Pope outlines mosaic of conservatism and social urging
Pope John Paul II during his Latin America visit presents a mosaic of doctrinal restraint and social eloquence defending peasants and workers. He insists the church stay spiritual not political, rejects liberation theology, and urges focus on faith while fighting malnutrition and land denial without violence.
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Mexico City
John Paul II
Latin America
Christ
Conference of Latin American Bishops
Jesus
Nazareth
Buchheim to Join Wartburg Seminary Faculty in Dubuque
Bishop Durwood Buchheim president of the Iowa District ALC since 1976 will resign Sept. 1 to join Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque as a faculty member teaching preaching. His successor will be elected June 8 to 10 in Waverly.
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Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Durwood Buchheim
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Buchheim
ALC
Wartburg
Iowa District Council
Waverly
South Dakota
Waterloo
Bruno Schlachtenhaufen
Mixed church reactions to U S relations with China
Church leaders greeted President Carter’s move toward full diplomatic ties with Communist China as a step toward world peace and potential resumed church work in China while voicing grass roots education needs and Taiwan concerns. Mainline Protestant and Orthodox bodies welcomed the step. Roman Catholic bishops were not unified.
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Michael Fu Ti-shan
Peking
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mary
U.S
China
Carter
National Council of Churches
Franklin Woo
National Council
China Desk
Woo
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Washington
Council
Claire Randall
William P. Thompson
National Catholic News Service
Church leaders weigh Carter China move and ties with Taiwan
Religious figures from the Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Maryknoll and other groups debate U S diplomatic recognition of China. Some praise the shift as enabling mission work and Christian presence, while critics warn it could offend Taiwan. The United Church of Christ endorses the action as overdue and urges active church involvement in the new cross Strait dialogue.
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U.S
China
Lutheran Church In America
Mond de Jaegher
Taiwan
Cater
Senate
Carl McIntire
Collingwood
N.J
Carter
National Council
United Church of Christ
Stockholders launch south African campaign
New York City based ICCR and the National Council of Churches say 52 church and educational groups filed shareholder resolutions with 30 American companies to pressure South Africa divestment and end apartheid. Resolutions target loans, withdrawals, and curbs on expansion, with voting at annual meetings in spring unless settled earlier.
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New York City
National Council of Churches
Africa
Interfaith Center On Corporate Responsibility
ICCR
Southern Africa
Timothy Smith
Zimbabwe
Namibia
South Africa
U.S
Exxon
United States Steel
American Cyanamid
Fluo
Sperry Rand
Burroughs
Control Data
Eastman Kodak
Mobil
Standard Oil
California
Rhodesia
United Nations
United States
Church Women United
American Friends Service Committee
United Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Presbyterian Church In
Lutheran Church In America
American Baptist Churches
Reformed Church In
America
The
Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Society of Jesuits
Maryland
Marianist Order
Adrian Dominican Sisters
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
New York
Dominican Fathers
Maryknoll Sisters
Bryn Mawr College
Oberlin College
Lansing
Ich
Committee On Lutheran Unity
American Lutheran Church
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Canada
Lutheran Church In America-Canada
Edith the Good begins at St Mark's Lutheran class
The adult class at St Mark's Lutheran Church will start a six session course titled Edith the Good using tape recordings from All in the Family to explore Edith Bunker theology. Sessions begin Sunday at 9 40 a m for area adults. Community members welcome.
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St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
First Ave
Edith the
Edith Bunker
Gospel concert and church youth event announced
Gospel Lads Quartet of Joplin Missouri will host a Sunday concert at Antioch Church of Christ Marion YMCA at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge. Central Assembly of God hosts Youth Emphasis Day Sunday at 10 30 a.m with Rev Gary Pilcher and singer Kathy Kelsey. Father Martin Pfath will speak on criminal justice Sunday 5 30 to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church and Church of the Brethren.
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Marquis Hall
Coe College
Allan Kellar
Coe
Morris Lynch
Bethel Baptist Church
Eighth Avenue
10Th Street
Marion
First Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
Elmer J. Hjortland
American Lutheran Church
Sun City
Ariz
C.H. Berhenke
Gospel Lads Quartet
Joplin
Antioch Church of Christ
Marion Ymca
31St Street
10Th Avenue
Gospel Lads
Central Assembly of God Church
F Ave
Gary Pilcher
Kathy Kelsey
Springfield
Martin Pfath
Iowa
Centennial Mass to Mark St Patrick Parish Anniversary
Iowa City St Patrick parish will observe the 100th anniversary of its first mass in the present church with a mass at 2 p.m. celebrated by Bishop Gerald O Keefe and attended by past and current priests. The parish began in 1872 with construction starting in 1877 and the first mass held February 2, 1879.
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Iowa City
St. Patrick
Gerald O’keefe
Iowa City Area
Jewish theologian presents Easter view from Israel
Pinchas Lapida of Jerusalem University calls Jesus resurrection a Jewish faith experience set in Jewish tradition and insists a factual historical event is essential for faith. He notes Christianity’s rapid global spread as evidence of Easter’s reality, linking Sinai and Easter events to Judaism and Christendom. James L. Farmer was considered for a top HEW post a decade ago.
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Russelheim
West Germany
Israel
Pinchas Lapida
Jerusalem University
James L. Farmer
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Maryknoll Fathers
West
Ray
Aver D. Post
David M Stowe
Worl Ministries
Churc
Colleges
Financial Institutions
Bank of America
First Nationa Bank of Boston
Merrill Lynch and Insurance Co. of
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Carol Schaub
Julia Ann Drive
Susan Emmons
First Congregational Church
17Th St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Journal Workshop
Mercy Spiritual Center
Prairie Drive
Ann Wylder
Ira Progoff
Dialogue House
Iowa Conference Council On Ministries
Des Moines
Lavina M. Shoffner
Ames
St. Paul School of Theology
Kansas City
Lutheran Unity
McAuley Auditorium
Mount Mercy College
Campus Ministry
Mount Mercy
Midwest
Rodeo Ministry
Youth Services
First Pentecostal Church
Center Point Road
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