McGarrell quits parenthood body over anti-gay remark

Pastor Ronald McGarrell yesterday resigned as a member of the board of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) after he faced criticism from the organisation’s leadership for the anti-gay comments he made during a radio programme on Sunday.

President of the GRPA Board of Directors – Pamela Nauth told Stabroek News yesterday that McGarrell, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO), took along his resignation letter to the meeting held by the GRPA board to address the matter.

She said the letter was handed over to her by McGarrell and read at the meeting. She added that in the letter, McGarrell said he