Married Catholic Priests Push for Return to Service
In New York CORPUS leader Rev Anthony Padovano frames the push for allowing married Catholic priests to serve. He warns the church risks punitive rules amid priest shortages, noting Vatican allowances for married converts while forbidding married native priests. He predicts optional celibacy may come, likely after John Paul II, with women priests a longer path.
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Anthony T. Padovano
U.S
Padovano
Corpus
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Morris Plains
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Terence Dosh
Minneapolis
Dash
Los Angeles
Terrance Sweeney
Jesuits
Evening With Johnny Miller at Washington Temple
Area religion news. Professional golfer and NBC golf commentator Johnny Miller will discuss his experiences at an Evening With Johnny Miller beginning at 7 30 p m June 28 at the Washington Temple Visitors Center in Kensington. A second event Apple Pie and Mom features the Soprano Consortium with six Washington singers at 7 30 p m June 29 as part of the Cultural Arts Series. The program covers classical songs about family American lullabies and works by Copland Gershwin Bernstein with vocalists Nancy Almquist Elizabeth Daniels Cathryn Frazier-Neely Catherine Huntress-Reeve Kathy Kessler Price Maureen O Day Nicolas and pianist Donna Roman. A musical celebration Let Freedom Ring honoring Independence Day features a bell choir harp and flute at 7 30 p m June 30 at the temple center with retired admiral Paul Yost speaking on America the Promised Land. For information call 587 0144. Another night AnaBel performs at 7 p m June 30 at Emmanuel Alliance Church Frederick with contact 3 0002. A voice recital at 7 p m June at Grace United Church of Christ Frederick features Marjorie Zerkel and Sharon Belt with recital including Schubert lieder Mozart Porgy and Bess Gershwin and Phantom of the Opera selections. Sponsorship by the Appalachian Task Force of the Catoctin Association United Church of Christ supports housing and health projects in Garrett County. offering will be taken.
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Johnny Miller
Washington Temple Visitors Center
Stoneybrook Drive
Kensington
Soprano Consortium
Washington Singers
Copland
Gershwin
Bernstein
Nancy Almquist
Elizabeth Daniels
Cathryn Frazier-Neely
Catherine Huntress-Reeve
Kathy Kessler Price
Maureen O'Day-Nicolas
Donna Roman
Paul Yost
US Coast Guard
America
Promised Land
Grace United Church of Christ
Second St
Frederick
Marjorie Zerkel
Sharon Belt
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Westminster
Betty Markus- Ridgeway
Western Maryland College
Morgan State University
Choral Arts Society of
Carroll County
St. Paul’s Choir
Evelyn S. Hering
St. Paul’s Church
Mozart
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Appalachian Task Force
The
Catoctin Association
United Church of Christ
Garrett County
U.S. Jewish population grows slightly in two decades
A National Jewish Population Survey shows more than 5.5 million Americans identify as Jewish, up from 5.4 million in 1970. Intermarriage rises questions about future cohesion, with many children of mixed homes raised with no religion or another faith.
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Jeffrey Scheckner
Council of Jewish Federations
Scheckner
Humanists Appeal to Christians Over Sexual Rules in Open Letter
The American Humanist Association urged Christians to embrace humanism after the Presbyterian Church rejected loosening sexual standards. Isaac Asimov led the call, claiming many traditional believers will find humanism a home. The letter notes potential growth as mainline denominations reconsider sexuality.
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New York
American Humanist Association
Organization of
Atheists
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Association
Isaac Asimov
James M. Efird
Duke University
Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Azimov
Four Methodist denominations study merger to tighten ties
Representatives of four U.S. Methodist denominations urged a study commission to explore unity and tighter ties. The four groups together claim over 13 million members and seek proposals by 1996, with room for other denominations to join.
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ST. Simons Island
United Methodist Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
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