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Sep 10, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
I read with great interest the developing story about the Mormons, reported in your esteemed newspaper and would like to comment as follows:
1) Once these people have broken our laws they should be deported forthwith and further, should not be allowed re-entry as they are likely to break the law again. Furthermore I would like to ask what happen to Guyanese who overstay on Visitors Visas to the USA. Quite likely many of them are severely penalized by the rejection of future applications for visas etc.
The point is that not because we are a small poor country we should accept anything that people of the developed world would like to foist on us.
2) I am of the opinion that the agenda of these foreign-based churches is the aggressive conversion of our poor people in particular, by dangling the carrot of material help and then coercing them to join these churches.
It is mind boggling to see a host of foreign looking youths walking and riding throughout the length and breadth of Guyana on this mission of conversion.
The Ministry of Home Affairs must crack down on the issuance of Visas to representatives of these foreign-based churches as they are taking advantage of the poverty of our people.
3) Guyana has well established Hindu, Muslim and Christian Churches and probably has more places of worship per head of population than most countries in the world. We do not need foreign missionaries coming in droves to convert our hapless people.
I know that it is very difficult for Guyanese to get a work visas to go to the USA, Canada, Europe etc.
In conclusion, kudos to the Government and Commissioner of Police, for taking the correct steps, which should be further reinforced by reviewing the very lax policy of allowing droves of foreign missionaries into our country.
We don’t need another Jonestown.
C. Persaud

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