Patwah Bible

The Bible Society of the West Indies has announced that it is making good progress in translating the Holy Bible scriptures from standard English to Jamaica root dialect Patois or Patwah as most Jamaicans call it. According to an article in today’s Jamaica Obeserver the the organisation is reporting that it has translated all of the New Testament into Jamaican Patois.

With many more books to go many Jamaicans still see this exercise as a waste of time and according to some it will encourage Jamaicans to avoid learning the much needed English language. The issue with that line of argument is that despite our greatest effort, the vast majority of Jamaicans communicate using Patois more than ninety percent of the time. It is kind of awkward to go into the supermarket hearing Jamaicans conversing in proper English, even if they are very educated. Undoubtedly this will be a debate that will dominate in years to come. Read Jamaica Observer for more details.

According to several religious people pastors like Al Miller goes into church every Sunday, or Saturday for that matter and preach to the congregation the importance of having faith in God and Fear No Evil, and when you have God there is nothing to fear blah, blah, blah. Then these same pastors, and a few other well known, are always strapped according to the boys on the street. If they so believe in God, how comes some of these pastors are even armed when they are on the pulpit preaching. Yes, we are living in a real world and pastors are robbed and shot also. However, shouldn’t they practice the unwavering faith in God’s protection that they try to convince others about?

The same Reverent Al Miller, ironically, is the same pastor who was caught on the Mandela Highway in Jamaica transporting the notorious Christopher “Dudus’ Coke who was vigorously hunted by the security forces. Is it coincident that some strange things keep happening to the Reverent or is he more involved than what he purports. He is rumored to have strong political connections and there is a web of questionable intermingling that is not normally associated with the men of the cloth.

Whether it is politics or religion mixing with a little gun now and then it is not the first time that some very sacred fellows behavior have been scrutinized. Since most religious people operate on unwavering faith, even in the face of evidence, Reverent Al and the others are still going to continue to enjoy strong support from his flock. Even in the USA some pastors have been accused of some very serious charges and still survive. Religion mostly strives on the ignorance of the people it serves and many pastors know what they can get away with. This is the reason they love what they do.

Bishop Eddie Lon accuser Jamal Parris on video talking about his alleged affair with the pastor. It is very painful to hear him speak. If what he is saying is through there should be more punishment for Eddie Long than just defrocking him. How can a so called Christian do these things, if he is indeed guilty? He better start some serious praying.

Well, many lesser beings have been accused of the same things and Christians are not so quick to give them the benefits of the doubts. Right away they are condemned to damnation hell. While Eddie Long was engaged in an in-depth coded language during his ceremony today at his New Birth Baptist Church his flock gave the loudest applause that he probably ever received. They were saying to him no matter what you do or say we believe in you. For one, the goodly Bishop did not deny the allegations. I don’t care what my lawyer said if I am not guilty of something I am telling the word that I am not guilty. I am going to the court and tell the judge and jury that I am not guilty. I don’t need to hide behind legalese if I am not guilty. On my way to prison, I am shouting that I am still not guilty.

The problems with most religious people are that they live a big lie. They build an imaginary righteous house and then put themselves in a position that they will have to defend the house no matter what happen. People don’t want to accept that people like Eddie long have flaws. They like to set up a Jesus like figure that will be there to represent their own short comings and they will vehemently reject anyone or anything who threaten to shake that figure. Eddie long himself said today that, “I am not perfect.” Many believers don’t want to hear it because they want him to be perfect.

This case may go down like all the others before it. In a few months you will hear nothing more of it. Reverend Long will go about his business with his wife and family hoping to retain enough members to maintain his flamboyant lifestyle. Remember Swaggart, Haggart or whatever their names were, who cares? What is as bad as the accusations themselves are the people who will swear on the cross that they are impossible. It is time people start to see themselves as leaders and stop putting their faith in man.