The year was in the early 1980s in my hometown, Montego Bay. The event? A funeral at Calvary Baptist Church (the old location on Market Street near Sam Sharpe Square). It was a packed church and yard. Most of us who were just passing by had to stand outside the fences hoping to hear the PA…
Tag: Death
Silent Grief
The shocking death by suicide of comedic actor Robin William has catalyzed some thoughts I am still musing about, the unexpressed grief that some people go through. We all need to be more sensitive, discerning even, but even then we would miss some still. Can you wrap your brain around the level of grief Williams…
Dying & Rising What Again?
It is that time of year again when assorted clowns —some claiming to be scholars—trot out the repeatedly debunked ‘dying and rising Gods/Saviours’ thesis. In 2003 I gave a public lecture in Kingston, Jamaica, which provided, inter alia, a rebuttal of this thesis (see my book Revelations on Ras Tafari, 2008, 81-87). Significantly, I invited…