1984!

When George Orwell wrote 1984… he Wrote of a Government of absolute control. Big brother watched all that you did. The real 1984 was less organized, but just as scary. The Government of the State of Vermont heard from some “experts” and decided that “the North East Kingdom Community Church” needed to be looked at. Instead of knocking on our door, they orchestrated a pre-dawn raid. Search warrants were signed (anything in any house in the town of Island Pond Vermont) and foster care was established for our 112 children. All was in place for a well executed “ends justifies the means” sort of a police action. Fortunately there was a judge who heard from conscience rather than public opinion that day. Judge Frank Mahady said in his opinion that “this was the most illegal court action since Herod ordered the death of all children under the age of two” (I am quoting from memory, so do not hold me to the exact wording). we have done some research following the paper trail backward from that day to its origins… the documentary that we will show in the upstairs of our cafe on June 22nd is the result. June 22nd happens to be the 24th anniversary of the event. Please come join us for the film and what will prove to be a lively discussion after.