Church Leaders Oppose Gambling in Iowa Referendum
Iowa church leaders from Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian bodies urged a no vote on the state constitutional amendment legalizing gambling. Clergy cautioned against masking the issue as mere games of chance, stressing concerns over social harm, family ruin, and the corrupting influence of legalized gambling.
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Fifty Year Priest Plans Retirement
The Cedar Rapids area churches shared a Social Concerns poll of 12 candidates on United Methodist principles. Of 12 responses received in time, two late replies were excluded. Rev Raymond Duffy of Lycurgus will retire November 15 and reside at Villa Raphael in Dubuque. He served at St Mary’s for 20 years after ordination in 1922 and helped parish work across Dubuque Sabula Lisbon Eagle Center and Ryan groups.
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Dubuque
Father Duffy
Sumner
Loras Tallege
St. Paul Seminary
Cedar
Rapids
Charles J. Kasch
Duffy
van Vechten Park
Sabula
Lisbon
Eagle Center
Ryan
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