THE Bahamas will \u201cinevitably\u201d\u009d face \u201cimmense pressure\u201d\u009d to let gays and lesbians marry in this country, retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez told The Tribune yesterday as pastors across the country responded from their pulpits to the US Supreme Court\u2019s decision to legalise same-sex marriage nationwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cI expected the ruling which came down from the US Supreme Court,\u201d\u009d Archbishop Gomez said when contacted yesterday. \u201cIt\u2019s happening all across the western world and promulgated by governments. It\u2019s all a part of a new man-made doctrine, an attempt to extend democracy principles to human life.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think there will be immediate implications for The Bahamas, but it\u2019s inevitable now and only a matter of time before pressure will be brought to bear on our government by the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of aid and relationships, the tendency is historically for the US to have its way and to ensure that you go their way when they give you aid and assistance. It can only be done through laws and if it means changing the laws I still maintain that the traditional teaching on marriage is biblical and represents God\u2019s wish for the ways in which human begins can relate to each other.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n