‘STATE OF CRISIS’: Religious community calls for amended laws and stiffer penalties for domestic violence

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Christian Council has called for amended laws and stiffer penalties related to domestic violence in the wake of the murder of 21-year-old Heavenly Terveus over the weekend by her fiancé. [pullquote] The deterioration of the moral fabric of our society is haunting us and creating hell on earth. – Bahamas […]

Great Commission: Churches should be given priority over vices

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Great Commission Ministries President Bishop Walter Hanchell has suggested the government has prioritized businesses promoting vices over the church, as he joined calls for the prime minister to lift restrictions. “The concern that the church has is the way the country is being opened up,” Hanchell said, in a statement today. “Almost every […]

Churches preparing for “new norm”, high-risk parishioners discouraged when doors re-open

Christian Council says churches will adhere to all social distancing guidelines NASSAU, BAHAMAS — When churches are allowed to reopen in the second phase of the government’s economic plan, Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander said parishioners can expect a “new norm”. Fernander suggested the new protocols will see churches discourage high-risk parishioners, the […]