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‘Congress, 2 an ‘organization that is
conducting - a ‘small-scale: guerrilla
“war "in: South . Africa. 's

“proof that/a man: named.:Jesus liv-~
‘ed at the:time stated (fromi histori-.

» ans’ other, ‘than. those ‘quoted in the
Camb e University professor =_

uy ani trying. here: to ‘prevent

“anyone saying the really foolish

:. ‘thing - that: people often - Say.
“about. Him -"‘I’'m ready to. ac-
‘cept’ Jesus: as. a -great’ moral

“teacher, but! I don’t accept His
“claim to.be God’..That is the
one .thing we must not say. A
man who was merely a man and. -
’ said the sort of things Jesus said.
_would not be a great moral

teacher. He would either be a
lunatic - on a level with the man
who says he is a poached egg -
- or else.-he would be the Devil of

Hell. “You must make. your

‘ choice. Either this man. was,
and is, the Son of God: or else
‘a madman or something worse.

Sir .--in the apostles Creed you
stand ‘up -and: say .‘‘I believe. in
.God; ‘the Father ‘Almighty, maker
‘of heaven and earth, and in, Jesus

Christ,...His -only.: Son’? Do you’

“believe this as you say it? Is He
‘your“-Lord? I challenge you and

- your readers to examine. the issue - .

who was/is Jesus.
Hilary Sanders *
North Vancouver,

” Bible), “To quote. C.S; Lewis, a ==

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Eyes to

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the sky |

he tragedy exploded in full color before the’ eyes

of the world. Lost so suddenly in the disaster were -
: seven astronauts, a $1.2 billion space plane, and
the confidence, of American space technology built
painstakingly over 25 years and 55 successful manned

space flights.
The explosion or

the Challenger space ‘shuttle

reverberated with shock waves that have since frozen 9"
nation momentarily in horror and turned up the voli
of rumbling opposition against the America

program.

It is an opposition based in the gut feelings 0 the car-'.
thbound, in the hearts: of those who look to: th

technelogy and. money. must . ‘be: launched

vacrusn of space while. humanity. has neith

nor the will to properly manage what it already ‘has
But the argument misses the intangible essence of the

human spirit. It negates the - -imagination, ‘dé

shackles be placed upon, dreams, and eyes b

finite mud surrounding. th
possibilities of the heaven:

feet. way, fron

To throw up hands.and walk aw: (
tion (of what is beyond the. gravitationa

vocacy or support of an alternative a

‘government in South Africa...’

In ‘company with other .coun- :
tries, Canada: has .called only for -
‘positive. steps. ‘towards ending -the -

“apartheid policies. No ‘set: jbatterns

‘cigarette
prices_

‘Dear Editor:

1

‘ In view of the fact that the pro-
vincial government wishes to cut
all social costs and increase gov-
ernment revenue, | propose that
the present over-the-counter prices
of tobacco be doubled with ALL
of the increase going to the staff-

ing and other operational costs of :
our hospitals and other health care

facilities.

All persons who are on record as
being non-smokers, should be en-
titled a°50 per cent reduction in
their medicare premiums.

I also. propose that those who
smoke tobacco in the presence of
non-consenting non-smokers be
fined an amount equal to one half
the monthly Medicare premium of
all those obliged to breathe the
smoke,

If. the provincia! government can

legislate the use of seat belts and’

levy fines on non-conformists,
then surely that same government
can look out for the welfare of us
non-smokers,
money doing it‘than seat belt
legislation.

Helen Hawthorne

North Vancouver

and make - more :

South © African’ leaders.
léaders. does: he have in mind?.

De Foreign :Minister “Pik ' Botha has’
. held “the floor “for. many, years,”

» Which }:

nothing new can be expected : from. -':

_ that direction. Gatsha‘Buthelezi of +
© the Zulus is irideed a:moderate pol- «,
itician, but he too opposes pat

theid, the fact is admitted. -

“. The problems are South Africa’ s
to: solve, that’ society has
strength and the goodwill to negate
communist. influences. Tlie

_ dialogue that is necessary to per-

manent peace must take place be-
tween South Afticans and South
Africans, not. Canadians and
South Africans.

an arbitrator, it is for South Africa
to clean up its forecourt and join
the free world as‘a respected ally."
P, du Plessis.’ fol

North anew

the,”

nearly 1,000 ans 0.
Tree in Lynn Valley:Centre, made

Christmas merry for, the less privi-
leged children in our community.

I must also- thank Dawn Burke;
for. her coverage of our tree in her.
column, and:the dedicated people
of the Salvation Army who not on-:
ly manned ‘our Angel::Tree but
undertook. the ;task “of :

. the gifts | to'their’ clients.

Manager. Jolin Gordor ea
Lynn Valley Centre — ~

High price for
no abortions —

Dear ; Editor:

- Re: Abortions at Lions Gate....
‘It is diffieult to come to recon-
ciliation with people ; who write

with the outrageous rhetoric of |

Mr, Carruthers in his recent letter

‘to the Editor: Abortions at Lions

Gate cast ‘pall over, community’.

+ Once again Mr. Carruthers trots
out the tired argument of the cost
of abortions to the community. He
consistently ignores the severe cost
to'the public, the teast of which is

,

money, in ‘dealing with the cos
quences of unwanted pregnancies. of
His letter exemplifies again ; -the ©
difficulty of dealing with ‘a small
group of determined people who
constantly. try. to impose their: will
and their beliefs on the majority.’
We continue ‘to ‘belicve that no
community group should thrust its
way between a woman and’ her
doctor.
Hilary Clark,
‘Chairman of the Board,

“Lions Gate Hospital 7;