She attended church last Sunday for the first time in years and it was “so nice”, independent candidate for The City, Natalie Harewood, has vowed to do it more often.
It was the start of Holy Week at St David’s Anglican Church in Christ Church, where Canon Noel Burke in his Palm Sunday sermon urged his listeners to use Jesus as an example to walk in His ways of simplicity, compassion, love, virtue and empathy.
After the service Harewood, a former prostitute turned politician, told the DAILY NATION: “This is the first time in so much years that I went to church and it was so nice. I felt really good about myself and what I am doing. I like it, I like the sermon and I will be attending more church services.”
She added she was intent on visiting as many churches and meeting as many people as possible, particularly in the constituency of Bridgetown.
The right to run
In the last SATURDAY SUN, Canon Burke, who is also chairman of the Barbados Christian Council, said the former sex worker had the right to run for political office.
“Natalie is a Barbadian and she has every right like any other Barbadian to offer herself for politics. It’s one of the duties of citizenship to participate fully in democracy, so she is like any one of us and has every right to participate . . . ,” he said. (LK)