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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

Program explores
Faithful Women

VISION TV celebrates the spirit of
Faithful Women from around the
world in a special seven-part series
beginning on Friday, May 11.

A co-production between Vision
TV (Shaw Cable 27) and the Na-
tional Film Board of Canada’s
Studio D, Faithful Women docu-
ments the first-ever Women’s In-
terfaith Dialogue, held in June
1988 under the sponsorship of the
World Council of Churches.

Throughout six exciting days,
women from five continents, rep-
resenting a cross-section of the
world’s religions, gathered in
Toronto. They shared the ways in
which their differing traditions af-
fect women’s lives, and how
women’s realities and perspectives
are altering many traditions.

On May 11, the series begins
with the women discussing the dif-
ferent authority and _ leadership
styles that women are bringing to
their faith’s traditions. As the
series unfolds, other issues to be

considered will include:

» the liberation and interpretation
of sacred texts;

ethe relationship of native
spirituality to ‘‘mainstream’”’ tradi-
tions;

*working towards peace in the
Middle East;

the priorities and perspectives of
various faiths;

* historical, cultural and media
stereotypes.

Rita Deverell, Vision TV anchor
and host/producer of Vision's
weekly human affairs program
“It’s About Time,” will host the
series.

Deverell believes that ‘‘this is a
fare opportunity to sit down and
meet with women of many
religious traditions — Hindu,
Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jewish,
Native Spirituality and Wiccan.

Faithful Women can be seen on
Vision TV on Friday, May 11, 18,
25, June 1, 8, 15, and 22 at 4 p.m.
(repeated 9 p.m. and Monday at !2
noon).

Submitters fear comet

ACCORDING TO the United Submitters International (USI), an asteroid
or comet might hit the earth on Saturday, May 19.

Approximately 50 North Shore families belong to the group, which |

follows the teachings in the Qur’an. According to a spokesperson, USI
believes only Allah should be worshipped, and rejects the idea of the ear-
thly spiritual leaders that are followed by Muslims.

The possibility that an asteroid might hit the earth this year was
foretold by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, a self-proclaimed messenger who
discovered a mathematical code in the Qur’an and advocated the ideals of
the United Submitters International.

Khalifa was stabbed to death on January 31, and US! spokespeople say
the asteroid will be a retribution for the crime. Following his death, USI
fixed May 19 as the probable time of the event based on the Qur’an and
Khalifa’s own mathematical Qur’anic code.

According to the code, the number 19 ‘represents God’s signature on
His creations.’? As one example of the number’s relevance, the society
notes that the first verse in the Qur’un consists of 19 letters, the first and
last revelations each have 19 words, and there are 114 chapters (19x6) in
the Qur’an.

According to members of USI, warnings about the cosmic event come
directly from the Qur’an and can be verified. For more information,
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