| Show RELIGION Saturday Tbe Salt Lake Tribune - ROBERT KIRBY i r----- -- - -- 44:-- -0 ) - Utah Faithful Haven't Cut Donations By II Continued from Could Use a Few Fight Songs A lot of things put me to sleep in church My personal favorite is the music Ninety percent of all - church hymns sound like dirges sung by an anesthetized dairy herd There's no pep to them no beat no rhythm Several years ago the LDS Church redid its hymnal At the time I hoped we'd get some mainstream tunes and current lyrics About the only we had until then was Onward Christian Soldiers -- Christianity's version of a Wermacht marching song The new hymnal turned out horrible There are still no real rockers only New Age versions of what we had before — the sort of stuff the government would use to torment barricaded nuts like Kor esh and Noriega Hey beam port for the meeting The conference was held as Churches' ongoing observance of the Ecumenical Decade in Solidarity with Women which started in 1988 Peter Scarlet blood-pump- er "Take Courage Saints" and "Faint Not By the Way" against t the side of somebody's house for a couple of hours and they'd do anything including 100 percent of their home teaching just to get you to cut it the hell out Taking a cue from the LDS ' church — most of our gospel Junes have their origins in other faiths — I've come up with some 'fine tunes for the next hymnal I "Born to Be Mild" — A celes tialized version of the old Step penwolf hit with such lyrics as "hit the temple 'running" and "Take the world in a modest embrace" "Leader of the PEC" — The Shangri-La- s did the original ' in '64 The LDS version goes "I met him at the chapel door!" backed up insipidly by "Yes we get the spirit" ' jil "Me and Bishop Agree" — A :gapel take-of- f of the only No 1 hit 'Janis Joplin ever had Eight rambling verses about a disciplin 'all: council that ends well E "There's Sussudio in My Soul :Today" — Phil Collins did the original Remixed into an LDS hymn perfect for clos- - ' church-approve- d t r 1 'get-dow- back-u- p church-banne- d : : saxes E "Strangers In the Right" — An oldie for those who feel :threatened by more practice tunes A Sunday School melody especially for mixed congregations of and old Also great for sin:young gleis wards : III "Mama Told Me I Had to Come" — Inspirational primary :song originally done by Three Dog Night and remixed as a :catchy reminder to youngsters a "Oh Thou Rock and Roll of :Ott Salvation" — Joan Jett and d the Blackheart& Not a big to be one of those itei tunes choristers love to make the 'entire congregation stand up and sing a "These Boots Are Made for :Tracting" — "And one of these :days these boots are gonna tract all over Yuma Arizona" An MTC 'favorite II "Sunday Sunday" — Origi:nally sung by the Mamas and the 'Papas Redone by the church correlation committee to provide an upbeat look at modern Mormonism with such lyrics as "Sunday Sunday can't rest that day" an American II "We're Church" Rippin' Grand Funk tune Rewritten for the express purpose of allaying foreign fears "We're coming to your land we want to be your friend we're an Anierican church" Okay it doesn't rhyme but neither do some traditional hymns MI "Bad Bad Elder Brown" — "You know the south side of a Chicago is a godless side of town" 'Another MTC favorite about the dangers of lusting in your heart Robert Kirby is a feature writer at the "Utah County Journal" He lives in Springville with his wife and three children The 'Mew Age Mormon" at Compuserve welcomes (72733 3260) pew-stompi- - - : - - favor-Destine- : : : ' magoomitawozobitami FOR TIIOSE f r WHO WONDER I 4114 MiVoot f r r r 4 't 1 r t - t 'MAN Ipask 1) Meanwhile Stated Clerk James Andrews the church's criticized top administrator the angry debate that has swirled around the conference saying that it is "unconscionable" for Christians to attack Christians Andrews said people on both stated clerk of the Presbytery of Utah said he is not aware of any of the state's 25 Presbyterian congregations cutting back on denominational giving "At this point there is a lot of discussion about the conference but no official action by our General Assembly" he said "We're still waiting for all the facts to get in At this point we have two different groups' opinion about what happened at the conference" said Tracy "I'm sure the question will be on the agenda" The church's 206th General Assembly is scheduled to meet June 7 in Wichita Kan "I've talked about the conference in Bible study" said Cottonwood Presbyterian Church's the U Panel Finds Examples of Anti-Mormonis- m II Continued from C-- 1 from that of Mormon culture "For Mormons everything tends to be a matter of religion but for the academia everything is secular" Staker said Mormon modes of inquiry are organized and hierarchical while "contest is the academy's mode of inquiry" Recently academia has exam Southern Baptists Find Bigger Isn't Always Better N Continued from C-- 1 David Palmer associate director of the convention's New Church Extension Division "We made a fatal connection We sold the idea to be a real church you had to have a preacher" In the Review of Religious Research sociologist Roger Finke of Purdue University traces the subtle but dramatic transformation of the Southern Baptist Convention from a group of small fiercely independent churches to a denomination even larger than its mainline counterparts in average church size and increasingly run by professionally trained clergy The average size of a Southern Baptist church increased by only 30 members from 85 to 115 during the first 75 years of the convention's history from 1845 to 1920 Enke said During the past 70 years congregation size has more than tripled to nearly 400 members Compared to other Protestant churches the changes have been particularly striking Finke said For example up until 1950 Southern Baptists averaged 255 members per church less than the average of 277 members per church of Protestant denominations with over 1 million members By 1990 the other denominations had increased their church size to only 297 while the Southern Baptists increased to 396 members per church To run these larger churches congregations became less dependent on local preachers who would have another job in town to support themselves and increasingly turned to seminary trained clergy Finke said it took nearly a century up until 1950 for Southern Baptist seminaries to furnish their first 10000 graduates Since 1950 convention seminaries have produced more than 60000 full-tim- e Questioning your Mormonism? This book will help! ined multicultural issues looking at groups mistreated by dominant cultures — women blacks American Indians for example "Mormonism as the dominant culture has had its own problems with these groups" she said Finally the question of bigotry also is complicated by the Mormon sense of persecution "Mormons have largely remained convinced that the world is full of people who don't like them and might do them wrong" Staker said "This leads many LDS students to see offense where none is intended and to behave defensively and angrily in situations which don't call for it" William Mulder a professor anti-Mormo- But at the same time churches have been getting larger what researchers have found is what early Southern Baptists knew all along: There is strength in small numbers In small groups members are more accountable to one another and are able to maintain a high set of religious standards Supportive social networks fervent testimonials and a sense of belonging are but a few of the advantages of small religious groups The figures bear out a high lev- 101 Huittm churches Churches with less than 100 members have the highest rate of Sunday School enrollment with some 86 percent of congregants in churches with less than 50 members participating In contrast less than half the members churches are enin rolled in Sunday School Finke also said the total contribution by member size also is higher among small churches with an average contribution of $374 per member in churches of less than 50 members in 1990 Churches of 200 to 300 members reported an average contribution of $235 The numbers rose again to $435 for churches of more than 3000 members but Finke said that may be due in part to the ability of some superchurches to organize small groups within the larger congregation The changes have not gone unnoticed within the 15 denomination "We're seeing an infant movement right now to start house churches" small churches that meet in homes or public buildings e that do not require a pastor Palmer said million-memb- i 27-2- 9 Rev David Crockett "But as pastor it's not my place to encourage withholding funds" The Rev H Jeffrey &Inman pastor of Salt Lake's Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church said his congregation decided against withholding funds from the denomination "We have some people who are concerned about but we chose to work in other channels to express our feelings about it to people in responsible positions" he said "Financial boycotting certainly is a way to get attention but it hurts a great many ministries that we all support" he said "When you withhold it hurts not just those you don't like but A Defeat for Conservatives New 2nd Edition Available at all LIDS bookstores FVE inc Bountiful emeritus of English said there are fears of prejudice on both sides "Mormon parents fear that their children will lose their faith in the lure of secular ideas — that's the image of that godless institution on the hill" he said "Non-Mormo- parents fear n their children will be disadvan- taged by sectarian influences — d and that's the image of a Legislature Board of Regents and an omnipresent LDS Institute of Religion" If there are "pockets of prejudice that affect careers on either side and they can be documented there are avenues of redress" he said "We cannot legislate feeling but we can administer justice" Mormon-dominate- liberal Bishop Assumes NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER CUERNAVACA Mexico —The appointment of Juan Sandoval Iniguez as archbishop of Guadalajara was widely viewed here as a victory for supporters of liberal Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia and an embarrassing setback for the papal nuncio Archbishop Girolamo Prigione The announcement of Sandovars appointment as archbishop of the "capital of Mexican Catholicism" was made April 20 after nearly a year of rumors struggle and intrigue in the wake of the assassination of Cardinal Juan Posadas Ocampo Sandoval 62 is a former seminary rector in Guadalajara and bishop of Ciudad 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In November Prigione publicly had promised to have an appointment for Guadalajara by Christmas Some speculated that the announcement was delayed because of the intense struggle between Prigione and Corripio ld - caught in cross fire during a battle between drug gangs "Our position has been very clear on the assassination We demand a credible explanation especially since we do not believe that the problem ends with the drug people as we have said to the authorities" Sandoval said He complimented Samuel Ruiz "There is no doubt that Ruiz has performed great work for the whole country and has made clear the terrible situation in which the He is a great poor must live example for all of Mexico" About the present state of Mexican politics he said "The coming presidential elections must be so transparent that there is no doubt they reflect the will of the people Everyone will then cooperate with their elected official because they are truly the people they voted for When this happens we can 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g) mid-size- d Reader comments: "I lust finished reading your book and found much personal relief contained in its pages" "I felt a peace I haven't felt since before my mission" a spiritual boost and filled me with "Reading was renewed hope" ISBN sides of the argument are Christian and should seek to understand and relate to one another as Christians rather than fighting to control programs and finances meet"The ing itself is not the cause of our problems" he said "It is just the spark which ignited it" "The problem is 30 years of tmfulfilled expectations" in the church "and the disappointment and anger have reached the level of rage" Andrews told the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly during its April meeting in small el of commitment Lowell L Bennion: "D Jeff Burton has rich and extensive experience counseling people who are troubled because their thinking has led them to question and even doubt I New Archbishop in Mexico Mexican press Prigione had pro- ---- -' ft 011 L ' er n ing songs even without the 1 million-memb- C-- 1 ommilw THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE illonnon Hymnal c3 AntiTerninist Furor hurts Presbyterian Budget part of the World Council of Some Utah Presbyterians are upset their denomination helped support a controversial interdenominational feminist conference last fall but they are not reducing their financial support for the church "We're not happy about srKmding money on things that are clearly pagan" said Kathy Gull berg coordinator of ministries for Salt Lake City's First Presbyterian Church "Because of our small numbers we're a mission state and we get more money back than we send in" There are only 4700 Presbyterians among the state's 18 million population PresThe 27 byterian Church (USA) recently was forced to reduce spending by $24 million partly to reflect giving shortfalls from restive congregations upset over church support for last fall's Conference Critics charge the conference in Minneapolis promoted prayer to Sophia the goddess of wisdom and that some speakers denied the centrality of Jesus Christ to the Christian faith E Ken Tracy executive and it 1994 May II II II II SoutStilinllaaylielbylCmolinngm7Vg 4880 So 70 E (12 block west ot 211:rch 583-912- 9 State Jack Perry Pastor St) V |
