Just reading Psalms and preaching will not relieve the challenges of Barbadians who lose their jobs or are otherwise hurt by the current economic crisis.
That’s the view of Dr Nigel Taylor, head of the Barbados Evangelical Association (BEA), which will be undertaking a major national debate on what should be the church’s response when it holds its annual general meeting next week.
Stressing it was time for the church to “stop turning its palms up to receive, and turn them down to give back”, Taylor told the DAILY NATION he shared the view of general secretarty of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU), Sir Roy Trotman, that it would be folly to make 3 000-plus workers redundant without expecting a serious social backlash.
In fact, he explained that the BEA was so concerned about the potential fallout that it had extended an invitation to the Muslim community to get involved in the discussion, recognising that “faith-based individuals and organisations” represented that single largest constituency in Barbados and that Muslims worldwide had repeatedly demonstrated an ability to overcome tremendous challenges.
