18 -— Sunday, March 15, 1992 - North Shore News

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING
Yet another stereotype is destroyed

IT WAS another frenzied Monday morning, and my friend
and I were taking advantage of the commute to discuss the

previous weekend’s activities.

And then I happened to men-
tion a relevant point I had heard
during a sermon in church.

“Hold it,”? my friend inter-
rupted. ‘*You mean you actually
went to church on a gorgeous day
like yesterday? Who died?”

“Nobody,’”’ I replied, ‘I go to
church every week. Rain or
shine.””

This revelation seemed almost
too much for my friend to handle.
“I didn't think anyone went to
church anymore,”’ he said.

“I just can’t get over it,” he
said, still stunned by the perceived
incongruity of my _ relationship
with my religion. ‘‘You’re a chur-
ch-goer.”” He shook his head
wearily. He -was having a hard
time fighting through his own pre-

judices in an attempt to under- |

Arthritis society provides insight

ANNE TOUPIN, executive direc-
tor of the British Columbia and
Yukon Division of the Arthritis
Society, has been invited to speak
at an open meeting at the Lions
Gate Hospital auditorium on

By Joseph Walker
Contributing Writer

stand someone who looks at life
through a different set of
priorities. ‘‘Well,’? he observed,
“‘there goes another stereotype.””
It’s almost always that way with
stereotypes. Whether they are
ethnic or sexual, racial or
religious, they tend tc boil down
to a simplistic perspective that is
only partially supported by facts
— if at all. Stereotypes are com-
fortable because they help us
categorize people, allowing us to

- decide whether we're going to like

them without having to go to all
the trouble of actually getting to
know them. By using stereotypes,

Tuesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.
The North Shore branch of the
Arthritis Society (NSBAS) has
doubled its membership this past
year. Meetings are well attended
with some overflow: crowds. and.

Living Bibles executive

visits the North Shore

DR. GARTH Hunt, execu-
tive. director of Living Bi-
bles International, will be
speaking at the North Shore
Alliance Church at 9:30 and
-Il a.m. on Sunday, March
22. a .
Hunt has been involved in
Overseas ministries for 35- years.
He flew into Saigon, South Viet-
nam, in 1975 and helped 1;700
refugees escape to freedom. He
‘has received 10 decorations from
the government of Vietnam,
among them Vietnam’s highest ci-
vilian award of honor. .

Hunt flew into the city of Len-

. ingrad recently and said it was

hard to describe the depth of his
emotions. ‘‘Here we were, enter-
ing the country that has divided
the world with its Godless
ideology, that flaunted the laws of

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hundreds of millions of. people.
Now we are flying in with hun-
dreds of bibles, traveling freely
giving out the scriptures and
speaking openly with everyone.”’
He is invited to speak in
schools, prisons and churches and

considers the task of giving all na- |

tions around the world .God’s
word in today’s language to be the
greatest challenge he has ever fac-
ed

The public is invited to Hunt’s
lecture. For move information,
call the church: at 984-6422.

one can pass judgment on an en-
tire race — or religion, gender or
nationality — simply by assuming
that ‘‘they’re all alike.”’

Even though they’re not —
whoever ‘‘they’’ are.

Let’s take you, for example.
Your religion — or lack of same
— is an important part of who
yeu are. But it’s only one part of
a fascinating whole. Like everyone
else on this planet, you are
unique. No one can classify you
by one trait or characteristic
because you have been shaped and
molded by a2 collection of cir-
cumstances and events that you
alone have experienced. _

So while it’s true that your
beliefs — or your age, gender or
family background — do reveal a
little something about you, they
don’t tell me enough to feel as if I
really know you. Not by a long
shot. That’s a journey that will
take some time as we travel into

the self-management courses are
regularly over-subscribed, said
Stuart McGill, branch president.
But during a January meeting
some NSBAS members said they
have very little understanding of
the activities between the B.C. and
Yukon Division (BCAYD) and the

national organization.

Most non-members probably
know even less and some health
professionals probably should
have a better understanding for
making refervals, said McGill. -

Toupin, who has been invited to
bridge the communication gap,
will talk about a wide range of
services, treatment facilities and
research and educational material.
.Organizers aim to provide in-
sight into working arrangements
between the branch, division and
national departments.

“We're looking forward to a
great evening with Ann,” said
Hanna Leman, branch program

director. ‘‘Anyone with an interest -

in arthritis, including health care

- professionals, shouldn’t miss the

opportunity to attend this free
meeting.”’
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soul. But if we can take that trip
together, we'll discover something
incredibly satisfying along the
way: that the reward lies not so
much in arriving at our ultimate
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