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0nce agai-n Christmals is a.l_rnostupon us, anci two separate bodiesof _ people will tr"y to spoil ourcelebration. The firs'r,- i.s thecapilallst robbers ivhc will buryour celebration under ions ofgreed and glrtz, and the secondis those who moan and gi"umbieand bitch aboul the commercialism^? i ! 1rol 1l a 11 and not even lrir i6finci a sign of goodness in it.Every yea,r at this t ime, I startto_psyche myself up ro enjoy theholy day. Yorr see I am detbnn-ined not to let either of these.groups ruin my Chrislmas"

\,1'hen I was a boy, Christmaswas the best thing that happenedall j,rear (apart f iorn su,nmer'hoi-ida,rrs), the rncst erciting andbeautlful party of celebrationand singing and givlng a nC r"ecei-ying a!.d visibing of er/ery year"I still remember as a small "'co1,' ofseven or eight that ma:ry ofmy 'r,oys were handma Oe by my Dadand p?inted by miu lr,lorn. Shinningin redsr greens and silv::s, madefrom wood" they ias'[ed for 1.se.rgand [he feeling of io-;e that r^ra,sbuilt into Nhem still l_as.ts, i\littl-e 1a ler vu.hen noney ivasn?tso s carce, there lvould be onerea1l-y special i ifti 1ne yesj- ahr:ge geology set wiih mlnerat_s anci

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For several weeks beforenl.--; ^+-^^ rvrrr- rr url1c1b, l4r " Hussey ou"r musicteacher at school would have usall going thro,.rgh hours of chor_ar lvork for the Christmas concert,Hol^r we sang those carol_s J God r^re'vrere good: we sounded (to ourminds) lite the choir aL Cambrld*ge or Oxf crd i n Flnirl an,..t . I lvishf i ,is s ti rt Jid"'.r, "iii' -ii"si"g. rWOUIC lCve to ho"r. i+ .-.1:eme'ber ".=o.f,ii5.il,'83*l;".1at club 35. Seventlr cr maybe ahundred clod hr,.lping r,armers andloggers and iheir wives a]l bravein it1 fitting suj-ts f rom t he[rtnn= no+-^']!aut;11D uaudJ_OgUe, Simple bul de_cent folks crovrding in lo see lhebiggest sirow of the year. Thenaiivit,y scene iillh irs wearingbath towels around our heads fnda fat ianta coming out of a card_board fir.eolace- and a kid rrrithl*o Neeth blacked out singing nal_l-

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oi_id na.ti-ng no ex,,cuJes lol: m-,. colrni-rress, anI the 1^ror*cs ot' ilLr-l: the lierii_i ci Ang,eIs jingstiil iirr,,.K.:i r1e enciicnal and I sti:-tfee-l like e, kid iiv,.-ng that r.eal-Cl:r;stnas cf 1or,- ,..1 lto ^,rarr 6vrirrS r,u ,.poil mV Christmas thisy-ear. Th,e caplialism and coinrjjerc_ial:-;m is:tit going to bother me

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A DISAIil,,tiNG CHrtlSTtiiASby Fr" Ilmmanuel Charles jvlcCar,thy

The spirit of Chri;tnas isabOve all Lho cni-.f ---Tr ;- .^^r -,^'

51'lj ' L O- Pect3C.rL rs nor tne SpiriC :I -.var. ILis the spirit oi joy and meeknessnot revenge anC viotence. Thedecorati.ons, the lights, thetrees, lhe music all come froni?r.d speak to that universal lcng_in6; for. genuine peace on earth.-

. YeLr lhe_sale of har Loys h.:sincreased 35A,, since L9AZ.- Thet.nlr qol t.-e f Arr: +--.-t/u-\:) beIr-L:lg J-Jr G_u L JJ th.:seduce children into p!_i1,ing hon:icide. G. I " .ioe r. a grot3s que a,ndyicious xillei' th.. ,-r+o.ite ;r rhe ";ii-ri"Er"irlii"i,l53'r"continually a big sell er a1, Chr.ist_mas. i,,ie can assurne tha-t this yeai.one company or another that co:rld r,not care less about the lr.ulh, I ove.n I hnl-i.o^- nfl rni .- I-r,*;-rvrrtlu)) ui-rJ urltJ-:i,rli-feast day r.r,ill try to pran:ic oLZe Chri_stmas for a quick buck" It is alsoreasonable to a*ssune that tliey rrillsucceed and that Chr.islian parenbsand chiidren r,^rill. a gain be'had by-the p-agan con artist ol t{oij_ywood'and Madiscn avenue"

T.il- - !lvnatr tnas mearis is t-hat on Ci::ist_mes morning in fronf ci ii.r" Si,ar_.ie_"1' t!" Pr ince of peace, millions oflittle Christian childien wi,r-1 beliving in the mu.rde rous , ha r,e*f j llecicni -i + +l^^+ DJr-,rr ru .,r]uL flambo, G.I. Joe, L-,s,machine. guls etc. require Lhem touie.. Tr,. p1.:-^nor:ricicie one :r,r_t turon the mind of homi-cide. B,il tli;homicidal mind is rrot the rnrnd ofa;-i ^+ rtr^

is lo entice him cr her into pul_ling on the killer consciousnesswhere conflict is resolrr+ride s I ruct io,, ria';"il:iii;i:"0 Irtff;

"other party" Indeed to give a, 1{artoy is to nurture him .or her in,uoenjoying lhe subtle but por.rerfulplgasure of the deslr:uclion and hu_miliat,ion of those r,vith whom onedisagrees,

To those who s&)"r r?lVar toys.are eciucationally and morallynuetral, !! I salr rf That is nott:ue - eno yor_i know il" ?r To thosevrho saI: tflr/ar. t oys alloiv a childto rricariousJ-y experience a hom_icida.l fantasy worl-d and there*fore reduce the possiblity thalhe or she wi}l par-ticiltate insuch acti-rlty outside bf the mind.flto those who say this I say r?Thatis not true and you know it. " Iflif ule childreri are'not damaged byp.i"esenting them with toys thrt

' Coax t hem inio hcmicidal frnl-rc-i a-t!en ,"ny ,.,o1 presenr rliem #iifr"ilrlihat arouse them wiih lustfuf and"pornograpliic fintasies? We allknow t,ihat the truth is in this m& _ter regirdless ^f hcrv many keptpsychologists and educationiststho l^,i: f nrr .orcier to justify the desecrationof the Christ,i-an holy day.

Jesus said, rfAnyone who welcom_es & little one in my name we1_comes me. But anyone who is anrbst,ac-.1e, to brins d cwn cne ofthese 1iitle onew i,vho have faithin me would be better drolrmed inthe sea wilh a millslone aroundhis neck. Ale-s that there shculdbe obstacl-es. 0bstacles ihere muslindeeC be, but alas fo:" Lhe onei.rho nr^rri-des theni ]r?

Please Chr isti:_n p?.l enLs giveyouf chiidren onlrr ,,virat Jesuswould give them on his birthday.Pler"o ha r.,.-r t arro rf r\I"-;r ruaJ=, 1-\, 't.l'- - - J J v._r rStmaS.

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0n iriovembe. 26 tRA A. ''b orough cu,oo,,5.13;. oo;i"tlJ"t:;:'-har:"asment of the fnnu-cf Labr":cior.!y iow level jeC training fii;ht,s.Canada is solicrring to fet a newN-.-T0 tescing an3 triinin[ ceJlr req! Go3se Bay. The Inru 5f i,t'tesinan(Our Land) are nct belng c cr:su_Lts:of course but they are fnu ones -r"rho

are suffer.ing. "ii:ts sometin:ies t_npiir=. zet"o 1n on hunting carnps a-.-cu,J :IlrIeS per hour often onlv -nphundred or t wo hundred i";t-i";;;t lo ; rDunC . Th i s rcay happur, t.= loften as LZ times irr'two'hcurs.Childr"en and lhe aged are rerrified.The department of fefence itself;ldmits that tire F 4 phantom ll ot::..1. 9u:,lrl{,emir='* ;;;" r.iLi-or _LrU f,o ..].lb riecibles, the paint,hreshold for r,;st peopte. iet ex_1-,-'--+ - lr ^..1 *1- - t , ':1r L{i us r ou_L the lakes , sn-,a1i anint_ial-s die for no reason (scared lodeath cr poisoned? ) anC the cay.ibout,he;e,)eo.;1e de;,end cn h.rve b*lnsc::tteredfcr huncireds lf ir^iIes. Tlieplanes rnvclved ar.r f rom Can: rta

Ilrir--i- .-*J ^^-;'- ; " *"' vrrrrqr'rrlre:n, an-d ,Vest Gerilany. A0Trer,erborough renteci soLind equipinentand broadcast sor:ic booris to thepeo.ole of Pelerborough. and hande,jout leaflets describin3 the silua__ .l-.tion. About one hr-rndr6d leafletswere given out and despitc t,he flrctt,ha t the te chnolo.,y CiCn rt sran,l ui\it rryes a good acti6n. Ther"e vril-i '

. De 3. meeting cf ACT to discuss thisconcern at the peterborou.,h lt;L l- iclibraryr oB Dec. I (Tues)l in thelg1nt:rge, cali Dave !,:ebster. at ?t+5_t,001 (Projects f oi" Change , ZL9 Hunt,erst. j . '_t"he meeting vrill be ro discussfuture act j_ons, consequences, ideas,= r,u o rr.iLs l-s an important matter, as? t,.ay of life is being destr:oyecl.' Iris being destroyed by-gcvernment,Jour. protest wiil Iii<efy be ignoi"edby, those in por,ver, becaiue lhEi, riono! give a shit about public opinionunless, it is a masslve' revclt'ci rhepeople. .So ger nrassiv*, suppor-_ chernnu, and z.evolt again;1; govcrnmerrttyranny.

FLrOD BAN( I'iu,sD-j YOUR iUPPORT

The food bank at Projects for"Change has been irrcviding such aneeded se::vice that as demand hasgrovJn, resources have declined"At the f,irne of writing thei"e iseight dollars in the account " !/ecould sura usij a cash i-nfusionr"ignt now. Recently we have beengiving cut about fifteen or twen-i-y b:"gs of groceries per weak.ith.tt rs in a bag? Usually it, corl-lains scrnething like this, I canof buans, I nteca roni d.inner, Zcans of soup, l- six ounce bag ofricc r. 1 cal cf t,crir3to€s, tca i:ags,i 1:acket of Jell-o, I jai of pealnut butti:r, ancl. assorted-' polrrdered.juice rni-xes, cobkie s etc. Obvi-ously this is just enough to holdsomeone over for- a day or tro,usualll' before iheir benefits come,in. I,,flro uses the bank? Not sur-prisingllr lowg single motherswith little kids, but also youngsingle mgr, .rnd t few more efOeify-folks. Is't-hcre a c.rlch? No, v/edo not charge, tre -cio nqt preach,'.!re do ask if oltr friends i^riff fiffct"it a cluestionarc, but lhey do noihave to a.nd it i: strrctly' confid_ential_, \,re dc not ask f or names.THE J./iLVATiOli AP}IY HAJ TOLD US TI]ATi,,'E CAN REFriit PEOpi,E DIREOTLY TOTiiEl,,l thus they wil-l not have to fillout for.rns, al Saily Ann. (cont.

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0n Novernber l2Nh, a contingentof Pet,erbor-ough peice acrivi;tstravel.l eci to 0t,lawa, fhe nationscapt*ua-L to ;oin hr-rncireds cf rthersI'rom aIl ov,ir 0ntario in d.emc;rstr_clin ---i.^ --{ u1116, -6.:..rrot Cana,oa rs involve_ment with U. j. v;eapcns testing.

The acticn look place at Nation_a1 defence Headquarlers. It began-.+ '7.1 tr.clr, /,4) a.m" aS hUndredS Sat inlf-^-+ ^{a rr- -r-r'orlr o^i rne doors and blocked thewiy of ar.riving employees. Sever_?i people dump-d contiiner.s ofblood (both human and :,rtr6t?I ) :ut-side the building, this was tosymbol-ise the blood r.thich wil_1 bespilled through the eventual usecf these horrendous weapons. T,hcsev,,ho dumped blooci we re irnmeciiatervai"resied and charged r,,ilh rnischilflo property. About 25 Otlai,rapoiice officer.s nsoe trrc ? -.rsS*vSwhile RClr,tP stood by ever.ready toassist af these violent (non_. -. : , iviolent) terrorists. should gctout of hand. The sit-in, ch5ntingetc. lasted about an hour. Eventil_

(,!'ood bank ccnt" )The food. bank is not funded in

?ny oi;her rvay than by your dona t_ions. .We do nct recieve grantscr l-oans, that is because we hav:n9t sou3hr t,hesc th:-n{s, ,re f ee1that we v;oufd be bindfng ourselvesto state conr-ro1 vrhich ile will notdo. F-ur"ther. we believe that worksOf mefC'f. glr:,rri-,, c.lj,-t-!,- t -, _ r.r-r_J, S.-rr_LOafity Witftne ress i ortunate should come atscme" desr.e e cf' pe'rsonal sacrifice.in this way yje make corjimon causew.rth the poor. rv,e tre no betberrthan thelrr we oni,v share i^,hat wen:ve lnd urge ycu to do the same.

- Food donations should be eithercanned or dried oT in sealed con_t,ainers " This is because we .havcno ^ref rig:ration. IIe r^/ill rake agifu cf' mone1,. !.ny amount from adol-lar up r^rorlld Uu'greaJl_y oppr"_ci:ted. ')rop by t,he sttr; at ZL9Hunter st. on }icn. ',vi,ed. or Fri_. orSat, Any othc:" timu thc store is.oilen is fine i,co; you can call usirt 7l+5-LaOL. Thank ),-ou all foryoul. suppori "ally 58 activists wer.e arrested

4'-ong ihis number were our c-wnlocal_s.

Our folks had to return to Ottawafn- - ^A1r.-+r \-rr d uuu{'u eppeaf enCe On the Z\tnof I'iovember and this t irne they werepyt off until July of ,87 . l\pparen-t,iy they wiil not- all be chariiid arthe same time (tnat is tri..rt)* h,trtrust _afpesr on'tirren-J=;;;;.J' ar". .thc 6th, 7th and 8rh " fnis is ar, 'ylnecessary ploy on Lhe p?rt, .I rh_'Sust:.ce I system to punish the def_endents b), inconvenilncir:3 rhcm,even shoul_d thcl- gut, off . -

'rPeople in the country are notawa.re of the extent that- Canada isinvolved in (U.S.) weapons testing.The.l'lulroney government is Lakingus deeper ani deepi_.r j_nto an inei_tricable process r,vith the U. S. rt

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Canadian Catholic Organisatiorifor Development and Peace hosteC ameeting at the public- l-ibrlry, l{cv.27Lh. About 70 people he:rd fromtvro local and j--inro out of town speta"k-ers on the role cf the laity intr"ansferming ti're church today,Charity is neces;ary to relievepoverty but justice musN r,vork tochange the structures ce" using thepoverty. Development and pe:cei,vork has a- low cornmuniiy ,":rofil-e,ioes not yield quick cr easilyvisii,rie results, a nd demands con-sumate palienct:. Peterborough islr}ring to form a diocesan cor-incilfor CCODP.

Kavrartha. Ploughshares is n:lt-"*ra1l y disapoinred at the ciLyts,:fficial rejection of the ;r:pori-unily to become a Nuclear VieaironsFre e Zone. The 7-3 vote ::gainstihe motion is prohr,rbly lndic:ltivcof'the politicai clirr.:c. it: ?c:-r'-1:orough. The campaign was ;,:, ,:uccesshowever, in tha.l it raiseri 3.we.r:.n-.jss cf the nuclerr" th:"eaL, br:u;ht,inlo the open the arguemenls of' therpeace ihrcugh strength?r constituc-ncy: and gave us a good foruni Lapresent Jesus and lhe non-''riolent,cross, I believe we must conlinuethis debate publicly, const:ntiychallenging the use of force, ci"its threatened use. The nerr weyof thinking Einstein said was nec-us:iary chailenges us io make non-violence our method in workin3 for;ustice at every level in our ccm-niuinity, whether il is in tenar.rtsrights work, food ban]< enterpre-neurship or nuclear disarmament,The cievil theory about those u.rhcmaintain the current systern has tcbe avoided. They are not b:rd ,ceo-ple who must be overcome, Theyare decent people with whcm we c.tnwor"k.

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THE DirliGEri0Lij iE j:Jj(f rorn I Chr:isti-ans and Non-\i-iolenein ihe \iUClea. Ao'o hrr Ccrrrd A.\/.hri -,vir.,.rz i{ ! i}u!.4 rrat:1i .

if his teeching rin counter tcihe prevailing clinate cf opin-ion, s o cli.d his actions. Jesuswas a fr"iend of outcasls, crimi-n:Is, prostitules, and, above af\thu poor', with whom he spent scmuch time. He did not have asteady job, did not settle down,get married, and raise a family.He repudii,"t.d wealthr and c onsis-icntly refused tc pi:ovide forhis ol.,rr security. His life, likehis tcachings, ran counier tomany cuitura lly acce.oted attitudesBut they got right t o the heartof what the kingdcm oI heaven l.ra_sall a.bout.

Sccial relalionsirips, &ccordiri gt.o him, shoul-d be bases on servi-ceand humility, not authority andexploitationr or subservience. Thesociei;'of his t,in:e involved Com-ination and exploitation, main-taineC by viol-ence. Jesus re j ect-ed doinination . Af ter. des crib ingNhe v;ey Gentile kings like theRomans, lord it, over lheir sub-jects, he said t,o his f oJ-lowers,fiBut ycu are not Uo be like that.Instead, t!e greatest among youshould be lrke the younges,ir- andlhe cne who rules like the onewho serves.il (l,t< ZZ:26)

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And when he v;i,rs demanded ofthe Phi-Lrisees, when the kingdomof God whould come, he answere.dthem :lnd s:id, The kingdom of Godcometh ncN with observalion:

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write Di-gger at 94? George st.,North, peterborqus!, 0ntario,- canada,I\iews:, events, opinions and small glfts are a].1 w6l6o*n. Goa bless,

i,t{Y \,'rE AriL ANARCHISTSby Erric- l,lalatestl

.l-par.1, fr^m .ur ideas about thep:lrtical ,itate and ;overnment,.that is nn the cc'ercive Araanis-a,ti rn cf sociely, which are ourspeclfrc characier"isti c, and irirose.n rhe best way ic ensure f or ver.-lrbcdy free access fr ihe means ofprcCuetion and enjr,,ynient of thei',or-.d lhings of iife, we al:e anar-chists because rf a feeli_n; whichis 1,he oritrin: for.ce fcr ail sin-cere social i.ef crmer,s, anC ivrih-out ylhich r-r-1r &nD-rcirrsrn lvoulci becither. a lie or ;usl nonsense.

mr .'r'h:-.: l eeIin; is lhe li.ve ofiriankind, and the f a ct of ;har,in,.the sufferin-s of c;i-hers " 11 I"ea1; I cannr:1, enJ:y vrliat I eai; if It-,hinI< thal r-iler.e ai"e rec:ie C),lrr_cf

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l.' ea,surer iily hapi-.iriess- is- sicn em*bifte::ed at seein;. lridc-eyed chiid-r-en s*,,andin; ert : shor_, .uviidor,u whocculd be made nappi/ i^iir,h a cheapt,ly bub whc cannol, harie ii; if iarn -enJoying ,rlrse,r f : [i. srir,it iss;lddened ai soon a s I re cat l thatr,he.r'e are unfort,_rna,r.e feiir.w bein slanluishilg in;aj_l_; if I srui1., i.

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i3d to wasle their. iives on exhaust_in:, often useJ-ess, or har"mf'ui 1,a.;ks.

C*ear'l i,, tur? e6oisln;.cther:: cal.rt aliruism, c:l-1 jL rrhal -le,u^Iike.l..i'-hc;:- it i: js r-ot pcss-L-u to b6an a.narchis-i, " Intolerance of o tD_nacc j n- +], ^ ,.J^ .:.^- r ^ r, -,- v-.rrurl , ul1E desire to be free and tode,vel cp onets perscnality lo iisfull est is not encu. h -r-o make cnean anarchisl" Thal asnir.rtion lc_'v,,Llrds uniimif ed f r.eedoin, if not tem-per"ed b1' love of nankind may lvellcr"ea'Le rebels lvhl if strr:ns enoul,hs.i-rn become ex .,1,. iter.: and byra,ri";bui never a"nar"-chists.

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Digger was vei'J' . iaci to -etcooies cf ihe Tcrcnlo AGAFiiner,:rsielter tDiaknnia! . Thisna.me was chosen because in Greek1t, reans I,c, render service fr"omwhich rve cierr ve [he english1-,erm deaccn. The purpose of thenevvsietter is tto be a simplelink and service renier"ed t c dif-Dront - r.nt,irc 1nd indiVi-dUalS t_n-u ur vqt/r .

tereslect in kee2in; in touch witheach other ano sharin-. iecondlyai serves as a reminder that Ch::f+-iian.'ron violence cannot be prc,p.-erl1r underslocd exce.rt in the vis-ion of lhe whcle messa*e of theGospel and r-n the i:articular call--il; that we as a church have re-cieved b;r ies,-ts to s erve ihe suf f-err-nj h.rmanity and ._iv.e our. -l ivesas He diC for the life cf the',,rorid "

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Tc t slcy t s idea o-f saintlinessvicrd.€C tr,ch t-2r.chi^ n..) hi- l--*lli. -v.L u.-'t ]'i".^ri.".i'irrrc11:r-noticn of rroperty inheritance,his own lar"ge estate t,r.cublecl hirntr,ith ,)arcx),sms of guiii" Hisali,ruisl-.ic inlentions to r ive it..ii ?way split i:is housenEfA, and-., r.j -a i L lal'S vrere r?.rred cy vic-er.t :uarrels as his r,rife and sorc

trieci t,o preserve some secur-i t)rfor ihemselyes. Hatin_ ihe ver.yioea oll ivil_-l s, Toistci;-silnedseverai cf them in an- eff'6rt tocicse everiz looi-.hole I the Iastcnly four. mcnths befcre his deathcn a foresi stump tn .)r,r:r"reflt--"., i l -. :r "j,. I nnanrJi - 1., r-i -r?]]C anO lrLerar)I e.;tateS WeniIto !h" ,reopiet throu6h l:is solef=ilii11. a1li', daughter- jasha"

Dea"r Digger:

T'hanks for revii:i,rin8 ffy boor. Iread lhe resl of your publicaiionanci although r,'re star.i fron drfer"enlpla.ces (f am not religious) 1/,/e windup with a iot of similar conclusions.it,ts cerNainly gooC'to hear yourvoace with all the ri;ht win; rcli;;-ious bombast ( coming j' ron pe-ple ofa varieti'. of reJ-igicns all ove:: .[hew:rlCJ going ori rhese days. lh+ best.'I lrrni ln \,^.i r l-'-nnannl-,vf ruu{\ uu JULr-. J*llueI'tIj/...

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inal. You s:e;l to have a ri3nse oijrr5uu|y ur.taL i'ooLS wna t J,_'l ?reseeking to live and ,say in a gen-eral movement of historJ/ that Lra-nscends anlr particula.r-' experience,I say this without dir,tinisttini' thevalue of. personal- exper-i-ence 6,rtr,vhat I nnean _is that many of us in1;he left field of thing3 act andthink as lf nothing ever" hepper.eCbefore our appearence in hi!tor,/--,

I especiallT liked your arlicle onwhal you have Oescribed as cl_dchurch practices tirat you wouldlike to see again practiced in thechurches. I think you r,vould behappy ro know that, all tnaf, ycuciescribe in thal articl e has inf'act been tived by us here at AGAPE,'vfe were very encouraged that yous,aw t his as positive even from ananarchist perspeptive, I would bevery ha ppy t o discuss oi:is with you

:n ;r-ore dep.-ir if ycu are ever inTorontc, r,ihy clon.!i we Sgt togelher?r're!.se 1'orgive fire speiling misNakeb;t. whac c..n I say.. "f am 5n imm_i c;v-. n ).!6r G*i U r r r

In Jesus the foolish man frorn Gal_iiee thal we worship and adore asut/u,

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A ninister wrote to .Tohn lius_kin the British essayist and artcritic ancl asked for :i loan tohelp builct a church. Ruskin re_plied with a blistering refusal,trita:'ve lnci pn t,o heaven _ butdonrt borrow. Try firsl begging.Ii' it ,s really neeciful, stefiii[,0f' afl rnanner'of debtois, piouspeople building churches'theycantt pay for are the most Oete_;t,able. Cantt you preach in acoal hole first?f' -

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