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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1979
Page
8
Reverend Constantine Nasr of St. George's Antiochian Orthodox Church will bless about 180 homes over the next two months. The tradition, rooted in Epiphany, uses holy water in rooms, beds, and possibly on pets and appliances.
The community schedule lists Operation Jericho at Grace Baptist Church in Marion and screenings of The Renaissance at Bethel Baptist Church. Lectures by Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor on Education and Human Values occur at Coe College. Musical programs at Bethany Lutheran and Kenwood Park United Methodist feature Christmas carols and Celebrate Life singers. A three day Bible Sharing program in Dubuque is underway with sessions across multiple sites and a seven week course on Christianity and Self Esteem at Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church. A slide show by Concordia Theological Seminary will be at Trinity Lutheran with reservations due by January 14.
Nasr recalls a Cedar Rapids priest visiting homes with holy water in a sprinkler and bottle to bless families. The service includes an altar, icon, Bible, a deceased list, and a blessed bowl of water used by all family members. The priest prays for the living and dead and blesses household items and even pets. The act is described as purification and sanctification.
The Rev. Ann Coburn of St. James Episcopal Parish in Danbury Connecticut says God is fully male and fully female. She cites Genesis and argues traditional imagery shapes worship and that a sexless God is an abstract idea.
Cardiologist Dr. Maurice Rawlings says about 20 percent of patients revived from near death report afterlife experiences, split between heaven and hell. He notes common patterns echo Moody and Kubler Ross and cites a case where a patient described hell before revival.
The year featured the death of two popes and election of a third John Paul II as the first non Italian pope in 455 years. A U.S. cult led by Jim Jones caused mass death in Guyana, while Middle East talks between Egypt and Israel showed cautious faith in peacemaking.
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