love your neighbours as yourself. He didn’t put me on earth to judge so I’m not going to take it upon myself.

  15. Woodford Hill girl
    October 31, 2011

    That’s what I’m talking about,stand up stand up against those immoral behaviors,and for those of you speaking against DNO for bringing the news,you should be happy to know that a stand was taken against gay behavior in Dominica so you need to just chill!

  16. Pat
    October 31, 2011

    “Only Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have enacted full gay rights”.
    Good, and let’s keep it there. We grow Yampeh, channet, Mountain chicken and they don’t, and we don’t force it upon them.

  17. gaynproud
    October 31, 2011

    Change is coming in all you skin!

    • Josette
      October 31, 2011

      That doesn’t sound like change to anyone but you. I donno why you don’t stop bogarring instead of seeing this as victory for boggerars.

    • Woodford Hill girl
      October 31, 2011

      You need to listen to the voice of God, that’s that change that needs to come to you,turn away from your sick sinful ways ,man was made for woman and woman was made for man,the anus and rectum was made for poo-poo to pass,and if you are a woman,stop fooling yourself,you need to suffocate that sinful,sick,nasty urge,God gave you a natural affection for the opposite sex not the same sex!!

    • Justice and Truth
      October 31, 2011

      @ gaynproud

      …And a sure Hell in Satan’s cauldron of everlasting fire is the change.

  18. X-onbullers
    October 31, 2011

    legalized sodomy and gross indecency? How ridiculous is that notion?

  19. Channel 1
    October 31, 2011

    Ohhh absolutely wonderful!! Continue to stand firm against the filth of homosexuality.

    Homosexuality is nothing more than downright nastiness!!

  20. Arab
    October 31, 2011

    THis is positive. No GAYS!

  21. tiny
    October 31, 2011

    God is pleased

  22. big boy
    October 31, 2011

    true say home boy i agree with you

  23. hmmmmmmm
    October 31, 2011

    abominationnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

  24. D'can By Marriage
    October 31, 2011

    God’s Law Trumps all man made laws>>Good on the Caribbean and African Governments

    • James
      December 31, 2011

      Well he doesn’t does he? Man made laws – especially in Africa and the Caribbean are based on old fashioned religious beliefs from when you were colonised by the Europeans. Religion was introduced to control you and make you subservient.

      Why does it bother all of you? Why cant people do what they want in the privacy of their own home? GLBT do not choose to be that way – dare I say it – God MADE them that way! Gays are not suddenly going to rape you all. They can also can not “turn” you – unless you have tendancies already or are willing to try. If you are against it – fine – don’t do it but don’t punish or persecute those who do either!

      If you want to worship a God, fine. If you want to have 5 wives, fine. You can do what you like in general so long as it doesn’t hurt or harm others. Laws should be in place to outlaw harm and loss – eg murder, stealing, rioting, violence etc.

      Think of all the issues there are in the World and in particular in Africa – do something about those!

  25. look roro
    October 31, 2011

    wasnt Dominica present at that meeting???? huh, where our vote now. we Dont want that crap in the caribbean.

  26. Not here
    October 31, 2011

    Let them keep their nastiness and brazen indecency to themselves

  27. STUPESSS
    October 31, 2011

    But how is that Dominica News Online always have a gay story nah stupesss pure nastiness

  28. justice to be served
    October 31, 2011

    this is so ridculous, there are better things to discus, than other peoples sex lives.

  29. Homeboy
    October 31, 2011

    ACP Don’t worry with these ‘dutty’ Heads of commonwealth, that ish is wrong.. Don’t bring that duttiness to the Caribbean. Let them keep their nastiness in their closet.

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