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 …
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 …
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 …