Pastors on Caribbean island want code of conduct for gay tourists

Pastors on the small Caribbean island of Saint Maarten say queer tourists must be controlled, according to reports.

James Sanders

 

 

14 March 2011

 

St Maarten

Pastors on the small Caribbean island of Saint Maarten say queer tourists must be controlled, according to reports.

According to website Joe.My.God, the pastors met yesterday with Parliament's Committee For Tourism to present their demands.

They want local Parliament to impose a code of conduct to prevent them making public displays of affection.

"We are not saying it is right to do it hidden or in the closet," said head pastor Wycleff Smith.

"Homosexual people should not impose their way of life and should curb public displays of affection. As a Christian nation, we love you [homosexuals], but we don't love your lifestyle," he added.