Dear Editor,
The media produce more and more shocking news on a daily basis: there must be a vaccination passport by this and that date; the Minister of Health reports: The population, including newborns, must also have a genetic passport; etc., etc.
No one asks what the threat is, who is pushing for it, and what their aim is. It is only known that whoever disobeys will be expelled from society. Nonsensical and criminal measures taken by the government are accepted without examining their consequences.
Nuclear weapons were the greatest threat of mass destruction. What is happening today, however, is an even more effective way of mass and total self-destruction of humanity.
What good is science and technology when it is in the hands of intelligent and cynical criminals who seek not only to exterminate humanity, but also to disrupt human nature as such? Without conscience and without moral principles, science and technology lead to the self-destruction of humanity. Chipping is being introduced to totally control people, and not only to control, but directly to degrade people into system media or biorobots. It is really about satanizing humanity and making a hell on earth, which culminates in hell after death.
The question of interpersonal morality depends on moral purity. The promotion of immorality does not lead to freedom, but to slavery to passions and ultimately to crime. The paradox is that it was the Second Vatican Council that opened the door to the process of demoralization by establishing respect for paganism. The heresies of Modernism have disrupted a living relationship with God. Without this relationship, morality declines. Morality is the basis of a healthy family, and thus of society. It leads to true freedom.
In the 1960s, the yoga and martial art boom resulted in the expansion of paganism. Their meditations are intrinsically connected with pagan Hinduism and Buddhism. These meditations exclude conscience and deny God the Creator and His salvation, which is in Christ. In pagan cults, there is neither love for God nor love for neighbour. Paganism is fundamentally based on occultism, i.e. various forms of divination, magic and spiritualism, which open souls to demons and lead to satanism. This entails a complete decline of conscience and all morals.
In the 1970s, Kinsey began to promote paedophilia and homosexuality. During that period of invasion of immorality, the institution of the family was disrupted. Divorces were taking place en masse because the moral principles and the roots from which morality grows had been undermined. A TV boom began in the 1960s, and soon there was almost no film free of immoral content.
The turn of the millennium was marked by extreme gay propaganda, and in recent years we have witnessed gender ideology that brings with it the legalization of all kinds of perversions and at the same time a massive change in the human mind. Unreality is taken as reality, common sense is punishable, and conscience is completely eliminated. The distinction between good and evil, truth and lies, is blurred, and the existence of objectively valid moral norms is denied, even by so-called Pope Francis.
Paradigms have been changed. The hidden goal is the self-destruction of humanity and, after death, the damnation of every individual in hell. In this situation, everyone must resist the system of self-destruction, even at the cost of martyrdom.
This ideology of the apocalyptic beast, which has power in its hands, is abusing all the achievements of science and technology for the global programming of evil. The enforcement of this path of death is based on professional lies and manipulation. The current self-destructive war is guided by the principle: Believe in lies and destroy yourself!
We need to know that this programme counts on the genetic root of evil – sin – which is in every human being. Therefore, God became man in order to obtain for us the forgiveness of sins and to deliver us from this source of evil, original sin – the old self (Rom 6:6). It is necessary for us to receive the Saviour and His way of truth and self-sacrificing love for God and neighbour.
Knowing the truth is deeply connected with moral principles. A person who lives an immoral life becomes spiritually blind and cynical. He himself will commit crimes and legalize them, thereby doing harm both to himself and others. This is not an innocent thing. The basis of morality is true self-criticism, which makes a person able to admit the root of evil in himself, along with its system of self-deception, and to oppose it. Only then can he accept God’s plan for his life and its completion in eternal happiness after death.
No responsibility, no justice, no honest behaviour can be expected from an immoral person. Immorality goes hand in hand with the decline of virtues. The greatest channel to immorality is the return to paganism – that is, to the worship of demons and Satan, and at the same time to moral perversions, and even to human sacrifice. That is what we have come to today.
This is cruelty to children on a mass scale. It is all being enacted! These crimes are called children’s rights. In order to be moral and conscientious, one must acquire self-denial – sacrifice. The meaning and purpose of human life is transcendent – it does not end with death.
What change in thinking has taken place in the last half century? It began with the popularization of immorality, which gradually led to the promotion of perversion (Kinsey – paedophilia and homosexuality), and eventually was followed by a transition from reality to unreality (transgender ideology). The distinction between good and evil ceased to exist. Post-Christian society was then able to accept the colossal system of lies, as we see it today. A mass autogenocide is underway under the guise of health.
What is the solution? Not faith in lies or liars, but metanoia – a change of mind and belief in the Gospel! (Mt 1:15)
Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate (BCP)
As a citizen who is being victimized by the Minister of VROMI [Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure – Ed.], Mr. Egbert Jurendy Doran, I address this public plea to you with the sincere hope that you will stand up for us, the common men and women on this island, and ensure that an impartial investigation is launched into the wrongdoings of Minister Doran, his colleague minister(s) and his subordinates within the Ministry of VROMI in regard to all matters surrounding the so-called Vineyard Heights Project in the Over the Bank area, based on the following:
* Prior ministers issued official signed government documents indicating the intention of government to issue specified parcels of land to several citizens;
* These citizens made payments to the Cadastre upon indication of a former Minister of VROMI, Mr. Angel Meyers;
* The Cadastre issued certificates of admeasurement to these citizens, which were provided to the Minister/Ministry of VROMI;
* The then Director of the Cadastre, Miss Marcia Richardson, is actively involved in the current process as the new Head of the Domain Affairs Office and is fully aware of the payments that were made and certificates of admeasurement that were issued;
* These citizens were informed that the land would be issued when Government won the court case. This has not been done;
* Over the years contact was made with the ministry, ministers and civil servants, as well as complaints filed to the Ombudsman to get the matter finalized. It has not been finalized;
* Minister Doran stated in an interview on Lady Grace that our decrees expired and we therefore have no claim to the land. We find this to be a wrongful act towards us, as the delay is due to Government inaction. We could not get a deed passed at the notary without Government involvement;
* Minister Doran has decided to disregard our rights and chosen to reissue the land to 25 other people, one of which is his first cousin;
* Minister Doran secured renderings for his project in a questionable and possibly illegal manner, according to information released in the media and mentioned in the Parliament;
* According to documents released publicly, a public tender for the renderings was held and a bid was accepted for NAf. 3000, whereas all parties involved knew that this was not a “real bid”, given the real costs of such renderings;
* According to these documents the bid of NAf. 3000 was submitted to solidify the role of the company in the development project, which according to media reports was agreed upon with an official of the VROMI ministry;
* Minister Doran has chastised the Ombudsman for trying to investigate the matter to ensure our rights are protected;
* Although serious concerns have arisen, Minister Doran has not made any statements of halting the ongoing process until matters have been cleared up.
I am thankful that the Ombudsman is making serious efforts to investigate this matter. However, given the reaction of Minister Doran and the questionable actions in the ministry where it pertains to the bidding process, I am fearful that the land will continue to be granted to the 25 new individuals and we will be left with our hands empty.
From past investigations you have launched into the fires on the landfill and the management thereof, as well as the inquiry into the harbor, it is clear that you have far reaching authority to look into matters that are directly impacting the population. In this case I am convinced that there could possibly be criminal factors involved that warrant your urgent attention.
I beseech you as a citizen of this island to please intervene and ensure justice is served, as Ministers and civil servants are there to work for us, the people, and not to abuse their power and work against us.
M. Blijden
Dear Editor,
This is three times in a very short period that I find myself having to write to you concerning what I consider not-so-becoming behavior of those from whom one should not expect it.
Even though it should be discreet when done privately, our people in public office and in government whether past or present should never think it is alright to publicly discredit or demean others. I do not know if this one is a case of copycat, but this is still St. Maarten where everybody is due to respect. St. Maarten is not one of those countries where women are treated like a floor cloth.
I am aware that matters of the people are public, But publicly letting everyone know what kind of involvement a woman had with how many men and how many children she has for how many men is far below anybody’s standard, much more so for this rhetoric to be carried out by a minister of government. Yes, I believe that the present Minister of VROMI is on his way to creating a precedent. I believe if I do not address this I will be contributing in creating a tolerated policy.
When I read what was written between quotation marks about what the Minister said, I, a citizen of St. Maarten who for years (even before that Minister was born) has been trying in my way to enlighten the people in matters of life, I feel disappointed to know that a Minister of government in Sint Maarten could be so radical with his language.
What could actually trigger such behavior? What I know from experience is that people react with anger when they cannot talk their way out of a situation. I am suggesting that the council of ministers (even Parliament) address this situation as soon as possible because the next thing is for a civilian to demonstrate the same behavior and when he/she is reprimanded for such behavior he/she will feel free to respond, “How come the Minister can do it, but we can’t do it?”
I believe even the Governor should intervene in this situation because this is not good propaganda for St. Maarten. I still hear about women fighting for man, but this is like what we used to call fish market quarrel, but coming from a minister of government this should never be accepted. Especially if done publicly.
This situation must be addressed straightaway. St. Maarten Quo Vadis?
Russell A. Simmons
Dear Editor,
My heart broke when I heard that more than 50 dogs were poisoned in St. Martin on September 16th.
They were not all stray dogs. Many were family pets. I can only imagine the pain these people experienced on losing a member of their family.
I learned about this from my friend Ursula Oppikofer, who runs I Love My Island Dog in St. Martin. Ursula relies on private support to help her dogs. She is enterprising and arranges for tourists to adopt dogs in her care and take them home to the States.
Ursula and I both know that this is a dangerous situation. Both the FBI and the Humane Society of the United States have research that indicates that people who abuse animals go on to harm people. The citizens of St. Martin should be very concerned.
I am in touch with President Daniel Gibbs about what needs to be done. He is aware of the problem but has many issues to deal with on the island.
The stray dog population is a serious threat to the tourism industry. Visitors don’t return; others don’t book a trip to St. Martin when they see on social media the packs of dogs roaming the streets.
In addition to building a shelter and veterinary clinic to replace the one destroyed by the hurricane, the government should hold people accountable if they don’t spay or neuter their dogs. All dogs should be licensed. A $500 fee should be levied on dogs found without a license that have not been fixed. The government can raise money from these efforts and put it towards building a shelter.
Through the Cathy Kangas Foundation for Animals, I sponsored a spay/neuter campaign in St. Martin where I have spent memorable vacations. I will help again, but the government needs to step in as well.
It shouldn’t take the poisoning of more than 50 dogs to call attention to the stray dog problem in St. Martin. I urge the government to take immediate action to help dogs in St. Martin. It is good for the residents, helps the tourist industry and is the humane thing to do.
Cathy Kangas
New Canaan, Connecticut
Cathy Kangas is a member of the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal welfare organization.
Dear Editor,
There are certain things even though I do not agree with them, that I do not readily voice my opinion about. One of them is gender preference. But when I read a letter written to you in which the writer ended with “I will continue to denounce ignorance and the hate from the pulpit every Sunday,” I thought that was going too far.
Let me first continue by saying that I honestly do not know that writer even though he made sure that everyone should know who he is by the way he described himself along with all his achievements. Having been a Minister of Economic Affairs, even though he sure was not economical with those accolades, he could be standing next to me I would not know, because I do not know the person. So my reaction to that letter is solely on what was black on white, which I believe after seeing all those accolades was to make sure that we know how educated he is.
By making sure of mentioning all those titles, led one to believe that he does not feel recognized with just a simple Alex Rosario. On the other hand, he might be trying to let us know that his titles entitle him to know everything.
What I know is that a whole lot more people who listen to the hate and ignorance coming from those pulpits know how to be humble throughout this life even without titles and accolades. If he is so well versed in theology he would know that God hates the sin, but He loves the sinner.
This is not meant as a joke, but if God wanted homosexuality I believe He would just make another Adam and let them have their way. The problem with that would be the multiplying of the world, so He created the appropriate species Eve.
I can remember my aunt and her brother (my father) having a discussion about a pair is two. My father told her a pair is two of the same objects though complementing each other. When none would accept, my father told my aunt, “Ask Noah then.”
I personally believe that because language is living and continually grows, plenty of original words which had one meaning adopt additional meaning according to the country which adopts them. This I believe is the case with “pair” and “couple”.
Is it because of hate and ignorance that millions of people ask for a priest or a pastor to precede the funeral of a loved one?
Russell A. Simmons
