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WWM - - Oronc Weely Tlm0sa,-Wdmsday, Febnrr 24,1P Thei arrest iast week of the mani thought to be responsible for the deatb of teenage girls Leslie Mahaffey and Kristen French, anid believed to also be the v~'Scarborough Rapist' proves one thing. It is a mad, sick, crazy world out there. And, there appears to be a number of sick, vile people that leave us wondering as to what it is that goes on in their strangely borrific minds. It is believed by some sociologists that we are all a product of our environmerit. The mind that bouses our behaviours, is formed through our contact witb the society in which we are brought Up. Deviarice cari be defined as any form of behaviour that violates the norms of a social group or of society. One tbeory explains deviance as resulting flot from consistent personality traits but from the pressures of social situations and structures. No matter how you say it or explain it, it appears that many sociologists agree that Society plays a key role during our formative years, and beyond. How is it possible that a man wbo outwardly appears to live normally, witb a wife anid house in the 'burbs could succumb to a deviance that goes beyond even our greatest realm of a nightmare? Paul Bernardo was living with bis parents, wbile violating more than sixteen women and acquiring more thari forty sex charges. He was leading a quiet life in a nice home in a pleasant neighbourhood, wbile stalking youing women, sexually abusing them, raping tbem and then dumping their bodies. Hle was continually causing pain and anguish - for those wbo lost a daughter or a friend at bis bands, and for those who survived, but for the rest of their lives will have to live the horror anid the fear. Wbat kind of life did he lead. There has been no mention of a bad childbood. News footage bas shown us high school yearbook pictures and the captions below World Day of Paye at ronoChrc People of God Instruments of Hea!ing This is the theme of the 1993 service for the World Day of Prayer. The women of Guatemala invite us to unite in this service which is observed ail around the world. It is interestirig ta note tbat 1993 is the Year of Indigenous Pcoples, since the descendants of the Maya make up between balf and three quarters of the population of Guatemala. A Mayan woman, Rigoberta Mlcehu, was a Nobel Peace Prîze wvinncr in 1992. Alil in the commnuniry are iu iv i te,]ta share in tihis serv ice 7:30 pmFriday, March 5 in the I.wrHall of the Orono United them. Outwardly, Barnardo seems no different firom the average higb school boy. His first known sex crime dates back to 1983. Bernardo couldn't bave been any older than eighteen at tbe time. Could is life bave been so awful that be would need to take out bis anger at the world la the way that be did. Could tbe ten years of vicious crime to follow been his desperate attempt to lash out at the society that failed bim? Society can flot possibly be beld responsible for thîs kind of lunacy. Society bas flot become so debauched that its "pressures of social situations and structures" could drive a mani to commit such beinous crimes. Tbougb I should remain non- judgmental anidflot presenit a bias view or my own personal opinion, here it is. Simply put, the mani is a vile, disgusting pig who sbould neyer again se the ligbt of day. C%..hri*stian by Rev. Marg West Do You Try To Hide? I'd like to explore a little more tbis week on hiding from God. Last week we talked about God seeiag everything we do. I'd like ta look tbis week at otber things we bid la our bearts. How about burts we receive as children? We tend ta pusb thern deep down la our inner most being don't we? Then the walls of defence start to, huild. We find ourselves trying to defend ourselves from confrontations with others or wben someone says sometblag about us that we know to be truc but we just don't like ta, think that people cari see it in us. (Jealously, gossip, lying, etc.) We defend. It's because of thîs, that or some other reason that we are this way. Defence. Most of the burts and disappointments we receive as cbildren were flot our faults. As little cbildren there was notbing we could do about some of tbe situations in our lives. Shame because of an alcoholie father or mother, physical, sexual or mental abuse. What could a small cbild do Corner about it? Children are victims. They are flot strong enough mentally or physically to defend tbemselves, and most of the time no one listens to them because they are children, Defences start to build. As they get older and still cant seem toe get rid of the hurts and disappomrtments more bricks in the wall of defence are put in place. Pretty soon no one cari get near ta theru. They just get more anid more defensive about themselves. It's always because of. God sees those hurts and disappointments the saine as He sees the good and evil deeds we do. You can be set free of those hidden secrets that only you and God know about. Ask the Lord to show you the things you need to be free from and He will show you. You then need to forgive those people who hurt you. Yes You need to forgive, even though you were the victim. Those who hurt you very likely were also hurt as children. Then you need to ask God to help you forgive yourself. Because we tend to think things are our fault we need to forgive ourselves. When you do this you wil find a real différence in your life. You will ot be going around always blaming yourself, and you will be free to love those that hurt you. Trust Jesus to help you. He's a good and loving God. Ask Him into your life today. You may flot have tomorrmw. Only God knows wben Our time bere on eartb is fulfilled. In 2 Corinthians Ch. 6 - Vs. 2, it says, MI have heard you in a time accepted ( you are accepted as soon as you ask), anid in the day of salvation have 1 succoured you: (He is the one who draws us unto salvation);, now is the accepted (rigbt) time: behold now is the day of salvation." Comments or Questions, write R.R.' 2, Orono. Watch total Christian T.V. Channel 49, Buffalo.' NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE® 1X178 Lawn Tracta w/Front Blade 755 Compact U tility Tractor FARM & GARDEN LTD. JOHN', DEERE SALES &S SERVICE I~:JreTaunton Road, West of Orono us orlinDle983-9119 1-800-461-2120 vu