hifthy Free Press. Wednesday. Qoer,192,Pg9 God, god gv..et oDURHAMI togthrsays frmer moderator, e:~ THE VERY REVEREND CLARKE MACDONALD By Mark Reesorý God and good government go hand in hand, says the former moderator of te United Chùrch, the Very Reverend Clarke Mac- Donald. "I believe you can séparate church and state,» MacD~onald told the ninth anual. Mayor's Pratyer Breakfast Saturday. 'But I don't believe you can se2arate God and good goenent. MacDonald says the church is conimitted to justice and fair play in the way people are trea- tdthe sanie thînigs People like Nelfson Mandela or Archibishop Desmond Tutu are working for. "I see the spirit of God moving ini the social conicerns the churches have.., if. the church has forgotten or nèver, learned how te care, then it's forgotten 1its'vision.1. MacDonald says Christians look at the world's problems in -a different way, or should. He tells of how Mother Theresa, and' Gordon Sinclair arrived in India about the. sainie tume. He says Sinclairsa al the misery and suffering and said 'Qed, i.fyou* have the power,- then why don't you do something about it? Either you don't tare or you don't have the power -- either way it1 doesn't matter.' -Mother t'heresa saw the sanie thing, says MacDonald, and said 'God.what do you want me to do abou'tit' -- «thatf5 the difference having Christ in your life makes.' He points to the former .East Germnany. asan'example of the difference that can niake. On a visit> there, MacDonald asked a young woman what ir' like being a member of a church in a comnxunist country. He says she pointed te a sign on the walI that read «we know that God can do anything, but there's one thing he can't do; he can't forsake, those, who trust in him.» Pr-om that church, says ,Mac- Donald, began the moveinent in 1989 that eventually saw com- munism overthrown. I--o"Y111DNDSST Monte Carlo* for Umted'Way AMonteCarlotwill be helId at Heydenshore Pavilion in Whithy, on Nov. 13 to raise funds for the United Way. Ieta nimght for people te go out and prtnd te be big-tinie spendpes like in Las Vegas,' says organizer'Jim Ward. "Itfs an evening ofentertainnient.» Fiftyý volunteers will help run the event. The Monte Carlo will start at 8 à .m There will be 18 tables with Pferent ganes such- as black- jack, pokerand Wheel of Fortune on each of them. Tickets cost '$10, and each visiter receives $1,0'00 in play At 1130 p.m., there will be an auction. "At the end of the evening, the funny money you have earned, you can use te bid in the auction of things that WiIl be donated by different businesses,» says, Ward. WHAT'S LOW WN FAT, CALORIES & PRICE -AND TASTES GREAT? Th e Micro. Die.t. lt'*s delicious, nutritiaus and ultra-affordable. Over 4' million people in over20couniries have used it. Don't put off having a better body anotherd&ay. For free information, contact your Independent Micro Diet Advisor. IXPTRICIA EVANS-LUCS MICRO Indperiden$Adwisor - (416) 576-6792 FuIIyftained teacher and assistant. OFFERS FULL NURSERY SCHOOL *AND KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS For further Information: 668-9691 or 668-6442 1 -