“You don’t want your daughter offered prostitution as a career choice,” says the ACDP in a media notice promoting a “vital protest” the party is hosting outside Parliament in Cape Town on Monday January 23.
The public protest event is against a controversial bill which was passed by the Cabinet on November 30, seeking to decriminalise the buying and selling of prostitution. Public comment on the proposed legislation closes on January 31.
Speaking to Gateway News about Monday’s protest, Ferlon Christians, ACDP Western Cape leader said: “If we as the ACDP and as Christian’s don’t let our voices be heard, we will be in trouble by messing with the morals of society and allowing the decriminalisation of prostitution, which will have a direct effect on our already existing problems in the country such as gender-based violence, alcohol and drug abuse, drug trafficking and human trafficking.
- Advertisement -
“We, as people that care for our children and family structures must stand up!”
Christians said it is important for citizens to come together in numbers through Monday’s protest to make their voices heard in Parliament. He believes this is the only way to get government to take heed of public opposition to the bill.
The ACDP believe that families are the “fabric of society” and decriminalisation of prostitution would harm families. The only people that stand to benefit from the legalisaton of prostitution are those in the drug trafficking and human trafficking trades, said Ferlons.
- Advertisement -
He said it saddens him to see on the streets in the Western Cape, not only woman, but children and grandmothers, resorting to prostitution to try and generate an income while government fails to create healthy job opportunities for them through innovative ideas and projects.
He said he is also concerned that legalised prostitution would lead to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases, putting further strain on the already-compromised health care system.
He urged people to join the protest on Monday from 10am to 12pm outside Parliament. The dress code is ACDP T-shirts or golf shirts. For further information call Cllr Mongezi Mabungane on 073 540 5409.
Naidoo urges SA citizens to comment on the bill emailing Mr Tsietsi Sebelemetja at the Deparment of Justice at Bills1@justice.gov.za by Jan 31.
Please help us to keep on publishing news that brings Hope in Jesus:
>> Donate >> Become a Super Subscriber
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/gatewaynews100
COMMENTING GUIDELINES
You are welcome to engage with our articles by making comments [in the Comments area below] that add value to a topic or to engage in thoughtful, constructive discussion with fellow readers. Comments that contain vulgar language will be removed. Hostile, demeaning, disrespectful, propagandistic and off-topic comments may also be moved. This is a Christian website and if you wish to vent against Christian beliefs you have probably come to the wrong place and your comments may be removed. Ongoing debates and repetitiveness will not be tolerated. You will also disqualify yourself from commenting if you engage in trolling.
