Ann Landers column on sexuality and address forms
In this Ann Landers column fragment readers discuss homosexuality and its classification, civil rights, and personal identity. The piece covers debates within psychiatry about sexual orientation, distinctions between lifestyle and disorder, and a reader who prefers formal Mrs. Jane Doe addressing. It also notes women wanting to be called by their own names and a request for pamphlet on alcoholism.
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American Pyschiatric Association
American Psychiatric Association
John Doe
Jane Doe
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Polly's Problem Letters to Dear Polly on ants and card care
A reader asks how to locate and kill front lawn ant nests with boiling water. Others suggest corn meal for worn playing cards, and using tape lines to curb a child's TV time and teach time. A third letter requests guidance on capitalization in editorial pages, and a sewing machine tip notes keeping a cloth under the presser foot and monthly oiling.
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Polly
Elanore
Lutherans Enliven Worship With Shared Hymnal Plan
The Lutherans move toward a common worship book and hymnal to unite three major branches. The eight day biennial Boston convention heard that the goals include a single hymnal by 1978 for about 9 million Lutherans worldwide, balancing doctrinal soundness with singability and popular hymns added based on surveys.
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New York
Martin Luther
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Robert J. Marshall
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inter-Lutheran Commission
Marshall
Jesus
Glorieta Baptist Center to host big Church Training Leadership Conference
More than 1,800 church workers and families are expected at the Church Training Leadership Conference from August 7 to 13 at Glorieta Baptist Conference Center New Mexico. The program features leadership sessions for staff and volunteers, writers’ conference, various worship services, a bicentennial street fair with age group displays, Bible study sessions, and a Youth Bible Drill with speakers and staff from Baptist institutions.
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N.M
Baptist Conference
Ralph Langley
Willow Meadows Baptist Church
Houston
William M. Pinson Jr
First Baptist Church
Wichita Falls
Lavonn Brown
Norman
Okla
William J. Reynolds
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Baptist Sunday School Board
Cynthia Clawson
New York City
Phillip B. Harris
Norman E. Hodges
Nowell to receive preacher's license
David Nowell son of Rev Homer Nowell will be licensed to preach at Calvary Baptist Church where his father pastors. At 18 he will deliver a sermon at the 11 a.m. service. A Pecos High School graduate of 1976 he edited the Eagle Echo and led the debate team. He worked with Texas Baptist Men at youth camps across multiple states for three summers and belongs to the Royal Ambassadors. He plans to enter Wayland Baptist College this fall.
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Eagle Echo
Science Club
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Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Royal Ambassadors
Boys Mission Organization
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Public Nutrition Lecture Tonight in Pecos Church
Sam Jorden founder of Life Unlimited Christian Center Odessa will lecture on nutrition at 7 p.m. today at the Church of Pecos. The talk invites the public to attend and learn practical nutrition guidance.
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Life Unlimited Christian Center
Odessa
Church of Pecos
Calvary hosts Gulfport youth group concert night
Calvary Baptist Church in Gulfport Miss hosts a youth group gathering tonight with handbell choir and three other groups. Rev Homer Nowell invites the public to attend free starting at 8 p.m. Eddy Streets Jorden will return to lecture three hours on Satan's deception of mankind's nutrition. Baby sitting provided free of charge.
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Calvery Baptist Church
Gulfport, Miss
Homer Nowell
Eddy Streets
Jorden
Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship
Satan
Equal rights drive faces Israeli religious limits
New York AP Tamar Eshel, general secretary of Israel's Working Women's Council, argues for gender equality within religiously governed marriage and personal status laws. She cites progress like ending pay-scale gaps and emphasizes education, training, and expanded public schooling to raise women’s employment. The group, backed by Pioneer Women, pushes day care, housing for orphans, and adult education amid Israel's military and economic preoccupations.
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New York
Tamar Eshel
Eshel
International Council of Women
Vancouver
Canada
Israel
Outdoor Cemeteries Turn Into Classrooms In Philadelphia
Rhodes Middle School in Philadelphia uses local cemeteries as outdoor classrooms under the Operation Cemetery program. Principal Dr Edward Stranix secured a $3000 grant from the U S Office of Education to fund a science and history project workbook. The effort, started in 1973 74, now involves 80 percent of the faculty and has inspired similar programs nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Julian Shanks
Cheryl Rogers
E. Washington Rhodes Middle School
Edward Stranix
Rhodes
U.S. Office of Education
United States
Canada
Stranix
Stuffed turkey sermon compares believer to roast
Rev R L Scraper frames a Thanksgiving message with three points: a Christian must be stuffed with the love of God, trials heat and purify, and heat hardens exterior while softening the inner heart. He notes people may tell you to be more like a stuffed turkey, implying growth in faith through hardship.
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God
Jesus
Seeds From The Sower Poetry Reflections On Faith
Michael A Guido reflects on faith, prayer, and praise in global trials. A Maryland church robbery tale contrasts with martyrdom imagery as believers sing in adversity. The piece elevates steadfast witness, citing Psalm 146 and a martyr’s resolve.
Church Page Copy Deadline and Photo Calls
Deadline for church page copy is Wednesday afternoon. Church news not turned in by that time will be held until the following Friday. Enterprise staffers will take photos of special church events when appointments are made in advance with the editorials staff. Call 445-5475 and give name of church place and time.
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