I took the time out to read the many Christmas greetings messages delivered by the Prime Minister of Grenada and by many other Grenada political individuals. They were supposedly speaking to me as a Grenadian. Wishing my family and I happy holidays, and promising a better upcoming New Year. Upon reading these Christmas messages, I had no choice but to notice there were many bits of information I happened to be in disagreement with. In fact, I did not feel that I was wished happy holidays, instead I feel that I was proselytized and politicked to. Allowed me to take the time here to lay out what I mean. 
 
 
For months, Grenadians had been in deep debate with themselves. A vigorous debate that seeks to find a way into cubing the open use of obscene language, and the consensus that was arrived at appears to be clearly laid down, arrest the violators. Of course, I agree that anyone who relied on obscene language as a means of expressing him or herself lacks the command of English Language, a sad reality indeed. However, there are times when these obscene language expression is needed, and the story I am about to share in this blog is one such case.
 
 
Certainly, Grenadians love a good Parang festival. Carriacou is one of the stop many of us foreign Grenadians make when visiting Grenada during the Christmas seasons. Similarly, many locals look forward to this time and make the voyage to Carriacou every year. Why do we engage in this yearly passion? Well, it is because of the Parang festival, of course. Indeed, if we spend some time in New York, any conversion about spending Christmas in Grenada always come down to the fun one enjoys while attending Carriacou’s Parang festival. But what is so special about Carriacou’s Parang? Ask any of the Parang lovers and they will tell you, apart from the social aspect, it’s the Parang songs. In fact, the features of these songs that keep these people coming back every year is the aspect that gives information about what is happing in the country. Yes, Grenadians love hearsay. Sadly, however, this very aspect is about to be eliminated because it is discribe as being smut.
 
 
I was reading a news article posted in the online news site the Grenadianconnection.com on March 30th 2009, and I was surprise that its content was directed towards a Grenadian Atheist. Indeed, I was stunned since, beside me, there is no known outspoken Grenadian Atheist out there. Thus, I thought I was the only one, how uninformed I am. This open Grenadian Atheist of which I speak is none other that Mr. Chester Humphrey now Senator Chester Humphrey. The author of the article is demanding the revocation of Senator Chester Humphrey’s position in cabinet of the ruling party’s administration because he is an Atheist. “A call for the revocation of the appointment of Mr. Chester Humphrey,” is the article's headline.
 
 
Religious discussion has been, as politics, a hot bed for disrespect and a fertile ground for hatred. It is like stepping on a roadside bomb. It does not only build heated “debate” but can also bring to an end all the social connections with others an individual enjoyed and spent years in building up. Family can and most often do cut all ties and friends eventually view you as a demonic and evil person, all done just because they find out that one’s view happens to be different from theirs.
 
 
Now the carnival seasons is behind us, and, as we move forward as a nation, are we continuing to be verbally hype concerning moral issues, similar to that displayed over the calypsoian Beast’s use of the word “Ass.” In fact, we have seen the arrest of people because of their use of “foul” language. Does that mean that we now have “language police?” What next, “thought police?”
 
 
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I, like many other Grenadians, find myself vexed with anger. A real investigation has to happen. In the wake of very serious sexual molestation allegations leveled aganist a school-teacher, a problem that plagues our beautiful country for years, we are ask to accept what smells like a parched-up  investigation, done by the Grenada Public Service Commission (PSC).
 
 
I am not a lover of the use of obscene language, but the idea that one can get arrested for using words society deem as being obscene is ridiculous. In the light of last carnival and the uproar that evolves around the calypsonian Beast’s use of the word “ass,” many are calling for the arrest of people using such words. This I think is asinine.
 
 
Grenada is a beautiful country, and its citizens express the pinnacle of beauty, intelligence and charm, but sometimes these characteristics are eclipse by the lunacy express by some of our people. This lunacy of which I speak is the attack launched against the calypsonian beast, an attack protesting his use of the word “Ass” in one of his songs.
 
The Grenadian Freethinker