Page 2, The Herald, Tuesday, June 1 1982 an % + rs ete hd “tint He Advertising Sates; | a aa ° _ “Terrace — David Hamilton a a, | - Stall: i Weiters- Photographers: _ : Sports:. Zz mo “Mike Howlett Lo, Don Schaffer. Es Reception: Classified: a : - ons Ho Carolyn Gibson , Poa ‘Circulation: ee Se 62, | Maria Taylor ae . _ : ‘NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT: = | _— rhe Harald retains full, complete andsole copyright ‘ any advertisement produced and-or any editorial ‘ rr photographic..content published in the Herald. _ Reproduction Is not permitted without. the weitten a 7 permission of. the Publisher: / 4 : by FRANK | i a : HOWARD 7 : Skeena MLA. a i : : . le recent months it has become all but impossible to find ministers in the present government to defend. their own policies. Of late, “officials who agreed to an interview on the’ nid eratanding their names would not be used’’-are making | all important statements of government policy. =. .This is unusual because these officials were elected by no- one and we are ‘not even told who they are ‘to seek, ! For example, unndlifed Mittal iss & bein ffi “i major’ pronouncements concerning the: Bill semet restraint program. One of these “‘officials’ even threatened . to call back the legislature the other day. Perhaps no-one informed him that the assembly was already sitting. _” Even though we don't always know these officials by’ name, their identity emerges from time to.time. We know, “for example, that Norman Spector, deputy minister in the | : premier’s aftice, Is a chief “architect fhe’ restraint tprogram:": + Mr. Spector ‘ipa recent import from the Ontario g govern: - “;ment of Bill Davis, : On the hospital front, tinnamed officials also seem tobe — “tmanning the control barrieade against .all critics. Un- ‘named health ministry officials recently prepared a.report* . Hor the.Social Credit caucus which was leaked to the news. : media. : The report claimed to show that hospitals are run inefficiently. Thus, unnamed officials have divulged a new , ‘ ptatistic:- temployee’ - - which purports’:to show that those British ‘Columbians who work hard providing. personal cs care in our hospital ‘aystem, deserve to be laid off, i This line of argument moved one commenta tor to observe: ‘that the.present government compares hospital patients to ‘Toyotas- -belng-assembled at. a. factory. - : “t In defense of this latest assault on a new group of British : Columbians, Health Minister Jim Nielsen could not found. i Thus, a mitiistry official who ‘‘did not want his name used”: _ feared the ball for his minister, : | No-one knows who the unnamed officials is, However, the ‘assistant deputy minister responsible, Garry D. Cardiff, is ‘another recent import from Ontario. . : In the provincial secretary's ministry, another deputy “iminister from Ontario has been busy. Doug Heal, infamous - for. bringing a Hollywood couple to British Columbia at . ‘taxpayers’ expense to teach cabinet ministers how-to act in ~ ~ Hront of a camera, was announcing he has chosen a né vad . iagency ‘to handle the government's account, -. — - . ‘+ The account will be given to, Mekim Advertising Lid. ona {monopoly hasia. ’ ip has convinced the politicians of the inerits of this ; ‘nl. a we McKim Advertising has: ‘strong Social Credit tles and. is ! ted to be the agency who will handle the Social Credit. - {Party: 's account during the next provincial election cam. ipaign: ; : :. Potentially, there is a major conflict. af interest. between - ithe two roles of advertising agent,to the government and ta . ia political party running for offic: Byt one would expect . .. jthe politicians lo see this, evenif the officialsdon't: =. -In, my View, ‘elected oificials mugt rise above ihe ~‘bureaucrats.and the advice they give.- We elect people to — govern, notte hire Ontario imports anti ran for ¢ cover, 0! ‘Political leaders are the one wha gpbst define: practical * goals. and objectives: and set ifie policted to achieve them. .: Gavernment- -by-officials - whether naiegt or jummamied : a falta short of ths need. ' oe : aan a Tactic. backfires. o VANCOUVER (CP) ~The federal guverninent’s use ot, ” - “customs inspectiuns as a pressure tactic in auto trade talks: - “with: Japan inay backfire on the B &. econvmy, industry ~ ‘spokesinen sald Monday... ~ - :. “The only impact this thing.-is having’ right now Is on. “Canadians,” Seid Si” Heynolds, vice: ‘president. of Hobda ‘Canada Inc. | ‘Reynolds suid a recent. "study shicrws that every car y mn “ organized. ‘Wateh your Igcal paper for the date and “Be place.” “Only | unaware - People are. welcome into the |. “annual patient days per: full time equivalent - [ Ay ie tessa in pale finding out wha goes Onin. the house.on the hill’, ‘they. can drop by the : Women! 5: Centre at'4542 Park: ‘Avenue between noon, ‘and 4,p.m, or call ia at 638-0228, ‘Northwest ‘Women » 3 Adainet Rape. is- 8: disti ct ‘and Beparate | group; an . amr be reiehed 2thours a day at 63-8868. © : -In’ closing, I'd: like to add: that the Women: » Tertoriat's Sewing Circle is in the process -of being: ~ raining program. (Not quite) sincerely, Frances Birdsell © . Coordinator - Terrace ‘Women’ 5 Resource Centre ; Ts the Editor, Coming down through the centuries 1 hear this old : ~ Bayptian thing rearing it's ugly head again} Men and» . WOMEN | to offer themselves once a: on the “alter of lust, under the guise of Jove, Then afler lust | _, has been consumed pregnancy occurs, then abortion. - * would seem to satisfy the problein: Now that sounds © : ‘simple doesn’t it? ..~’ - The mystery of (niquity, What isa mystery to the _unregenerative man is no mystery to the Christian, at least I hope not, and I hope it's less ofa mystery when Pm through. |. .. In the ancient. world of paganism this goddess of | - love was called Asherim (singular) and ‘Asherah (plural). ‘The different nations called her different names, bot when traced back it's the same old thing. The - “Ty the 2 Editor, she , Contrary tohis expectations, suppose, ‘thaida good. time reading Bill Homberg’s ‘letter to the editor’ ’ which appeared in this paper on May 20. He com- pletely mipses the point. To begin with, we aren't “girls''. We are fullftedged women with a life of our ’ own and therefore claim for. ourselves the right to chonse, whether it be on abortion or on other issues. “ Any more than you can own women, ‘can you own .those who aren't white but native Indian? They're: not yours, and I know they know they aren’t, So a | ' pative woman, must, just like any other: woman be | * able to choose for herself about what happens toher JE she or any other woman backs the in-_ body. formation necessary, and if |have it, 1 will give it and — distribute it so every woman has access to it. 1 . certainly am not alone in the stand [am taking, Often. _. .ahe.may find that this is the only sensible one to take since she alone ‘knows what is best for her. The opinion of the moral majority, as Mr. Homberg calls . it, can't compete with one that comes directly out af the lived experience of a woman in this society. Such: direct ¢ perience isthe basis for feminist theory and anal ; “Mr. Homberg, alludes to “our male friends" with Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth - - Astarte. Astarte is the a ~ Greek ¢o-equal of Ashtoreth. “Here's a short history lesson, © ‘In south Arabic the name-is found as Athtar, from | Athara, meaning ‘to be fertile, to irrigate. -A god - identified with the planet Venus,.The name: is cognative with Babylonian-Ishtar, the Boddess of ‘ whose help we have somehow corrupted the in- stitutions and seems to think Weare aligned withthe — * eteft", Though the left and myself may share some © ideas, tg draw the immediate conclusion that . sensual love, maternity and fertility. Worship was conductedin honorof-her, As Aheran and Anatof Ras Shamra she was the patroness of war ad well as sex, ‘The Amarna letters present Ashtoreth as Ashtartu. In the Ras Shamra tablets are found both’ the masculine form: Athtar, and the feminine Arthtart.. . Ashtoreth worship was rarely entrenched at Sidon - .. CL Kings 11:5, 33; 2 Kings 23:13). .Her polluting gult | even presenting | a danger to early Israel (Judges 2:13; 10:6). Solomon succumbed to -her. voluptuous . worship (1 Kings 18:5; 2 Kings 23:13). The peculiar vocalization Ashtoreth instead of the miore primitive . _Ashtaroth is eyidently'a deliberate alteration by the Hebrews to express their abhorrence for her cultby - |; giving her the: vowels of ‘their word ‘Shame’ - (Bosheth). This is found in Unger's Bible Dictionary, Dalla’s Theological. Seminary page 412-413, > “After the children were born, we seem them offer the babies and young children to the demon god . - Molech. | New Testament - Moloch.,: Unger.¢.Bible ,, ~ Dictionary. page 416 says Molech: “A destable semitic dieiy honored by the’sacrifice of children in which they were caused to pass through or. into the fire. | Palestinian ‘excavations have uncovered: evidence of infant skeletons in burial places around | heathen shrines. Ammonites revered Molech as a. " protecting father. Worshijof Molech was stringently prohibited by. Hebrew law (Leviticus 18:2%; 20:1-5). ’ Solomon built: an alter to Molech at Tophet'in the Nalley of Hinnon, Wicked King Manasselr (B.C, 686- 642) in his idolatrous orgy: ‘also honored. this deily, Josiah desecrated the Valley of Hinnom alter but Jehoiakim reviewed the cult, The prophets sternly denounced this form of heathen worship’ (Jerimiah 7:29-34: Ezekial 16: 20-22; '23:37-39; Amox 6:26). . form of ancient semitic idolatry was more abhorrent. than Molech worship., Read .2 Chronicles‘ 33:1-10° .Manasseh and 2 Kings 21; 1:15. Note “aven unto this day; id . . - “Read 2 Chronicles 36:35-14. “But they mocked ihe messengers of God! ! Well, much hasn't changed has . it??: No,-just the terminology of phraseology. . The word of God has much to say about babies befare they ‘are even born, Ecclesiastes 11:5;- Isaish 4921-5; _Isaish 49;15-16; Jeremiah 1:5;. Psalm- 127:1-5 and _ Psalm 128:1-6: owe _ _ Christians know that every human being past, present or future shall appear before the judgement throne of Jesus Christ. The Christian. at the.- judgement seat of Christ will receive reward or loss of reward for the things done in his fleshly body after: - he asked Christ to be his savior and lord. Roman ~ 14: 10-12. . For the non-Christian, they will appear ‘before ~ Christ. at the great white throne of judgement. ’ Reyelatiori 20:11-15. These are all of humanity who elected Christ, past, present and_ future, The... Christian has made a choice according to: Romans. le: 9.13, “Abortjo on: isthe throwing of God's grace in His face. ; ‘A child is under the automatic protective canopy of God until he or she reathes the age of credability, ‘ For.a Jewish child under Jewish.law this is the 2th . birthday: When a child says, “I'll do it my way;” then, | vit is out from ‘under the automatic protection of God. ' When you: throw God's grace in- his face- like abortion does, you can expect real trouble. For the’ ‘non-Christian (1 Corinthians -2: 14) trouble comes in. - ‘the’ form of emotional upsets (mind and heart), op- - pressions of severe depresaions, marriage: break." _ “downs, aleoholigm, drug abuse and even suicide. . -Ifa.carnal Christian (1 Corinthians.3:1).gets mixed _ ip and-or involved in. ‘abortion, this will bring severe: hastening” by God our. Heavenly: Father (Hebrews : 12:3-15). A-carnal Christian ‘can experience | the same” ‘symptoms as the unbellever plus.(1:Jolini 5: 216 and-1 “Corinthians 11:27-32). -If the carnal Christian will not i " bestore fellowship. by operating according tol John - u aeProtest-Rally!" on Maysd. a anti-homosexuality organization”, No. | therefore E ani a leftist is an assUmption pulled out, of the air. --If anything my definition of a leftist may were for such ‘an alliance. ~ As for “Take Back the Night’’, last September, I. ‘march and rally off the ground. If it had been our purpose to disrupt church services, I could only hope was one of the women involved with getting the - that we had done a better -job of it as there are quite a few churches in'town, and if we are as well organized . as you think we are. Perhaps we should have staged a‘sit-in? But that-was not the goal, so the action did not reflect it, And of course we appreciated -hearing that ' we are such a well organized group of women. : 4 oanna Coonemarts To the Editor, Dare I too, step onto the muddied field of ‘eon- troversy and deleate regarding the" “Information 1 and Sy ried et aoe - Having attended the rally,'I thotight it wis buen t —— very well, the issues ‘being’ discussed’ ‘oalinify’"ind'”* rationally, with respect being shown: for both sides. - But [ must agree with Mr, Gregg's reporting of the. event, contrary to Ms. Bostock’s statements in the paper. 1 feel what he had tosay was fair and accurate ‘as to the quotations-that were made at the meeting. - - However, 1 was surprised to hear one of the speaker's . vary quite a bit with that of someone else, | am also. - | interested to kmow who those male friends may be, . when I have worked with them and what the goals , . at the meeting talk about the pro-life group as a - ’ “well-organized, pro-family, anti-pre-marilal- sex. _ it ‘for one had never been toa pro-lite: inecting . before, had not met many of the people there before, _but was just an interested citizén who wanted to take a'stand — if somewhat tremulously — against . _ abortion. The rest of the speakers remarks served to move me farther to the right. rather than insympathy to her cause,’ Initially: J took her “pro-family anti-. : homosexuality etc.” remarks as a compliment, only to realize they were meant as. the ultimate insult! Well, must be ‘a real square, Are there anymore squares out there? _ . Theheadline ina recent advertisement for funds by on - Planned Parenthood read “They Want to Set You. Backa Long Way, Baby”, “over a photograph of a 1920- - era mother and her nine children. ‘ The intended respouse by us was to be negative. But the children pictured in the ad appeared to be healthy, happy, . - well-fed and the mother is smiling. Tg the. picture = repulsive or beautifiil? 1s women’s liberation truly.a | gall to male parents to do their part,.too? Or is it a. rejection of child bearing and child rearing, reflec- - ting our.culture's emphasis on personal convenience and pleasure, immediate gratification and disdain ‘for “any concept of committment or sacrifice? _ ~ Lquote from a an. narticle by Joan "Astling: “children. “are, of course; inconvenient, One reaction from that: has been the more than eight ‘million abortions in the © . eight years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in » favour of abortion on demand - as many as $5 per cent of. them healthy fetuses: removed from healthy "+ mothers. Another reaction to that iriconvenience.has :« been the parallel risé in child abuse, at the very time - when abortion on demand supposedly sliminates the. problem. of the unwanted child.” " a In the. last few: "years parenthood has come in- 7 creasingly under attack..The moralistic stance of ° zero population growth has. been. forgotten, today's .- anthchild cult is: one of frank ‘narcissistic, Belf- - 'S-fulfillment.. ‘Children. belong only. insofar as they.” ‘further that seifinterest.. - How meh more of the: “Me slllosophy ean our. 4 : 7 society take?...'The. decision of one woman to‘opt for. ° ‘L:Q.at some point In time God will physically remove’... ” hin or her from’ the earth, so he-or. she willl not be gondernnéd withthe world (1 Corinthians 11;31-32). ” *:Now I realize that there is.a lot more to this subjedt ‘as far.as-the word of God is concerned, . However I” hope by the Grace of God in Christ thal God the Holy "Spirit will start you searching in the word, of God to ° : ‘see these things’ for yourself, ‘The grave as some "hope" is not the end. “For the "worm dies not. See Isaiah 66:24; Mark 9: 42-48 (Ilell is . Gehenna is Lake of Fire); ‘Luke ‘16: 19-31; Acts -|-- 7:43; Revelations 20: 11-15. Further exhortations to the following scriplures is ‘untuaded: al West. Coast terminals “injects about $200 into. abortion asthe solution. to her problem, ‘multiplied - - ‘millions of times around the world, has a devastating’ - = on our'sociély asa whole. There isa: cheap 2 placed, ‘on humati life.. Many have. fought and: : in wars not of their own'‘choosing. But we cannot: * "justify one wrong by another, Must we corripound: - - “our problems by letting wholesale, abortion be. our - - choice for the next generation? ~~.” ~.. Weheed to see our children agains as precious gifta, _ our inheritance,’ ‘ou' blessing; not an iin nvenience -), . a 20 year burden, Pareritingis a privileg Be a.wellas ” alurily'as a a responsibility. .1t i3 time fo show our "+ people and assume. pronety. the responsibility that ” “sas! been given us. ‘sinceréiy=. _ oT ’ -NanShears: > wy im FULTON Sk ac MP 3 week a a very important report entitled me Ba ” tering” was tabled in’ the “Howe: of Commons. M Colleague, Margaret Mitchell, the M.P. for Vancouver E ‘who is: responsible for implementing the recommendations of the report. Our caucus is treating the issua very seriqusly and this week, I arn pleased to provide a “guest editorial” that was * written by Margaret Mitchell: Any comments you may Have would be appreciated. . a ” Margaret Mitchell, MP. - - __ || Why did some.male Members of Parliament gutfaw when the House of Commons was told that one out of 10 men. regularly beats his wife? The. most charitable answer would be- that it was, a . _ defensive reaction to hard and cruel facta, . + The report by the House Standing Committee on Haalth and Welfare, entitled “Wife Battering,” can be a shocking ‘affront to those who belleve they represent the happy _ .ttaditional family model. of breadwinner: father, memaker mother and 2,2 well-a usted children. ° - Ag the New Democratic Party representative on “the Standing Committee, I saw e traditional values challenged repeatedly by well-qualified witnesses. who told us: "Wife battering knows no. geographic, economic: oF cultural boundaries. Any woman can find herself a bat tered spouse; Wife-beating is rarely a onetime’ occurrence. “ite: hed ird of the women interviewed jn one survey conducted for c were beaten weekly or even daily; —Wite-battering often reaults in serious injury. Fully 2 spouse killing the other. + Wife-battering is one of Canada’s biggest cover-ups. ‘It is ‘dutifully obscured on police oecurrence shieete and social worker case reports as a “domestic dispute’ or “family violence.” dedicated to preserving family values, not to ensuring | the health and safety of.the victims. In our soclety recon- tells. the cost-in human suffering, - officers ‘ignore domestic calls ar quickly conciliate ‘and or docu trient the injuries as evidence as they would for an ‘assault or a rape case; lawyers who could give immediate help by obtaining, restraining orders, interim custody’. and’ .. pasaession of the far %.Any action; eee rerey eye gigeeeah seeng Mactan tines ale eho cra a wn gh iT Canadian’ women who go battered and unhelped. . Of course the question often asked is “Why don’t these. * women do something to help themselves?” . . And our committee learned that battered wives often ., have little money to live on and litle access to professional: “help, | . by a transition house or shelter, In 1960, there were only 63 for all of Canada, and they are often run down; overcrowded and underfunded. Once a woman makes the break she finds many more ment becomes a “Catch 22” ordeal of trying to raise money fora rent deposit while trying to convince a social welfare agency she has an independent address. ae A-woman who leaves will more likely than not become’ ‘one of the single-parent families headed by.a woman who lives below the poverty line. ; ‘members: began to see why. many women just give up. ‘The _ struggle looks hopeless, the outcome appeats to be certain . defeat. : As Members of Parliament we must begin’ a very long ‘and: arduous task of reveralng. this deeply- felt sense of -. defeatism, Obviously, it is essential that we have ‘more _ than 14 women ‘in the House of Commons. ; _ The primary ‘finding of our report was the lack of law enforcement and the inelfectiveness of the courts in -wife- baftering cases. Parliament is responsible for the criminal . assault will be charged and dealt with in court. . Second, we mit also recognize that the apport . for- "women who leave home must, be greatly improved through funding for transition housing, | "neglected basement of human relations {i this country. If . defensive laughter has “betrayed them. ‘partly into provincial jurisdictions but this is no excuse for ‘ot starting immediately, - S ‘pressing - to ensure that the ministers act decisively. - ‘Anything less sustalns a national fragedy.. Walesa guarded. the Canadian Advisory Council on tlie’ Status of Women : per cent of Canadian homicidal deaths are the reeult of one . The legal, medical and social institutions | ‘which daily - come into contact with wife-baltering are traditionally -ciliation is given priority over. separation and the: report , The committee members-heard the sorry details: police .., leave; doctors treat the bruises but don’t ask questions * abdut battering; hospitals do not respond to bettering cases ; wee 1g jee deg” added to the 500,008.” have no place to go, no protection from their husbands, ‘Half of the Canadian population lives in areas not served . ” difficulties, A ‘seemingly simple lask of renting an apart: . Given these barriers toa new start in life, the committee . - law in Canada; we must make it piain that all who commit™ “Third, there must also be a public éaicitton progtam ‘hat.’ aoe -willtinally shine the bright sfotlight into what has been the.” there aré a few.MPs down there then ga be it »'perbaps | their. .Some of the 17 recommendations in the report fall at Teast Lo. q Seven are in the federal area exclusively: We will be vs WARSAW (Rteuter).---Silidarity leddér Lech Walesa is |i -vituprisoried in-a ‘huni ing. dodge: ‘guarded by: aviny walls al “|” and the New Democratic Party. ¢ritic on womeri’s issues . raised the matter and was met with laughter from the “government benches, particularly. the, solicitor general, on i. iuday: a ae witha. aged ens OS ls Mt: _ surrounded -by-gaine-filled forest. - gilerek, tw entertain top-level visitors, including Presidents Ais, about 1.5 kilometres-from-the lity, village-af Juree: “nearest town is Ustrayk Doine, ° hi where Walesa is: bethig held, the’ heal conan ny. T” Proverbs’ 4:23; "Multhew 6: 22:23, ‘Ephesians z: 8-8; “short-walk: seinen borderin ane uf the iniust igolated —*: - Leutherécuf southeate oland, travellers frumjthe area ‘sald ae f They said Walesa, kept in isolation in a. ‘government ‘villa: . "al Olweck near ‘Warsaw imtil early last: ‘nunthyts lucked up ., “ab Arlamow. 8 luxury hinting. ‘ludge near a tishing river and in “The lidge was used by former Coromuniat leader averd coe ; Tetof Yugoslavia and Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France. °° ~rhowa and:its groitids are byrdered by a wire fence. ‘The © Wilesn’s wife, Danula, is due- to visit Her teaband ; ; _Tihursday: When she passed through Wargaw on Mon day'on of * her way from her hivue in Gdansk she sald she did nol know -