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Lette I'S to the editor Rock music is pornographic To the Editor: In response to letters defending heavy metal rock music - I total- ly agree with Carol Switzer that this pornographic music is not on- ly damaging but can cause death to many who listen to it. Public opinion is the most powerful force in a democratic nation. Citizens get the kind of society they are willing to tolerate. Isn't it time to call a halt and speak out against the satanism in 'Dark Metal Por- nographic" music. Whatever we hear or read af- fects us for good or evil - no mat- ter what we care to believe. Of course anyone obsessed with this music will "'deny" the negativism it creates; - similarily ask a drug addict or alcoholic if they have a problem and they will deny it. That's human nature. Even politi- cians deny a recession. I would like to address an even greater problem which this type of music leads to and that is teen satanism. Dr. Rob Tucker; M. Ed. Executive Director of the Council on Mind Abuse (COMA) was invited by the Durham Board of Education to give a workshop on Cults and Satanic Rituals at a Pickering High School in June/89. The article from Oshawa times on June 16/89 by Greg McDowell headlines Durham Board Must Prepare to Deal With Satan. He claims one of the main reasons for increase in teen satanism is "Heavy Metal Music' (Taken from the 26 page booklet "Teen Satanism' presented at Ritual Abuse: Fact of Fiction) a con- ference given by the Institute for The Prevention of Child Abuse - May 29/89. So I would like to extend an in- vitation to those unbelievers or ones in "denial" to attend an up- coming Conference on Satanism with Rob Tucker to be held on December 7/90 at Durham Col- lege. Durham College has found the need for another Conference addressing this issue and has in- vited this man from COMA because of his experience in de- programming people who have been traumatically damaged or victimized by cults, etc. He states, "In the subculture of Satanic youth the dabbler groups, certain forms of Heavy Metal music predominate. Music by Slayer, Celtic Frost, Ozzy Ozbourne and others can be distinguished by its overt promotion of Satanic ideology. Titles should be reveal- ing enough. "Sabbath Bloody Sab- bath,"" "Looking Down the Cross," "The Number of the Beast." Tucker continues, I invite the reader to look closely at these lyrics during the next visit to the record store. This music maybe just a "Commercial scam" but its' content speaks directly to Satanism and its thrust is, I sub- mit, much more than just enter- tainment. Tucker says, "Two themes, for example, emerge clearly in this 'Dark Metal." The first is suicide, the second is ritual killing and mutilation." Remember Geraldo Rivera series on Satanism. Remember in April 1989, a gruesome cult performing human sacrifices was uncovered (near Brownsville, Texas). Two cases recently in Ontario have in- volved allegations of ritual abuse with very young children. Page 6 of Teen Satanism, states 'suicide is promoted as an answer to life's problems, as a kind of ritual or religious act of courage and devo- tion. Songs such as "Suicide Solu- tion," "Mandatory Suicide," "Killing Yourself To Live," "Suicidal Winds"' extol the virtues of this "Solution." A case has recently been laun- ched in the U.S. by parents who feel their son's suicides occurred as a result of the influence of Heavy Metal Music. Killing and mutilating others is also pro- moted as an act of Catharsis. Again here are a few titles: "Kill- ing is My Business And Business is Good!" Spill The Blood," "Bodily Dismemberment' - The list goes on. Tucker gives an ex- ample so obscene it couldn't be repeated here. Tucker finally observes "one can only guess what effect these kinds of lyrics can have on youth who listen to them daily, relentlessly, obsessively. The music seems to cement some Satanic youth groups together and is often a strong influence on "Solitary" Satanists as well. Certainly music like this could heavily interest children already tending toward pathological fantasies, but it is ap- parently attractive to "normal"' kids as well. There may be two different kinds of adolescent satanists, but both types seem united by their love of Dark Metal Music and by the systematically pathological content in it. Finally in the Toronto Sun, March 12/90 - a full page article by Peter Smith headlines "Fade to Black" shows parents of Chilton Thur, age 14 who had committed suicide, in shock. The mystified mom believes a mysterious cult has taken hold of many children (up to 40 kids) in Lethbridge Alberta and has in- fluenced three to commit suicide. Bev Merrick, mother of Ashley, the third boy to die believes kids in the cult have made a pact and that others will follow. Ashley left a suicide note, asking that a heavy metal song '"'Fade to Black' by the group Metalica be played at his funeral. "The kids knew beforehand that he was go- ing to hang himself," said Bev. "They rang within 30 minutes wanting to know if he'd left a suicide note, and if he'd mention- ed the "music" in it. Rhea Thur, mother of the brilliant artist son, Chilton aged 14, who also commit- ted suicide smeared the words, "To Live is To Die' across his body in his own Blood. For our kids sake, Listen, Speak Out and if necessary Throw Out this Dark Metal Music. Personal Statements - Not necessarily statements of these organizations. M. Johansen Member of Canadians For Decency and Durham Board of Education, Family Life Advisory Committee - Parent Rep. Port Perry. Queen's Park MPP report by Gord Mills, M.P.P. Durham East Prior to my election to the Pro- vincial Government, I often wondered what the MPP for the riding did each week. My own feelings were amplified somewhat last week, during a conversation I had with an Orono resident. This person, who shall remain anonymous, caught me riding my" bicycle up the village, the day after the recount. "Well he said, "now the recount is done with, I guess you can start to work for us." "I'll try" I said, as I cycled on my way. These remarks stuck with me, and in a way made me just a lit- tle upset. After all, hadn't I been working as the MPP since September 7th. As I thought more about the remark, I began to think many people must wonder how the MPP puts in his time. Since my wages come in part from taxpayers in Durham East, I thought I would attempt to keep you informed, as best I can, of the things I do weekly. I hope you like the idea, and as time passes, I hope you write either to me, or as a letter to the Editor, about things of interest to you. The past week took me down to the Solicitor General's in Toron- to, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day, and again on Friday. Most of that time was spent being brief- ed by the Deputy Minister and his staff, on proposed legislation to be introduced in the new parliament. On Wednesday afternoon I was pleased to greet grade 10 students in the Legislature, from St. Stephen's School in Bowmanville. Wednesday evening was spent at the Bowmanville Arena Complex, waiting for the judicial recount to be made final. Thursday was spent ordering furniture and ar- ranging the installation of telephones at the Bowmanville Constituency Office at 68 King Street East. That evening 1 went to Port Perry to attend their Library Board's Fund Raising Dinner and Auction. "'Charlie Farquharson" from Parry Sound entertained. It was a lot of fun, including the cracks from "'Charlje'" about that DPea'er Gord Mills, and his friend 'Bob something' who real- ly is still attending high school somewhere. Friday evening was spent at the Newcastle Community Hall as a guest of the New Optimist Club at their Charter Night, and installa- tion of officers. Saturday morning I met with the executive directors of Wilmot Creek, in, arder that concerns of that community can be properly addressed. And, on Saturday evening I met with the Minister of Agriculture at Queen's Park, to become part of a new rural advisory council that will deal with rural needs of those MPP"s representing rural districts. This committee will be looking into many rural issues, in- cluding farm credit rates, farm land uses, and rural post offices. So another exciting week passes into the history books. I look forward to keeping everyone informed of the things I do as your representative at Queen's Park. Editor's Note: Mr. Mills has been appointed Parliamentary Assis- tant to the Solicitor General. Halloween co by Florence Ashton Euchre results last Thursday night are as follows: 11 tables were played. Ladies first prize went to Mary Poots, second prize to Violet Linton. Men's first to Don Linton, second to Harold Fisher. Lone hands to Art Budd. Lucky door prize winner Art Richardsqn. 50/50 draw won by Violet Linton. Next euchre will be on November 1st. Halloween costumes optional. Jim and Elaine Ewing of © There's no time to waste!" 2 out real solutions together. # duction together. / for a change! Orangeville visited with lanes parents Theo and Joan Knight, over the weekend. Brooklin Hor- ticultural Society will hold their annual Christmas Workshop with Veronica Colangelo, at Burns Church on Saturday, November 10th. Registration from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.. Cost is $20.00 including lunch. To reserve call Margaret Davis at 655-4825. St. John's Anniversary next Sunday at Port Perry. 11:00 a.m. at 7:30 p.m.. Sr. Citizens choir will & A theme that came up again and again at the confer- # ence was that every sector of society must become in- # volved in finding solutions, since we are all "stakeholders' @ in the kind of world we are working toward. It's fine for envi- § # ronmentalists to complain about the host of problems that § #® concern us, but we also need to make sure that we be- # come a positive force in identifying the changes that need § # to be made. It's easy to be critical of business and govem- # ment, for example, and ta see only the negative aspects of 2 what they do, but surely the time has come for all sectors 2 of society-business, government, environmentalists, the 2 consumer - to sit down at the same table and begin to hash = One of the great benefits of a gathering like this was @ the opportunity it gave to representatives of all these differ- 2 ent groups to meet and be exposed to one another's views. # | managed on one occasion, for example, to get myself into # a heated exchange with a fellow who works for Tetrapak. It # didn't take us long to figure out that we are on opposite #8 sides of the fence when it comes to our views on the social @ usefulness of drinking boxes! But | also talked to a man #2 who works for Procter and Gamble, and though we disa- #% gree strongly about the "need" for disposable diapers, | like § & to think that we both learned a little about "the other guy's # point of view,' and about how we might work on waste re- & Among other interesting activities, | listened to Ameri- § # can futurist and author Hazel Henderson express her views & #% about the need for major changes in the way we think & # about global economics, toured the Detroit Energy from & & Waste .incinerator {catching a glimpse of poverty much # 22 closer to home than the Third World along the way}, and & 2 listened to a well-known American archaeologist tell a cap- #2 tivated audience of several hundred what he has been #% learning about the things North Americans are really throw- % ing in the garbage. Bill Rathje succeeded in making the & 2 usually serious topic of garbage enormously funny, and it & % was a.real pleasure to sit and have a few laughs about it a As feared, I'm not sure that I've managed to convey # what a tremendous experience | found this conference to 2 be. | did come away with one unmistakeable impression - 2 that we CAN all make a difference in the job of trying to % save this planet. Reducing our own personal contribution to # the garbage problem is a goal that each and every one of § # us can work toward, starting now. We can all practice the 3 § % R's as faithfully as possible, and take pride in seeing the # difference that it makes. Garbage is certainly not the only # problem our environment is faced with, but it is probably @ the simplest one for us to have an immediate impact on. 2 With the recent announcement of two candidate areas for PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE -- Tuesday, October 13, 1990 -- 15 The Environment by Janet Banting THE R.C.O CONFERENCE I've just spent an exhausting but incredibly interesting three days at the Recycling Council of Ontario's 11th annu- al conference, held this year in Windsor. It was my first 8 R.C.O. conference, and | can't even believe how much ac- tivity and information were packed into a few short days. It was fantastic! I'm not sure | cap really do justice to the ex- perience in this short column, but I'm going to give it a try. Our first speaker was Ruth Grier, Ontario's new Minis- ter for the Environment {and also Minister for the Greater #8 Toronto Area). This was her first major public appearance # since being named Environment Minister, and she gave a 8 rousing speech about the need for EVERYONE in Ontario ® to become involved in more responsible efforts at reducing # waste. It was good to hear her reiterate the position that @ the R.C.O. has held for some time: that we must now put # increasing emphasis on the first two "R's" of waste reduc- # tion, namely Reduction and Reuse, and take care not to #8 depend solely on Recycling. As well, she pointed out that # we have to involve people of all ages in the fight to pre- # serve our environment. She concluded with the comment, 2 "Let's put real management back into waste management. provide the music in the morning and the Country Four Quartet in the evening. There will be no church service at Burns next Sun- day. Church school at 10:00. We look forward to Sunday, November 11th, when once again we welcome to Burns "The Tor- chmen' from St. Catherines. They will be "In Concert' at 7:30 p.m.. Plan to join together for a fine evening of Gospel Music and fellowship. We welcome everyone both near and far to join with us. po tr a en, A i 4 wl oA Tt PEI ys TV ly PE Nd Sl Bl a Ser Gg