South Africa: Constitutional Assembly Resources

31.01.95

DEAR DELEGATES

OUR NEW CONSTITUTION

AS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING A NEW CONSTITUTION I FEEL IT IS MY

MW AS A CONCERNED SOUTH AFRICAN, TO SUBMIT MY VIEWS TO THE

ASSEMBLY.

FIRSTLY,, WHILST I AM FULLY IN FAVOUR OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION THERE ARE ALREADY SIGNS THAT THIS FREEDOM IS BEING ABUSED. PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IS BEING MADE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUI3L]C IN CAFE’S ETC WHERE IT IS BEING DISPLAYED OPENLY TO ADULTS AN[) CHILDREN ALIKE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SORT OF MATERIAL WILL LEAD TO THE CORRUPTION OF OUR NATION IN THAT IT ATTACKS THE VERY CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY i.e. THE MARRIAGE/FAMILY UNIT.

SECONDLY, I AM CONCERNED THAT "GAY RIGHTS” ACTIVISTS ARE DEMANDING

THAT HOMOSEXUAL AND LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS BE TREATED ON THE SAME

BASIS AS HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS. AS A CHRISTIAN I AM OPPOSED TO HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES.

THIRDLY, I BELIEVE THAT LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION AND THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE. IF ABORTION IS LE GALISED IN SOUTH AFRICA WE WILL BE GIVING PEOPLE AN “EASY WAY OUT” AND WILL HAVE THE BLOOD OF THOSE BABIES ON OUR HANDS. A NUMBER OF WOMEN HAVE CONFIDED IN ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD ABORTIONS AND THEY BITTERLY REGRET HAVING DONE SO.

ALL THESE ,IF HANDLED INCORRECTLY, CAN LEAD TO SOUTH AFRICA BEING

A COUNTRY FILLED WITH SHAME . WHAT A PITY, AFTER GOD HAS BROUGHT US MIRACULOUSLY THROUGH THE MOST EXPLOSIVE PERIOD OF OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY!I! ON THE OTHER HAND,IF WE MAINTAIN GODLY ST IN OUR NATION WE WILL GO ON TO SEE GREAT PROSPERITY AND VICTORY IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA.

I WISH YOU,AS DELEGATES ALL THE VERY BEST AS YOU TACKLE THIS MOMENTOUS TASK AND MAY GOD GIVE YOU GREAT WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.

MR. NIC DURHAM