Guyana’s Ethnic Relations Commission calls for ban on Vybz Kartel song ‘Good Like Jesus’

Guyana’s Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is calling for an immediate ban on the song “Good Like Jesus” by Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, citing its lyrics as “blasphemous and deeply offensive” to the Christian community and other religious groups in the country.

The lyrics of “Good Like Jesus” contain graphic sexual references and use religious imagery in a provocative context.

In a strongly worded statement issued Wednesday, the ERC condemned the track for what it described as a “profoundly disrespectful” portrayal of Jesus Christ, a figure revered not only by Christians, but also by Muslims and Hindus.

According to the Commission, the song threatens to disrupt the delicate balance of interfaith harmony that underpins Guyana’s multicultural society.

While acknowledging that freedom of artistic expression is a protected right, the ERC stressed that such freedom “is not absolute and must be exercised in a most responsible manner with due regard for the religious and cultural values of all communities.”