Congressman admires church organizations
A congressman writes of his admiration for church groups and the Judeo Christian ethic. He highlights Adventists as a constructive, committed faith community with conviction and concern for people. He recalls postwar aviation outreach by SDA doctors and mission efforts across Mexico and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Clausen
Martin Luther
Lutheran Church
Billy Graham
Cameron Townseed
Wycliffe Bible Translators
Abraham Ve
Crescent City
California
Portland
San Francisco Bay Area
Los Angeles
SDA
Liga International
Yecora
Montemorelos
Navajo
Mexico
Noted Adventist advocate shares faith journey and impact
California congressman recounts his conversion through marriage to an Adventist, detailing the church's education, health, and literature work. He praises Adventist commitment to preaching teaching and healing, plus civic responsibility and separation of church and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bev
Dawn Marie
Vietnam trip aids famine aid as people-to-people effort
Church World Services led a 10 000 metric ton emergency wheat shipment to Vietnam with a YMCA YWCA delegation visiting Ho Chi Minh City to observe delivery sites hospitals and noodle factories. The trip aims at reconciliation rather than politics, emphasizing humanitarian support from American denominations and individuals.
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Susan Stoler
Associated Press
Austin, Texas
Cris Cunningham
Vietnam
Saigon
India
Church World Services
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
University Y
Ymca-Ywca
Ymcaywca
Houston
U.S
Vietnmese
Ms. Cunningham
Union Theological Seminary
New York
John Henry Faulk
William Sloane Coffin
Cunningham
First United Methodists honor church mothers on May 14
Mother's Day at First Methodist Church features a 10 55 worship service with all mothers honored. Crane Crusaders present at 6 pm service, youth urged to bring a friend. Fellowship meets 1705 Jefferson. Golden Rule group at 1301 Plum May 16 9 30 am. Prayer and Share 9 am Wednesday. Bible Study to follow at 9 19 am. Choir practice at 7 pm. Wesley group meets 4175S Plum 7 30 pm.
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First Methodist Church
Crane Crusaders
Crane
Fellowship
David Hess
Jefferson
Golden Rule
Joe Wood
Plum
Wesley Group
Carrie Mae Holloway
Religion stays in Britain's state schools under law
London reports that Shirley Williams, Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Science, states religious education remains mandatory in state schools. She notes over 70 percent of parents want religious instruction and only 2 percent opt out. The law requires instruction and corporate acts of worship in schools, unlike the U.S. system.
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London
Education and Science
Shirley Williams
Britain
U.S
Patriarch Recommends Women on Parish Councils
ISTANBUL AP Patriarch Demetrios I urges that women be accepted as parish council members while maintaining opposition to women priests. He says a priest is the bodily representative of Christ and must be male as Jesus was.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Demetrios I
Christ
Jesus
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