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Daily news stories amping up fear about perceived threat, and calling for more money to go into policing, prisons, border security, surveillance, constant vigilance.

As a girl I didn鈥檛 know my grandparents. Three died before I was born and the fourth, a grandmother, lived 3 provinces away and didn鈥檛 speak the same language as I did. I met her twice.

Managing End of Life Choices: A Symposium takes place on Sunday, March 4, 9 am to 1 pm at the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria, 3636 Shelbourne Street, Victoria, BC V8P 4H2. Cost : Registration is $15.00 in advance* or $20.00 at the door.

I am sitting in the lounge of a hotel in my home town in Scotland. It is 9:00 o鈥檆lock in the morning and many people have had their full Scottish breakfast and rushed off.

A friend of many years and I were on our way to dinner in old Montreal.

The blended aroma of fresh coffee and out-of-the-oven croissants greeted me as I entered my friend鈥檚 country kitchen. Jane grabbed her grandmother鈥檚 rose patterned fruit bowl off the counter.

鈥淎ll you need is love,鈥� sang The Beatles, which is not a bad thought to start with, though admittedly they also sang 鈥淚 am the walrus,鈥� so I would be wary of taking too much advice from pop groups.

As a leader within a church which believes Social Justice and Social Action to be at the heart of our faith I am often challenged that 鈥榬eligion should not be political鈥�.

There is a shadow side, deep in human kind about 鈥榬ighteousness.鈥� A translation of the Sermon on the Mount for example has Jesus saying,聽鈥淏lessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness鈥� sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.鈥� (Matt.

I am driving listening to the radio. Three women are being interviewed on CBC about the problem of men sexually harassing women in 91原创 politics. These women are obviously smart, strong, and well-informed.