OK, so you missed the last Gordon's Acoustic
Living Room of 2004. It was a good one, too!
The Pope of the Sinclairs was there! Watch out for details of our upcoming
tour to Scotland!
Don't worry! We'll be back in the new year at the Free Times Café, 320 College Street,
on lots of Sunday nights in 2005, starting with Sunday, January 16. It
won't be a regular week of the month, so keep an eye on the website for dates. All
shows start at 8:00 p.m. - except . . .
It'll be a double shot of Celtic Eclectic in January!
We'll be doing a special show on Burns Night, Tuesday, January 25, starting at
10:00 p.m.
Mind the
haggis!
In the
meantime,
you can catch Cooler By The
Lake at the LOFT fundraiser at St. James Cathedral at
7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6.
LOFT
(Leap of Faith, Together) is a Community Service organization which offers
permanent housing, community outreach and supportive housing services to over
2,500 vulnerable and homeless people at 50 sites in the Greater Toronto area and
York Region.
There'll be a star-studded cast and us, so dig deep.
Last year's concert raised $75,000!
If you're in the Simcoe Chess Club or the Port Dover Divers'
Club, I'll see you soon with Patio Dave & the Lanterns
at your holiday parties. If you're not, well ho, ho, ho anyway! Get
shopping!
Wayne Neon
416-407-7009
www.wayneon.ca
From the Web -
An open letter . . .
Dear President Bush;
Thank you for doing so much to educate people
regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from you and understand why you
would propose and support a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage.
As you said, "in the eyes of God marriage is based between a man and a woman." I
try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to
defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that
Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination... End of debate.
I do need some advice
from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Laws and how to follow
them.
1. Leviticus 25:44
states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are
purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to
Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
2. I would like to sell my
daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what
do you think would be a fair price for her? (I'm pretty sure she's a
virgin).
3. When I burn a
bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord
- Lev.1:9. The problem is, my neighbors. They claim the odor is not
pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
4. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the
Sabbath. Exodus 35:2.clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally
obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it? How can
I help you here?
5. A
friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination -
Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree.
Can you settle this? Aren't there 'degrees' of abomination?
6. Lev.21:20 states that I may not approach the
altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading
glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?
7. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the
hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.
19:27. How should they die?
8. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a
dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
9. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different
crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two
different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and
blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting
the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn
them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep
with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14) I know you have studied these
things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I
am confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us
that God's word is eternal and unchanging. It must be really great to be
on such close terms with God and his son, even better than you and your own Dad,
eh?
