But his major concern lately is that the conventional family image may be receiving an unexpected, and in his opinion, unwelcome upgrade. <\/P><\/p>\n
“A family has traditionally been comprised of a ‘mommy’, a ‘daddy’ and their children,” Mr Moxey said. “If homosexuality was the proper thing to do, then we would have families with two moms or two dads.”<\/P><\/p>\n
For years now Mr Moxey has been fighting a war against the re-definition of the family image. A pastor at Harvest Church in Fox Hill and an active member of the “Save the Bahamas” campaign, Mr Moxey is holding a demonstration July 11 on Rawson Square to protest exclusive homosexual cruises to the Bahamas.<\/P><\/p>\n
One particular cruise that Mr Moxey dreads is the “R Family Vacation,” launched by America comedienne and former talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell and her partner, Kelli. <\/P><\/p>\n
The “R Family Vacation” is the “first gay cruise with family values,” and is scheduled to arrive call at Nassau in mid-July. <\/P><\/p>\n
Religious<\/P><\/p>\n
“Our objection with the cruise is that it’s a false accusation of what we’ve come to know what a family should be,” Mr Moxey complained. “As a member of the religious community, we feel it’s our moral responsibility to demonstrate a protest against this.”<\/P><\/p>\n
What Mr Moxey believes to be most significant in this battle is the message it’s sending to the younger generation, a generation that his two children will be raised in. <\/P><\/p>\n
“We don’t give our children the opportunity to grow up in a healthy, natural environment,” Mr Moxey explained. “Homosexuality is an unnatural practice and if we grow our kids up in an unnatural environment then we alter their mindset to what is considered to be normal.” <\/P><\/p>\n
To Mr Moxey, “normal” is the family structure that his generation grew up in, the former conception of strictly heterosexual marriages. He fears that this new “abnormal” wave of same-sex marriages isn’t a trend, and won’t die down in the near future.<\/P><\/p>\n
“This is definitely not a trend. When you look at the historical significance of all of this it builds and builds and builds,” Mr Moxey said. “Homosexuality is very much here in our nation and around our world and it’s here to stay, but we also need people to say that it’s still wrong.”<\/P><\/p>\n
He also feels that his campaign of petitioning against same-sex marriages isn’t an act of discrimination, but a simple showing of right versus wrong.<\/P><\/p>\n
“The major difference between racial marriages and homosexual marriages is that when we look at the colour of somebody’s skin, we see something that was divinely created by God,” Mr Moxey said. <\/P><\/p>\n
“In the sense of homosexuality, that is not a natural thing, it’s not an act of God.
\nPreference.<\/P><\/p>\n
“All of the reports that claim people are born homosexual are just theories and are not substantial. Homosexuality is a preference.<\/P><\/p>\n
“I think one of the greatest discriminations that we have now is the exclusive gay cruise ships.<\/P><\/p>\n
“If we were to organise an exclusive heterosexual cruise ship, the homosexuals would cry ‘foul’. This is a tremendous form of discrimination,” he claimed.<\/P><\/p>\n
Mr Moxey believes his cries to the Bahamian people have fallen on deaf ears, a huge portion of those ears belonging to the PLP government, which Mr Moxey deems to have turned the other cheek on a very important issue.<\/P><\/p>\n
“Our government is abandoning their commitment to strong moral values,” he said. <\/P><\/p>\n
“The government officials that were elected to represent us have turned their backs to us, actively embracing the homosexual agenda.” <\/P><\/p>\n
Mr Moxey and the “Save the Bahamas” campaign plan to protest in Rawson Square on Sunday, July 11 at 5pm. <\/P><\/p>\n
Matthew Cromwell, The Tribune<\/B><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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