Let me be clear from the start. I am only mentioning Mother Mary as an example to open people’s eyes and help them realize that statues aren’t always a bad thing.

Many of these items are simply part of people’s traditions and beliefs, and traditions should be respected for what they are. Not everyone can believe the same thing, and not everyone wants the same thing.

In the Bible, there were Jews and Gentiles, yet they all served one God. So let us stop dividing ourselves and creating unnecessary controversy in our nation.

Let me be clear again. I am not saying that Mother Mary statues should come down. What I am saying is that we must allow people’s beliefs to stand as they are.

We should not view Nebuchadnezzar’s dream or anyone’s interpretation of it as something negative. Everyone has the right to choose what they believe and where they invest their time, energy, and money.

No one tells another person how to spend their money, how to worship, or whom to worship. This is 2025, and we should expect a higher level of understanding and maturity.

The Bible teaches that prophecy must be fulfilled, so let it fulfill itself. Stop fighting one another.

Churches uniting to fight against other churches.

How does that sound? Is that what Christ taught? Are division and condemnation part of a church’s fundamental beliefs? We need to take a serious look at what is really happening among the churches in Antigua.

Instead of rivalry and division, we should focus on prayer, supplication, and fasting. Those are the true tools of change.

“Lowe dah people dem statue.” Personally, I do not believe anyone is worshipping it.

Many of these things are simply part of culture, heritage, and long-standing customs.

Let people believe what they want. Christ never forced or demanded that people worship Him.

He evangelized with love, not destruction and division.

And let us be honest.

There are many Satanic worship activities and practices around us, yet we rarely talk about them. Yet we focus energy on trying to take down a scriptural-based statue.

Please, let us get our act together and show some religious maturity.

Let us focus on unity, not conflict. Let us fix our eyes on God, not on each other’s differences. Antigua is too small for division. Let love, wisdom, and peace guide us instead.

Which of these statues should go down? NONE.

~Peetron Thomas

Humanitarian