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arilele tn r+iricli the edi.tor atfrempts to collect hls e*.af,tered thoughts and present them t0 his frtends and g:"itlcs" A daun.ttng exsrcl,*e and cin* which riany for var"ious râ‚ŹasCIn$ would hesitate tr: r*rciertake. The reader may exsu$s me however inasmuch as uost of whab appears in these pages is culled tnfornnation o$ a vartety of de* *erving people and their

otiilosophlee r*lth Just a snnattering of thE authors ,lwn views and feel"tngs. indeed it le aII to easy to present the vieHn of others -*hi-Ie neglectl"ng to organlue anC present ones orrt vf"ews,

Aetua)"Iy I suppose there is lri?Ff little of origlnal Lhough'r in this philosophy, btrf, that is naturalo there are few ar.r:on,B us wlrr: real}y origr".al* â‚Ź.nir g6*u.c hut pl"agtar* is* fr*nn hist,ory uhat sae$s. nui.bqbJ"e &0 us, and nrold and

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**reei.v*s accordinsiy.

A SrJ.end rs-rl"tes, wf rve ffi$Yer understosd lcow fol"I*wI"ng one

leeder

{Jes!rs'}

is n*re anarchlstic than followtng Bany. t' ?hts t* an tmplled crltlclss which Ceserveg

to be ansuered*

: should f ir*fi sai" thafl Jesus i.s :iot my or &Ryilne,g lea*,er. Jesus doee not 1*4.d, he p**nfis* Perhaps one of the o,*desL things about t,ite ilfe of Jesus i.s that he rei'ris*d to }ead.

Tiroe and again in ths gospe}.*, people corse to hj-m for &ns&'ers, aski.ng hfua te Lead thern, and r&* peatedly {aud infur.iatlng}y) he says' ttluhat do you thinkttf Anyone oughs bo know that one clf Jesu,s diueigrles iwhieh does not mea.n foli.owers but pupi"Is)

wfi,s $lmCIn

the aealot,

wh*

had be-longed to a radtcal, Jewlsh sect fJ.ghtlng imperlal Rome. Many of

these lrers $urs that

Je.sue

wonld lead them and head

an lnsurrection which r,r'ould sverthrovr the occr"t*

pation aflEy of the Romans and set up a new Soverument. Ihey were dieappolnt,*

edn ,Iesus r.efused to lead them beeausE he kner+ tlrat, 1:heir goYerninent woul"d a*ly l"ead to a new uyrarrrlfo 3n oppo.slt,*.on t,o thm tdea of 6overnruents, Jesus offered the concept of the Hingri*m of Gocl. ThlE ts & Rg$rfr.i not a legal pro*

It, Lren$cends nat* lonalitles a$d notice aftere lt is found * ffThe SLngdom of Ood ls within youttt We are to be nnemhers of the l(lngdom of God whieh Ls not something ex* gr&$Itr

ter*.ai r $st som*thi"xg wri* f;*wyr dow"iru hi:t $osaeflhing 'eyhich 'se f**1, insiC*. i*ru:'ls r .I"ffie Jeeus wants us t$' fcrilo'* ou,r sutrl con;

$ci.ence donst.ie" $ouJids we ere irrheiently

Itke

*"hie $o tel: rtght frbnn wreng and outlht gq dp tiret. ,,,rhi"eh ts rightr. soun*s pretBy enarehlstic ri.ght?

Ti"rn* and agaln Jesr:n m,peaks f0 our 0?sl3 experi*

stlce * ttYou can tel} the weatlter by the sigusr you can tell a tree by lts fruj"t *tc" Jesus puts the

ha}l i.rr <lur court, the resp*noibtllty ie CIurs, if we follors his t'eacnlngs a*d his ltfestyle whlch are e[erns1 and withln us we are fc)I.kir+lng our owlt best $elves" I"0llowing anyone or anything e1se, even C'01dms.n sr textbosk anarchism wontt do. Thaf, Ls t,rue Chri"st,ianity and t'hat is t!'ue anarchi$m, There ie ns contradl"ction.

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ffi-etuw*ffiqW trlhen blrey rejeeted ex* bernal authorltsy, ihe $:akere were *einyinced *hat theSr were plac*ng squax"ely upon bhe indtvi"dual $he

responsfb$.1i"ty f+r his CIslrr iife to an ext.enb t"hat wa* impossttile rxrcler autheri,* tarian rule,, For one thj.ng

th*y argued, n0 external authority was euen adequateg

it eould r,rof prep&r€ & Film to meet aI) tshe diff,tcult* l"es of llfe, nor: ma.]<e his decisions for hi"m in the trivial turns and tr+isfs of,

coruuonplace experience " Ho rnan san go through hhe day nith a book of rules, or the lnjunetion o.f tire confesslonal, and find fn them guidance for al.I his perplexit,ies. And ihough thts is not, 1n facb, the uray that a re)-igious auti:r*

orlty works, ther.e ls sofie ground for the arguement that dependonce on author$"fly tends t ouard legalisru, lJ.t* eraltsm in the fsl"lowi.ng sf rules* It was this danger vrhlch clesus eaw in the Jevr*,* lsh practice, Brld tt i.s a danger w*iictrr besete any re* ligious reguletion" Wtrat ns in the rruIes mus& be falth* fully followed, but the roe& becomee of no grea8 iunpo.rt* &.IIC€

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from F rtends Faee Reali"ty

by Harold l,oukes

gffiffixgr* FsH At{J} A*.e:$s.T

'Sharit'y, i"n narious f*rme i* one or other of

f,"*e sr"llt,t pl1ed dLsgu*susn sseme fi.o be the only pan* Setsa rqt,fleh oc,:ur$ to ths

$re.&t**o he party ede.,:ealee & urore Si.beraL p++r law; another, shor&*.r' hours of labsur to be asrf*reed by Ia*" In the ,r9*w tf eorne, allotments Bt'e the 0m* thin& need* fr,:"!.i ;'*hi3"e Toung Eng3-arrei sug.gest,s alms glving ln eh* magn$.flcestt snrl hau**rty styLe cf the fendal ESss; and Lord Ashley cc* mrai.ts hia 1atest sol"ecism 5"* gett,ln6 uI) a snctety f*:: th* pr"oteetlon of $istr**,s*d Ne*dlers.oman. Th* i*aime vulgar, shal}ow, arl.st-.oerati.e srror runs thr* ,*rlg;l: mi.I" Sceryone thinks of &ETXHVIHSF no on* cf RAMU\riH$r r,he misshtef " fnq prevai,l$"ng idea evid*nl:iy f;s". " fS GIX,E Btr{Eie IIIT'$ T0 Ali IlifF;RIORs not a+ d* *IUSfICH ttl A IIEI"tr,OW $,i,{N A &[ru ltlelter *n t]ie it*s gm$,its'Ler Review

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Your arguenn*nt", ec appt,e my par*sheners$ lE

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t,ht*;

Eecaums *.n

thst

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1y fihey have scanty *rege*r 'ilherefore they shoul"d have

x)* a].ms; b*cause theeâ&#x201A;Ź Lab*urer"s of ,!{*rryenstory, -ar.a

ree{,:'ieued b:r the iarn, frour eny rei5"ef fior:i the rat,e .(taxes) therefore tliey sha}I have no ehari.ty from i;he cirurchi hecause therr have lit'i;tre, tlrerefore rfiey shaij have nc' moreo You insinu* ate that I, e Christ,jan ninister* think elght shi].tr* ings a week sufficient, fosslx person$ during a wj_n* lers weekr &$ though I were desirous to'lirntt the re* soi.t'rees. of my psor parish"" oners to that sllrrc l'1ay C-od forgtue you your" miserir"ble supposibion{ I have alL my life sJ"ncereJ"y, anii not to serve any party_purposfir been an advoca0e of tire cause of the poer, I fon rmny long years, have h,on*

estly,

anci

not to

prornot,e

any oo1lticaL ends, denou* nced the unhoJ"y anct crr:.el enactunents of t}'ie new poar

law,

liawker m*y be aceneed of having eonn:ived at a xnon* st,rou$ couupac& by rrhich thqr

hS"gher ordey.s boir.ght ti:e

of $he l"oru'* er wit"h a dole, but tilers isi no d*ubt tha'U he spcrke in a spirit of compassiono He wes propplng up en erri"l system *f soeial sub+rdi"n* atLan by palltating i.te lrorse rS.gourrs. But lt i"s su.::eJ.y boo mueh to expe*t Hawker to have }et hts Fgople starve ln the hope cf thereby eontribirtirrghumble obedience

to the edvent of some $oci.alf"sc utop$"a such as, WIIIlam Moryis was later to en* visage

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I do confess, ticwever, h0 respecting anyone uriio rem,sins so blind. Ln todaye sy*tem. u " Hankind m;st rii$y& &ti, and a ret,urn to nhat *ur" socLe0y frorc ,Hawker of Morcalls ?rmor'sl valuestr i,s, lf wenstow: Portralt of a Victor{an Sccentri.c ?ot impossibl-e, highly un* Ilkely. Politi.cs i.s iro plaee 6s â&#x201A;Źa,eafii&,tt, 1'or ethics.

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for

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So li;he Liberals worlr They t bhe NIJP, but they are

atranf

experienced

in our polltical

I'i-elr$* They donf t, frighl"en me haLf ae much as the Family Coaliti"on"

Alex Calder and his moralwerknow*what t s-best-foryou party faileo. to triunnph,

lst

much

to

everyonee

luck.

Thj"s

i"s on our side'l attiLude ha* no place at Queents Park.

An*i"*ahorti*nisbs? FleaseI Ii' cut,laweci, aborLion would fio ba*h i;o happening (quite ?t'")od

?,Y. Evangelts,t.: ItAt, l"as,t f rve found t,he perfect 0hrlstianl tt

-fat,aIIy) in t'actorles and The 0od of money forces us a1leys" Though something to turn our hracks I could n+t do personally, on tire Cod of Christienicv. ,al"r.*r'fli-,:n ioes happen arrd I irave Secause peopJ-e ',trant & God"' ns r^igtrt or riesire to inler*, ' r".ho turne lris back on them" f*r'e. I canrt change thatn lnsteacl of the true Goci * ' and n*iiher can AIex Calder* therefore ma.ny eritici-ae the ' elturch o ,llr* talder holds an equalJ"y they kil1 every movernen0 nieve rliew of homosexuaiity.

Eries to destroy false lhat I canrttt0h, $ee groups of people idoLs we i:et&er not be saying and gLve us the true Qod. rl Li'les made enymorâ&#x201A;Ź" Say miberable because of wliaa ts 0ecar Romero bnck

none

of Calders

ousinesa,.

ffiffiW rvs besn

*.htnk*.ng of tit* '*.rss ti:ieyes r+tr* were e+:ar:lly,ed aleng wl$h .Yesus*.

Yh.*s fo tlie **ory in orrr X

s#:il'ffis* -i'ltt* of them turn* +d tci #esus and mtd HHey

*f are reeliy the s+n ,*f 1,"*u $*d b$.9 slr*a, !r*ry don ?r y*1,r, .g*1; doern off tha.b nnd t.ake u* w{tir '*?'**s It fhe otirer th*ef :r+u.?

i,t*llryd crper ta: the fSrst, rail-i.j'eei.d sYcn idt*t yeur ri+srqt l'lar.e the bnalni to, *ss what ts happeni.ng sven Il*rs* k'e are bo*h *rLrn*rt* *iq* we kmers al"]" *long thaE Liris e*uJ.d happen to us and &*.":,*rding ts ilie law $s Ere gei?:1ng urtrati,s eoming ts us! bie'L khis man hsfi. been frametl h* dtd nothf.ng to deEerve

tt, 3*ou exrd f wlj.l^ mi* r{*wim t+ supper t"a::q|,I in Hs{iver,ofr Hsi{ t ypi ca}"I1, *I,*sus, i{ou typi.*.rI iy hun.*n n*,t,,_Lr+ ih+E af ts,r.: ilen' snq sh+uld Ee a shailot*, ni*e- c.,t*ttS"og f9o1, and ani s,hruld he ; ti:oughi,fu1, ear"f ngl p**emn *

Irce beerr thi-nki.ng thafl we are alL thieve,e" "-${ot that r*e live by *rime oi s,ueal fifioney] but that n$nâ&#x201A;Ź

oi' u$ reaiii' ltves up t,c)

potenriilr ws-u[[*imuch lnore than morley" we steal t.tme f ron ,rur- lc*rred. one$r wâ&#x201A;Ź steal tinre fr,*mr our.

the -things He rea1l.y shouj.d be dotng, and we evbn s;orne*

ttmes steel. another p$rssm$ most pre cious things. j"nte*

grity and indivtrJuliir.v. ttOh

Tom, yew hess a f tfie fello'rr but he has su manv shortconings.ft And yet i'or al"i that, GoC, or" thb unj.* vers&, or the cosmic inflel* J"lgenee, whatever yoLl to ca}.l 1r,- (Jesus' cal want it Father, a beautifu.Ited ner.* eonal tribute to Joseph) wont hold it against i*s if ,( we just do this. ReeoEnize thab sense of hei,n"Eapologiae for being lee.{' than we know lue cail be. anrl in doing this do ir, be6*rl.uu, a strange man called Jesu* said it would be a goad

tltis* I{e ?s {nnoeentt tr Then h* sairi to Jesus, rrRemamber io* wiren you corne lnto your iiinr:dom" rr It ts ebsol_uteiy ::ylri-g61 of Jesus that eveir i"n his dyi.ng he did not' 'rr8sEe time saying to ths iirsL si.an nGo to hell" you hi.q irrcuth"rfl. but made-the r:ffcrrt to tuit to ttre sacmnd &hief and say a1L he eould saf,r t,o give all he give with hts dying -*,:uid to do. Thar?5 aII, lhingand breath, a ray of hope, keep on trylng, :iomeuni"ng to make dytng a llaf_ Sfunple.

Iovbl btt more bearable,, tlny. *rFel. ieye

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j,li,.:t rl-Oi::* 2,0^^ difgfgnt '-,,"ir-:.i ,r:' re).igiOna. Sc&e

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rheir rlght,i o"i-iu

r6e r i"i:,;te bi, i Idi.ngs cost,ing many million* of dol}aris, othere ${t on the side of a hill with legs cros,seu and hands held ouu* r+ard, some handle snakes, othsrs cirinli po.lson, stil1 1o

sthers keep one day-above another, other-,e drink a

litule wi.ne and smoke a liuti.e weed, some belteve tn having two or tirree r+ives, other; are homos6xua}, and the lj.st goes ono A,s far as I am concerned no oetter how radical tt seem$ they have ae muclr right as any large church irr 'uiashington, D,C. where the Congressmen and $enat* ilr".$ go to worship.

Xtr"by J ' Henslev ;"ouriil*r" c;,' Univer.laI uhurrh

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C0i.;il;G *VEirI?S:

Oct" 5: Rodney Bohilrasho Coni,emporrry Voyage Hist*l'ica1 iief *rencer* at Peter Bobinson lectu::e ha}}

, check for

t,i.nie.

Oct. 13: Srnie H.egher,

llilltarism and liunger, Pub1ic library, check' Lime

Oct. 14: Pat Adams, orr Aid anC H'.rnger at Charnp* lain College privaLe dinning hall, chec& ttne" Oct, 16t World Food Day, Judith Starup on Food $eLfSufficiency at the Publlc I"ibrary, al-so presentation on behalf of Uni"ted Far^nr trforkers * a video on pesticides on CaJ.. produce" Oct. 15; Pat f{nrgan of

!(a"tlonal. Farm Union on

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