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ffi-ffiffi"fu*mmffimjq sl:Eli;ielessly personal

arilele tn r+iricli the edi.toratfrempts to collect hlse*.af,tered thoughts and pres-ent them t0 his frtends andg:"itlcs"

A daun.ttng exsrcl,*e andcin* which riany for var"iousr€asCIn$ would hesitate tr:r*rciertake. The reader mayexsu$s me however inasmuchas uost of whab appears inthese pages is culled tnfo-rnnation o$ a vartety of de**erving people and theirotiilosophlee r*lth Just asnnattering of thE authors,lwn views and feel"tngs.indeed it le aII to easy topresent the vieHn of others-*hi-Ie neglectl"ng to organlueanC present ones orrt vf"ews,Aetua)"Iy I suppose there islri?Ff little of origlnal Lho-ugh'r in this philosophy, btrf,that is naturalo there arefew ar.r:on,B us wlrr: real}y orig-r".al* €.nir g6*u.c hut pl"agtar*

is* fr*nn hist,ory uhat sae$s.nui.bqbJ"e &0 us, and nrold andmoe[+]" **reei.v*s accordinsiy.

A SrJ.end rs-rl"tes, wf rveffi$Yer understosd lcow fol"I-*wI"ng one leeder {Jes!rs'}is n*re anarchlstic thanfollowtng Bany. t' ?hts t*an tmplled crltlclss whichCeserveg to be ansuered*

: should f ir*fi sai" thaflJesus i.s :iot my or &Ryilne,glea*,er. Jesus doee not1*4.d, he p**nfis* Perhapsone of the o,*desL thingsabout t,ite ilfe of Jesus i.sthat he rei'ris*d to }ead.Tiroe and again in thsgospe}.*, people corse tohj-m for &ns&'ers, aski.nghfua te Lead thern, and r&*peatedly {aud infur.iatlng-}y) he says' ttluhat do youthinkttf Anyone oughs boknow that one clf Jesu,sdiueigrles iwhieh does notmea.n foli.owers but pupi"Is)wfi,s $lmCIn the aealot, wh*had be-longed to a radtcal,Jewlsh sect fJ.ghtlng im-perlal Rome. Many ofthese lrers $urs that Je.suewonld lead them and headan lnsurrection whichr,r'ould sverthrovr the occr"t*pation aflEy of the Romansand set up a new Soverum-ent. Ihey were dieappolnt,*edn ,Iesus r.efused to leadthem beeausE he kner+ tlrat,1:heir goYerninent woul"da*ly l"ead to a new uyra-rrrlfo 3n oppo.slt,*.on t,o thmtdea of 6overnruents, Jesusoffered the concept of theHingri*m of Gocl. ThlE ts& Rg$rfr.i not a legal pro*gr&$Itr It, Lren$cends nat*lonalitles a$d noticeaftere lt is found * ffTheSLngdom of Ood ls withinyouttt We are to be nnem-hers of the l(lngdom of Godwhieh Ls not something ex*

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ter*.ai r $st som*thi"xg wri*f;*wyr dow"iru hi:t $osaeflhing'eyhich 'se f**1, insiC*.i*ru:'ls r .I"ffie Jeeus wantsus t$' fcrilo'* ou,r sutrl con;$ci.ence donst.ie" $ouJidsItke we ere irrheiently*"hie $o tel: rtght frbnnwreng and outlht gq dp tiret.,,,rhi"eh ts rightr. soun*spretBy enarehlstic ri.ght?

Ti"rn* and agaln Jesr:nm,peaks f0 our 0?sl3 experi*stlce * ttYou can tel} theweatlter by the sigusr youcan tell a tree by ltsfruj"t *tc" Jesus puts theha}l i.rr <lur court, the re-sp*noibtllty ie CIurs, if

we follors his t'eacnlngs a*dhis ltfestyle whlch aree[erns1 and withln us weare fc)I.kir+lng our owlt best$elves" I"0llowing anyoneor anything e1se, even C'01d-ms.n sr textbosk anarchismwontt do. Thaf, Ls t,rueChri"st,ianity and t'hat ist!'ue anarchi$m, There iens contradl"ction.

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bernal authorltsy, ihe$:akere were *einyinced *hattheSr were plac*ng squax"elyupon bhe indtvi"dual $heresponsfb$.1i"ty f+r his CIslrriife to an ext.enb t"hat wa*impossttile rxrcler autheri,*tarian rule,, For one thj.ngth*y argued, n0 externalauthority was euen adequategit eould r,rof prep&r€ & Filmto meet aI) tshe diff,tcult*l"es of llfe, nor: ma.]<e hisdecisions for hi"m in thetrivial turns and tr+isfs of,coruuonplace experience "Ho rnan san go through hheday nith a book of rules,or the lnjunetion o.f tireconfesslonal, and find fnthem guidance for al.I hisperplexit,ies. And ihoughthts is not, 1n facb, theuray that a re)-igious auti:r*orlty works, ther.e ls sofieground for the arguementthat dependonce on author$"flytends t ouard legalisru, lJ.t*eraltsm in the fsl"lowi.ng sfrules* It was this dangervrhlch clesus eaw in the Jevr*,*lsh practice, Brld tt i.s adanger w*iictrr besete any re*ligious reguletion" Wtrat nsin the rruIes mus& be falth*fully followed, but the roe&becomee of no grea8 iunpo.rt*&.IIC€ rfrom F rtends Faee Reali"tyby Harold l,oukes

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'Sharit'y, i"n nariousf*rme i* one or other off,"*e sr"llt,t pl1ed dLsgu*susnsseme fi.o be the only pan*Setsa rqt,fleh oc,:ur$ to ths$re.&t**o he party ed-e.,:ealee & urore Si.beraLp++r law; another, shor&-*.r' hours of labsur to beasrf*reed by Ia*" In the,r9*w tf eorne, allotmentsBt'e the 0m* thin& need*fr,:"!.i ;'*hi3"e Toung Eng3-arreisug.gest,s alms glving lneh* magn$.flcestt snrl hau-**rty styLe cf the fendalESss; and Lord Ashley cc*mrai.ts hia 1atest sol"ecism5"* gett,ln6 uI) a snctetyf*:: th* pr"oteetlon of $is-tr**,s*d Ne*dlers.oman. Th*i*aime vulgar, shal}ow, arl-.st-.oerati.e srror runs thr*,*rlg;l: mi.I" Sceryone thinksof &ETXHVIHSF no on* cfRAMU\riH$r r,he misshtef "fnq prevai,l$"ng idea evid-*nl:iy f;s". " fS GIX,E Btr{EieIIIT'$ T0 Ali IlifF;RIORs nota+ d* *IUSfICH ttl A IIEI"tr,OW$,i,{N -

A &[ru ltlelter *n t]ieit*s gm$,its'Ler Review1"s6fi"

Your arguenn*nt", ec app-iied t,e my par*sheners$ lEt,ht*; Eecaums *.n thst $a&H*1y fihey have scanty *rege*r'ilherefore they shoul"d havex)* a].ms; b*cause thee€ Lab-*urer"s of ,!{*rryenstory, -ar.a

ree{,:'ieued b:r the iarn, froureny rei5"ef fior:i the rat,e.(taxes) therefore tliey sha}Ihave no ehari.ty from i;hecirurchi hecause therr havelit'i;tre, tlrerefore rfiey shaijhave nc' moreo You insinu*ate that I, e Christ,janninister* think elght shi].tr*ings a week sufficient, fos-slx person$ during a wj_n*lers weekr &$ though I weredesirous to'lirntt the re*soi.t'rees. of my psor parish""oners to that sllrrc l'1ay C-odforgtue you your" miserir"blesupposibion{ I have alLmy life sJ"ncereJ"y, anii notto serve any party_purposfirbeen an advoca0e of tirecause of the poer, I fonrmny long years, have h,on*estly, anci not to prornot,eany oo1lticaL ends, denou*nced the unhoJ"y anct crr:.elenactunents of t}'ie new poarlaw,

liawker m*y be aceneed ofhaving eonn:ived at a xnon*st,rou$ couupac& by rrhich thqrhS"gher ordey.s boir.ght ti:ehumble obedience of $he l"oru'*er wit"h a dole, but tilersisi no d*ubt tha'U he spcrkein a spirit of compassionoHe wes propplng up en erri"lsystem *f soeial sub+rdi"n*atLan by palltating i.telrorse rS.gourrs. But lt i"ssu.::eJ.y boo mueh to expe*tHawker to have }et htsFgople starve ln the hopecf thereby eontribirtirrg-

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to the edvent of some $oc-i.alf"sc utop$"a such as, WIII-lam Moryis was later to en*visage u

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atranf t bhe NIJP, but they areexperienced in our pollticalI'i-elr$* They donf t, frighl"enme haLf ae much as the FamilyCoaliti"on"

Alex Calder and his moral-lst werknow*what t s-best-for-you party faileo. to triunnph,much to everyonee luck. Thj"s?t'")od i"s on our side'l attiLudeha* no place at Queents Park.An*i"*ahorti*nisbs? FleaseIIi' cut,laweci, aborLion wouldfio ba*h i;o happening (quite-fat,aIIy) in t'actorles andbnck a1leys" Though somethingI could n+t do personally,

,al"r.*r'fli-,:n ioes happen arrd I iravens r^igtrt or riesire to inler*, 'f*r'e. I canrt change thatnand n*iiher can AIex Calder*

,llr* talder holds an equalJ"ynieve rliew of homosexuaiity.I canrt $ee groups of peoplesaying tt0h, we i:et&er not beSay enymor€" rl Li'les mademiberable because of wliaa tsnone of Calders ousinesa,.

I do confess, ticwever, h0respecting anyone uriio rem,sinsso blind. Ln todaye sy*tem.Hankind m;st rii$y& &ti, and aret,urn to nhat *ur" socLe0ycalls ?rmor'sl valuestr i,s, lf?ot impossibl-e, highly un*Ilkely. Politi.cs i.s iro plaee1'or ethics.

The 0od of money forces usto turn our hrackson tire Cod of Christienicv.Secause peopJ-e ',trant & God"'r".ho turne lris back on them"lnsteacl of the true Goci * 'therefore ma.ny eritici-ae theelturch o '

they kil1 every movernen0lhat Eries to destroy falseidoLsand gLve us the true Qod.

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ffiffiWX rvs besn *.htnk*.ng oftit* '*.rss ti:ieyes r+tr* were

e+:ar:lly,ed aleng wl$h .Yesus*.Yh.*s fo tlie **ory in orrrs#:il'ffis* -i'ltt* of them turn*+d tci #esus and mtd HHey*f 1,"*u are reeliy the s+n,*f $*d b$.9 slr*a, !r*ry don ?ry*1,r, .g*1; doern off tha.b'*?'**s nnd t.ake u* w{tir:r+u.? It fhe otirer th*efi,t*llryd crper ta: the fSrst,rail-i.j'eei.d sYcn idt*t yeurri+srqt l'lar.e the bnalni to,*ss what ts happeni.ng svenIl*rs* k'e are bo*h *rLrn*rt**iq* we kmers al"]" *long thaELiris e*uJ.d happen to us and&*.":,*rding ts ilie law $s Eregei?:1ng urtrati,s eoming ts us!bie'L khis man hsfi. been frametlh* dtd nothf.ng to deEervetltis* I{e ?s {nnoeentt tr Thenh* sairi to Jesus, rrRemamberio* wiren you corne lnto youriiinr:dom" rr It ts ebsol_uteiy::ylri-g61 of Jesus that eveiri"n his dyi.ng he did not''rr8sEe time saying to thsiirsL si.an nGo to hell" youhi.q irrcuth"rfl. but made-ther:ffcrrt to tuit to ttre sac-mnd &hief and say a1L heeould saf,r t,o give all he-*,:uid give with hts dyingbreath, a ray of hope,:iomeuni"ng to make dytng atlny. btt more bearable,,*rFel. ieye

tt, 3*ou exrd f wlj.l^ mi* r{*wimt+ supper t"a::q|,I in Hs{iver,ofrHsi{ t ypi ca}"I1, *I,*sus, i{outypi.*.rI iy hun.*n n*,t,,_Lr+ih+E af ts,r.: ilen' snq sh+uldEe a shailot*, ni*e- c.,t*ttS"ogf9o1, and ani s,hruld he ;ti:oughi,fu1, ear"f ngl p**emn *

Irce beerr thi-nki.ng thaflwe are alL thieve,e" "-${ot

that r*e live by *rime ois,ueal fifioney] but that n$n€oi' u$ reaiii' ltves up t,c) (our. potenriilr ws-u[[*i- \much lnore than morley" westeal t.tme f ron ,rur- lc*rred.one$r w€ steal tinre fr,*mrthe -things He rea1l.y shouj.dbe dotng, and we evbn s;orne*ttmes steel. another p$rssm$most pre cious things. j"nte*grity and indivtrJuliir.v.ttOh Tom, yew hess a f tfiefello'rr but he has su manvshortconings.ft And yet i'oral"i that, GoC, or" thb unj.*vers&, or the cosmic inflel*J"lgenee, whatever yoLl wantto ca}.l 1r, (Jesus' cal tedit Father, - a beautifu.I ner.*eonal tribute to Joseph)wont hold it against i*s if ,(we just do this. ReeoE-nize thab sense of hei,n"E-apologiae for being lee.{'than we know lue cail be. anrlin doing this do ir, be6*rl.uu,a strange man called Jesu*said it would be a goadlhing to do. Thar?5 aII,llaf_ and keep on trylng,Sfunple. Iovbl '' llennrl

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In Amer.i"ca alone i,her:*j,li,.:t rl-Oi::* 2,0^^ difgfgnt'-,,"ir-:.i ,r:' re).igiOna. Sc&e*i:r'.r';r rheir rlght,i o"i-iu1 o r6e r i"i:,;te bi, i Idi.ngscost,ing many million* ofdol}aris, othere ${t on theside of a hill with legscros,seu and hands held ouu*r+ard, some handle snakes,othsrs cirinli po.lson, stil1sthers keep one day-aboveanother, other-,e drink alitule wi.ne and smoke aliuti.e weed, some beltevetn having two or tirreer+ives, other; are homos6x-ua}, and the lj.st goes onoA,s far as I am concernedno oetter how radical ttseem$ they have ae muclrright as any large churchirr 'uiashington, D,C. wherethe Congressmen and $enat*ilr".$ go to worship.

Xtr"by J ' Henslev;"ouriil*r" c;,' Univer.laI Li--tleuhurrh

C0i.;il;G *VEirI?S:

Oct" 5: Rodney BohilrashoConi,emporrry VoyageHist*l'ica1 iief *rencer*at Peter Bobinson lectu::eha}} , check for t,i.nie.

Oct. 13: Srnie H.egher,llilltarism and liunger,Pub1ic library, check'Lime

Oct. 14: Pat Adams, orrAid anC H'.rnger at Charnp*lain College privaLedinning hall, chec& ttne"Oct, 16t World Food Day,Judith Starup on Food $eLf-Sufficiency at the PubllcI"ibrary, al-so presentationon behalf of Uni"ted Far^nrtrforkers * a video on pest-icides on CaJ.. produce"

Oct. 15; Pat f{nrgan of!(a"tlonal. Farm Union onl:arn ilay" caI ii, Pi'Tt K Rsgly.r(s:1lsf:fi(cii (r]r'nrr'1 0!-J f(t!$,r',t f p,rrl .

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