5:30 am
Wednesday, 11th June, 2014
By: Dare 2 Be Different International Media Department
Written by: Brother Khrystus V. K. Wallace, The Next Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
Tashine Henville-Stephens', Warm Yet Exciting Presentation Got The Trinity Community Thinking! (Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary in August 2014 - Tashine!)
I know Tashine very well through my active involvement with Faith Tabernacle Ministries. She is the daughter of Bishop Dr. Joseph Henville and Pastor Carmen Heville, Senior Shepherd of Faith Tabernacle Ministries - Old Road - St. Kitts and its partner ministries.
Times are indeed changing! That is what was running through my mind last night after the session, as I took a walk from The Bronte Welsh Primary School in Boyds - St. Kitts to my home approximately some three minutes away. Mrs. Henville-Stephens' presentation through an OPEN-STYLE discussion on The Family and The Society definitely opened up my mind and I do believe the minds of the other attendees even more, as to OUR FAST CHANGING WORLD.
The Capacity Strengthening Skills Training Sub-Project jointly sponsored/funded by The Caribbean Development Bank, CANADA, Basic Needs Trust Fund and The Department of Social Services and Community Development headed by Ms. Azilla Clarke, continued last evening with yet another astounding and involved presentation.
Mrs. Henville-Stephens introduced herself and got her session going with a very interesting ICE-BREAKER that forced participants to make a CHOICE. At the end, she reminded all that LIFE is usually filled with many choices and although we sometimes like both options, we usually have to end up CHOOSING ONLY ONE. She reminded us all that the CHOICES we make TODAY, can greatly affect our tomorrows!
Unlike the last two presenters, Mrs. Henville-Stephens didn't choose to walk with a bulky projector and flip charts and add ons. That is life! We ALL come in different sizes, colours, shapes and personalities. This is what makes our world so fun and creative.
Think for a moment. What if God waves a magic WAND TODAY and CHANGES EVERYTHING!
What if God decided to create all men to look alike and all women to look alike? What if all men and all women had the same shape, colour, size and personality? Wouldn't our world be BORING? No matter how we criticize others, (LIKE YOU PROBABLY CRITICIZE ME FOR HAVING NOTHING TO DO AND WRITING SO MUCH), the fact remains that, DEEP DOWN INSIDE, even if we DO NOT TALK TO SOME PEOPLE, we appreciate some part of them and the contribution they are making or have made to our lives in the past.
RIGHT? RIGHT!
So, without a Power point presentation, Mrs. Henville-Stephens presentation was SUPERB.
To create some type of talk / debate / discussion, Mrs. Stephens distributed a sheet with G.P. Murdock's definition of a family. Here is it below. Do you agree or disagree?
In the words of G. P. Murdock: "The family is a social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction. It contains adults of both sexes, at least two of who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or more children, own or adopted, of the sexually cohabiting adults."
This definition immediately sparked much controversy. Some young people in attendance shocked me by their responses. CONTAINS ADULTS OF BOTH SEXES (that statement was CALLED DOWN by some of our YOUTH - NEW AND INDEPENDENT THINKERS I GUESS). - OUR WORLD IS CHANGING - OR HAS CHANGED!
The key statement now was, "Mr. Murdock is being PARTIAL as he made NO ROOM FOR GAY FAMILIES."
I almost got the diarrhoea! I've been following the changes with regards to LAWS ACCEPTING GAY COUPLES in the USA and GAY PRIESTS AND GAY WEDDINGS. Little did I know that that thinking was so imminent in St. Kitts - Nevis, more so IN MY LITTLE TRINITY COMMUNITY.
I am one to always RESPECT other people's thinking though, but I DO NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING EVERYONE THINKS OR SAYS.
Then, the other statement that opened up a whole new world for me, as I was right in the room when it was said. "I don't have a problem with TWO MEN RAISING a child. They sometimes do a better job than a man and a woman. The only problem that I would have is for the child to see a MAN AND A MAN kissing. That child, even though it has two MALE parents should be taught the difference between GENDER - MALE AND FEMALE." WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - GLOBAL PARENTS - THIS IS WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOW THINKING. Are you spending enough time with your child or children to get inside their minds? Or are you just after the BIG DOLLAR while your child slides down the DRAIN?
To the back of my head, I was in utter amazement. Then of course I started thinking that this would be an issue that would come up under a Blazing Star Movement Administration and may even have to be probably discussed nationally and debated in my parliament as I am just ONE MAN and my views and BELIEFS ALONE certainly can't stop a LAW FROM PASSING if everyone else VOTES FOR IT.
This is REAL LIFE PEOPLE! REAL LIFE! OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE!
I believe that most people saw that I remained quiet during most of the presentation until, Ms. Jacqueline Christopher said, "Let's have the REVEREND's take on the discussion." I know for sure that Ms. Christopher already knew what my response would be, but she probably just wanted to get me talking and she knew that I wouldn't be RUDE and decline to comment - so of course I spoke.
I gave a thorough - detailed response based firmly on my Biblical Beliefs. In my response, I also stated that our Caribbean doesn't seem to have God's Word as the ultimate AUTHORITATIVE MODEL anymore, but we seemed to have MADE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - GOD AND ALSO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OUR SUPREMELY ULTIMATE ROLE MODEL. (That is another ESSAY all by itself!)
I wonder if President Barrack Obama would take away my USA VISA and close down my USA Business for stating that? Ohhhhhhhhhh WELL! What ever will be will be!
This was just one part of the interesting talk and current issues that Mrs. Tashine Henville-Stephens used to get us thinking. The discussion was fruitful indeed. THE FAMILY AND THE SOCIETY!
Another discussion that sparked much debate, which I won't get into here, was HOW CELL PHONES AND COMPUTERIZED EQUIPMENT were taking over the minds of our children for the BETTER OR FOR THE WORSE - YOUR THOUGHTS?
In closing, it is evident that we are living in a FAST CHANGING SOCIETY!
If we are to RISE AND SUCCEED AND STAY SANE IN THIS "INSANE" WORLD, I personally believe that we MUST CHOOSE what type of SOCIETY we are apart of.
DEFINITION OF SOCIETY: an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic or other purposes.
We must choose our friends and affiliations WISELY moving forward. IF YOU HAVE A GOOD THING GOING WITH THE GROUP OR SOCIETY THAT YOU ARE APART OF, NEVER LET A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT KICK YOU OUT OF A GOOD THING, because GOOD THINGS ARE HARD TO FIND AND REBUILD.
The following questions should get you thinking throughout the day and even create some talk in your homes, schools, offices and businesses.
1. Do you still eat around the dinner table with your family?
2. Look around in your community. For my St. Kitts - Nevis local audience. Look around in St. Kitts - Nevis. Which PASTOR (MALE or FEMALE) do you think would be the FIRST to get married to the SAME SEX? - Can you see any strange tendencies in YOUR PASTOR?
3. How close do you think a PARLIAMENT debate is to discuss LEGALIZING SAME SEX marriages, in St. Kitts - Nevis, the wider Caribbean and in YOUR COUNTRY. Why are you surprised? SAME SEX MARRIAGES are now legal in some parts of the world
4. Do you think that your PASTOR would compromise and marry SAME SEX COUPLES?
5. Would you RISE UP - even VIOLENTLY in your country to stop such laws from passing or are you fearful of being incarcerated? Or would you just continue to sit idly by and let GOVERNMENTS do what ever they choose to do with us because they think that we are IDIOTS?
6. Are YOU guilty of INCEST? Are you aware that the INCEST RATE is particularly HIGH in our little COUNTRY? Are you a VICTIM? Call the POLICE TODAY!
7. Is your child constantly exposed to FAMILY VIOLENCE? Are you always cursing or beating your wife? or husband? or boyfriend? or girl friend? Is your child or children SEEING ALL OF THIS?
8. Are you working EXTRA hard to keep up and support your children and make sure they have the LATEST OF EVERYTHING - Technology, phones, shoes, clothes etc, while all they WANT IS JUST YOUR LOVE, CARE AND ATTENTION and not your FANCY GIFTS to SHOW THEM OFF TO THE WORLD?
I can go on and on and on and on.
On behalf of KVK ENTERPRISES - www.kvklives.com, Dare 2 Be Different International - www.daretobedifferentskn.com, The Blazing Star Movement and The Trinity Community - St. Kitts, we publicly hand Mrs. Tashine Henville-Stephens her FLOWERS while she is alive and thank her for a JOB WELL DONE and for opening up our minds to a FAST CHANGING WORLD - A FAST CHANGING FAMILY AND SOCIETY!
Wednesday, 11th June, 2014
By: Dare 2 Be Different International Media Department
Written by: Brother Khrystus V. K. Wallace, The Next Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis
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| Mrs. Tashine Henville-Stephens |
Tashine Henville-Stephens', Warm Yet Exciting Presentation Got The Trinity Community Thinking! (Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary in August 2014 - Tashine!)
I know Tashine very well through my active involvement with Faith Tabernacle Ministries. She is the daughter of Bishop Dr. Joseph Henville and Pastor Carmen Heville, Senior Shepherd of Faith Tabernacle Ministries - Old Road - St. Kitts and its partner ministries.
Times are indeed changing! That is what was running through my mind last night after the session, as I took a walk from The Bronte Welsh Primary School in Boyds - St. Kitts to my home approximately some three minutes away. Mrs. Henville-Stephens' presentation through an OPEN-STYLE discussion on The Family and The Society definitely opened up my mind and I do believe the minds of the other attendees even more, as to OUR FAST CHANGING WORLD.
The Capacity Strengthening Skills Training Sub-Project jointly sponsored/funded by The Caribbean Development Bank, CANADA, Basic Needs Trust Fund and The Department of Social Services and Community Development headed by Ms. Azilla Clarke, continued last evening with yet another astounding and involved presentation.
Mrs. Henville-Stephens introduced herself and got her session going with a very interesting ICE-BREAKER that forced participants to make a CHOICE. At the end, she reminded all that LIFE is usually filled with many choices and although we sometimes like both options, we usually have to end up CHOOSING ONLY ONE. She reminded us all that the CHOICES we make TODAY, can greatly affect our tomorrows!
Unlike the last two presenters, Mrs. Henville-Stephens didn't choose to walk with a bulky projector and flip charts and add ons. That is life! We ALL come in different sizes, colours, shapes and personalities. This is what makes our world so fun and creative.
Think for a moment. What if God waves a magic WAND TODAY and CHANGES EVERYTHING!
What if God decided to create all men to look alike and all women to look alike? What if all men and all women had the same shape, colour, size and personality? Wouldn't our world be BORING? No matter how we criticize others, (LIKE YOU PROBABLY CRITICIZE ME FOR HAVING NOTHING TO DO AND WRITING SO MUCH), the fact remains that, DEEP DOWN INSIDE, even if we DO NOT TALK TO SOME PEOPLE, we appreciate some part of them and the contribution they are making or have made to our lives in the past.
RIGHT? RIGHT!
So, without a Power point presentation, Mrs. Henville-Stephens presentation was SUPERB.
To create some type of talk / debate / discussion, Mrs. Stephens distributed a sheet with G.P. Murdock's definition of a family. Here is it below. Do you agree or disagree?
In the words of G. P. Murdock: "The family is a social group characterized by common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction. It contains adults of both sexes, at least two of who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship, and one or more children, own or adopted, of the sexually cohabiting adults."
This definition immediately sparked much controversy. Some young people in attendance shocked me by their responses. CONTAINS ADULTS OF BOTH SEXES (that statement was CALLED DOWN by some of our YOUTH - NEW AND INDEPENDENT THINKERS I GUESS). - OUR WORLD IS CHANGING - OR HAS CHANGED!
The key statement now was, "Mr. Murdock is being PARTIAL as he made NO ROOM FOR GAY FAMILIES."
I almost got the diarrhoea! I've been following the changes with regards to LAWS ACCEPTING GAY COUPLES in the USA and GAY PRIESTS AND GAY WEDDINGS. Little did I know that that thinking was so imminent in St. Kitts - Nevis, more so IN MY LITTLE TRINITY COMMUNITY.
I am one to always RESPECT other people's thinking though, but I DO NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING EVERYONE THINKS OR SAYS.
Then, the other statement that opened up a whole new world for me, as I was right in the room when it was said. "I don't have a problem with TWO MEN RAISING a child. They sometimes do a better job than a man and a woman. The only problem that I would have is for the child to see a MAN AND A MAN kissing. That child, even though it has two MALE parents should be taught the difference between GENDER - MALE AND FEMALE." WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - GLOBAL PARENTS - THIS IS WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOW THINKING. Are you spending enough time with your child or children to get inside their minds? Or are you just after the BIG DOLLAR while your child slides down the DRAIN?
To the back of my head, I was in utter amazement. Then of course I started thinking that this would be an issue that would come up under a Blazing Star Movement Administration and may even have to be probably discussed nationally and debated in my parliament as I am just ONE MAN and my views and BELIEFS ALONE certainly can't stop a LAW FROM PASSING if everyone else VOTES FOR IT.
This is REAL LIFE PEOPLE! REAL LIFE! OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE!
I believe that most people saw that I remained quiet during most of the presentation until, Ms. Jacqueline Christopher said, "Let's have the REVEREND's take on the discussion." I know for sure that Ms. Christopher already knew what my response would be, but she probably just wanted to get me talking and she knew that I wouldn't be RUDE and decline to comment - so of course I spoke.
I gave a thorough - detailed response based firmly on my Biblical Beliefs. In my response, I also stated that our Caribbean doesn't seem to have God's Word as the ultimate AUTHORITATIVE MODEL anymore, but we seemed to have MADE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - GOD AND ALSO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OUR SUPREMELY ULTIMATE ROLE MODEL. (That is another ESSAY all by itself!)
I wonder if President Barrack Obama would take away my USA VISA and close down my USA Business for stating that? Ohhhhhhhhhh WELL! What ever will be will be!
This was just one part of the interesting talk and current issues that Mrs. Tashine Henville-Stephens used to get us thinking. The discussion was fruitful indeed. THE FAMILY AND THE SOCIETY!
Another discussion that sparked much debate, which I won't get into here, was HOW CELL PHONES AND COMPUTERIZED EQUIPMENT were taking over the minds of our children for the BETTER OR FOR THE WORSE - YOUR THOUGHTS?
In closing, it is evident that we are living in a FAST CHANGING SOCIETY!
If we are to RISE AND SUCCEED AND STAY SANE IN THIS "INSANE" WORLD, I personally believe that we MUST CHOOSE what type of SOCIETY we are apart of.
DEFINITION OF SOCIETY: an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic or other purposes.
We must choose our friends and affiliations WISELY moving forward. IF YOU HAVE A GOOD THING GOING WITH THE GROUP OR SOCIETY THAT YOU ARE APART OF, NEVER LET A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT KICK YOU OUT OF A GOOD THING, because GOOD THINGS ARE HARD TO FIND AND REBUILD.
The following questions should get you thinking throughout the day and even create some talk in your homes, schools, offices and businesses.
1. Do you still eat around the dinner table with your family?
2. Look around in your community. For my St. Kitts - Nevis local audience. Look around in St. Kitts - Nevis. Which PASTOR (MALE or FEMALE) do you think would be the FIRST to get married to the SAME SEX? - Can you see any strange tendencies in YOUR PASTOR?
3. How close do you think a PARLIAMENT debate is to discuss LEGALIZING SAME SEX marriages, in St. Kitts - Nevis, the wider Caribbean and in YOUR COUNTRY. Why are you surprised? SAME SEX MARRIAGES are now legal in some parts of the world
4. Do you think that your PASTOR would compromise and marry SAME SEX COUPLES?
5. Would you RISE UP - even VIOLENTLY in your country to stop such laws from passing or are you fearful of being incarcerated? Or would you just continue to sit idly by and let GOVERNMENTS do what ever they choose to do with us because they think that we are IDIOTS?
6. Are YOU guilty of INCEST? Are you aware that the INCEST RATE is particularly HIGH in our little COUNTRY? Are you a VICTIM? Call the POLICE TODAY!
7. Is your child constantly exposed to FAMILY VIOLENCE? Are you always cursing or beating your wife? or husband? or boyfriend? or girl friend? Is your child or children SEEING ALL OF THIS?
8. Are you working EXTRA hard to keep up and support your children and make sure they have the LATEST OF EVERYTHING - Technology, phones, shoes, clothes etc, while all they WANT IS JUST YOUR LOVE, CARE AND ATTENTION and not your FANCY GIFTS to SHOW THEM OFF TO THE WORLD?
I can go on and on and on and on.
THESE ARE REAL LIFE QUESTIONS AND ISSUES - WE CAN HELP TO CHANGE TOMORROW BY OUR ACTIONS TODAY.
On behalf of KVK ENTERPRISES - www.kvklives.com, Dare 2 Be Different International - www.daretobedifferentskn.com, The Blazing Star Movement and The Trinity Community - St. Kitts, we publicly hand Mrs. Tashine Henville-Stephens her FLOWERS while she is alive and thank her for a JOB WELL DONE and for opening up our minds to a FAST CHANGING WORLD - A FAST CHANGING FAMILY AND SOCIETY!
CHEERS - WE LOVE YOU!
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