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Show TheSalt Lake TribuneRELIGIONSaturday, February 24, 1996 ene COMMENTARY FREDERICAMATHEWES.GREEN Hey Honey, Here’s Latest Coming Trend Oneof the tasks of journalism. is trend-spotting and, if possible, inflating the wisp of fad or coincidence with enough ndairto lift it grandlyinto the The competition is fierce, and if you're going to be the first to spot a trend you must be quick as wellas creative. It’s mypleasure, then, to warn that an ominoustrendis on the horizon, and as far as I know I'm the first to sightit forming like a distant thundercloud. Don't panic, but two of the contendersfor the Republican presidential nomination have wives called “Honey.” Now that_you're past the initial shock, I can start hammering away with the hard facts. Mrs. Lamar Alexander is called “Honey,” and in a recent magazine questionnaire Steve Forbes revealed that he calls his wife “Honey,” too Trouble’s coming: I can foresee nothing but ill from this. Sure, these ladies are only the wives of candidates now, but either could be the wife of a president-elect before long. Thenwe'rein for trouble. Recail in decades past that the first lady set the fashion standard for all American women. From hamlet to hotspot, women wouldalter their hemlines to follow hers and make pouty faces in the mirror beneath their favorite hats. But in recent years fashion has exploded in a profusion of unwearable nonsense. Mesmerizing “first ladyism” must manifest itself another way. You can see what's coming here. Everywhere you go, Honeys. Within the next couple of months we could be reading photo captions under beaming images: Honey Dole, Honey Buchanan, HoneyClinton. And whatif Sen. Gramm had not withdrawn? Would Honey Gramm havehadan unfair advantage in winning the endorsement of breakfast cereal manufacturers? Might the senator have been sweptinto high office by people like my mother-in-law, whoare tenaciously loyal to the philosophy that breakfast is the most important mealof the day? SWeetie next? It’s just a matter of time before the sugary phenomenon spreads across the genderline. “Honey” doesn’t quite fit as a husband’s name, but “Sweetie” might. Sweetie could even be useful, as it sets off in husbands a Pavlovian association with being asked, again, to do something they promisedto do last week. Picture the slightly Wide-eyed, guilty grin of the Buy who knowshe’s caught and is ready to promise anything. ‘That's whatwe wantin a president, right? Wait a minute, that’s what we've got now.It’s not actually working out so well. Of course, such a fashion trend doesn't remain confined topolitics. One day the marble halls of Congress are crawling with men in dark suits whose business cards read “Sweetie,” and next every single plumber inthe Yellow Pages has the samefirst name. A professor in a.elassroom calls on Sweetie, and every male in the room responds. Hospitals are massproducing the name cards for the end ofnursery cribs. Conference calls at major corporations becomelogistical impossibilities. “Sweetie, do you have. the numbers on the Japanese project? No, not you, Sweetie. Honey,straightenrim out. The other Honey, I mean. .How dothese trend-spotting pieces end? Cautiously, warily. If I were a TVreporter, I'd be standing in the snow outside a “Hello My Name Is” lapel sticker factory, looking grave. I'd deliver something like the following: Nobody knows wherethis will end up. Trends areunpredictable. Experts are divided. It could go one way or the other. Timewilltell. “Back to you, Sweetie. Frederica Mathewes-Green is@ member of the Eastern Orthodor Church. She is the authar of the recent book “Real Choices” and a frequent con‘or to Christianity Today and other publications. \ Pope John Paul I Changes Method Of Electing Pontiff VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II has revised the way the next pope will be elected, allow- Two cardinals were excommunicated in the 1922 conclave for attempting to bribe a candidate who went on to became Pius XI The cardinals sought to exact a ing cardinals voting in secret bal- promise from the future pope lot to abandon two-thirds majority approval and resort to a simple absolute majority if a stalemateis reached. Therevision, outlined in a papal document, could affect the outcome of the next election, knownas a conclave, in which 120 cardinals participate Titled Universi Dominici Gregis (God's Universal Flock), the 63-page document otherwise reaffirms or fine-tunes papal-election procedures that Pope Paul that he wouldfire the Vatican secretary of state if elected pontiff. John Paulalso reaffirmed that the cardinals and the few Vatican officials permitted to attend elections musttakea series of solemn oaths promising never to reveal anydetails of the proceedings. Healso said the Sistine Chapel, where the conclaves are held, must be swept for listening de- By Steven Heilbronner RELIGION NEWSSERVICE VI instituted in 1975. Amongotherthings, John Paul ordered improved secrecy measures, such as the seclusion of the cardinal electors in a new compoundthat has been built specifically for the election. The pope said the revisions. contained in the document subtitled “On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff,” are in response to the “church’s changed situation” and to modifications governing canon law. Vatican officials denied that the timing of the documentresulted from concerns overthe health of the 76-year-old pope. They said the publication followed several yearsof internal study. “T happen to see the pope now and then and I can see the popeis in perfect health,” said Monsignor Jorge Maria Mejia, secretary of the College of Cardinals, the body that elects popes. “The pope has published this document because the times which weareliving in are not exactly the same as they were when the former document was published,”’ he said at a news conference where the text was unveiled John Paul wrote, “While keeping in mind present-day requirements, I have beencareful,in formulating the new discipline, not to depart in substance from the wise and venerable tradition already established.” The pope reaffirmed a controversialrule set in 1970 by Paul VI barring cardinals over 80 from participating or voting in the conclave. He also adopted most of the precise methods set down by Paul VI in 1975 for selecting a pope, including the meticulous means by which ballots are counted, the numberofdays of mourningfor a pope preceding a conclave(nine) and the numberofdays that cardinals have to make their way to Romefor the conclave (15-20.) He repeated the need for absolute secrecy of the proceedings, and reiterated that deal-making and other violations could result in excommunication from the church. vices or any recording instru- ments. On the voting procedures, the pope eliminated the use of nonballot measures to elect a pope, such as by acclamation or compromise, though both forms are rarely summoned and have not been used in recentelections. “After careful reflection I have therefore decided that the only form by which the electors can manifest their vote in the election of the Romanpontiff is by secret ballot,” he wrote. But John Pauloffered no explanation as to whyhe decidedto alter the rules governing a deadlocked conclave. Some observers have speculated that the next conclave may be particularly antagonistic because of differing views among cardinals on the direction of the church. Under the old rules, if, after three balloting sessions over nearly 10 days, no candidate emerged with a two-thirds plus one majority, the cardinals could adopt a different voting process. or againstit.” Dixon was one of 27 senators voting Wednesdaynight fora resolution urging that the commandments be posted in homes, businesses, churches and schools. Sen. Steve Cohen, who is Jewish, cast the only dissenting vote. He said he believes in the commandments,but they shouldn't be foisted on anyone. “People havea right to worship Clergy Commit to Bid For Harmony Compiled by Peter Scarlet BAPTIST The Jeremiah People, a dramatic troupe, will per- ing ovation and were greeted by cheers of “Welove you.” At the end of the conference, Promise Keepers leaders signed an “Atlanta Covenant” that encourages pastors to seek out min- isters of other denominations and races and develop relationships with them LUTHERAN form Mondayat 7 p.m. at Southeast Baptist Church Princeof Peace Lutheran Church, 1441 W. Tamarack Road, Murray. is offeringa series of Lenten discussions about Jesus Christ at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays during Lent. The programincludesasimplesoup supper and worship. 1700 E. 7000 South, Sait Lake City, Theywill present a musical comedy, “Everyday Heroes,” which addresses family issuesand relationships o CATHOLIC METHODIST Salt LakeCity area guest organists will offer concerts ofChristian music throughout the ages every Thursday A seminar, “Planning Your Wedding Music,” will be held March2 at 1:30 p.m. in the lower levelof Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple. The Rev. J.T. Lane. liturgy director for Utah's Catholic diocese, will conduct. Call the diocesan liturgy office at 328-8641 for reservations by Thursday during Lent a @ Bishop George H. Niederauerwill formally choose 479 people in the processof joining the RomanCatholic Church as church members this weekend during the Rite of Election at Salt Lake City’s Cathedral of the NONDENOMINATIONAL MasterPeaceMinistries is sponsoring monthly roller Madeleine. There will be three ceremonies encompassing converts from different areas or deaneriesofthe statewide Utah diocese. The rite for the diocese’s North Deanery will be at 4 p.m today. Therite for the Wssatch, South- west and Southeast deaneries will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m., and for the Salt Lake Deanery it will be at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Rite ofElection is the second of three steps for adults joining the church and usually is celebrated on the first Sundayof Lent. In the first step, which took placelastfall, the church accepts a person’s intention to join. In the final step, celebrated during the Easter Vigil converts areinitiated into the faith through the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist QO EPISCOPAL On Sunday, the first Sundayin Lent, St. Paul's Epis- it Lake City’s First Unikted Methodist Chureh, 2 200 East. The30-minute concerts will begin at 12:30 p.m. A light lunch for a nominalfee will be served the hour beforetheconcerts ting to contemporary Christian music, from 5 p.m. to (0 p.m. on the first Monday of each month, at Classic Roller Rink, 9151 S. 255 West, Sandy. Cost is $3.50 a person. There are discount rates for groupsof five or more. Call 9442 for more information. @Church Women United in Utah will mark Friday's World Day ofPrayer with services Friday in Ogden and Salt Lake City. This year's service was written by Hai- tian Christian women and asks the faithful to respond to God's call to care for one another and God’s creation. The Ogden service begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. at the Japanese Christian Church, 580 23rd Street. The Salt LakeCity service will be at 1 p.m. at Mount Olym- pus Presbyterian Church, 3280 EB. 3900 South. Registra1 and refreshmentsfollow theservices. @ Awakening to Wonder.” an experiential workshop, will be held March 2 at Salt Lake City’s Inner Light Institute, 470 E. 3900 South, Suite 104. Kathleen copal Church, 261 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, will begin a six-week Rector's Forum program on Christian mysti- Zmudawill providea varietyof experiencesto lift participants out of their workaday routines and into the Appleby will discuss types of mystical experience re- ister cism. University of Utah philosophy professor Peter realm of the magical child within. Call 268-1137 to reg- corded in Christianliterature. Subjects to be discussed in the series include Thomas Aquinas, Julian of Norwich. Hildegard of Bingen, and the Eastern Orthodox mystical tradition. The programsare at 10 a.m B The CanterburySingers, directed by MyronPatterson, will sing Solemn Lenten Evensong Sundayat 4 p.m at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 261 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City. The group will sing music of Thomas Morley, William Mundy, and Martin Nearyof Westminster Abbey, o PRESBYTERIAN Dorothy Calvert, voted 1995 Womanofthe Year by the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Church of Christ, will speak Tuesdayat the Lenten dinner of Presbyterian Menof Salt Lake. It will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Pagoda Restaurant. N treet, Salt LakeCity Meetings are open to all. Cost is $14. Call 487-7576 for reservations. @ ‘Hallelujah,” a biblical study exploring the scrip- tural texts of Handel's Messiah, is the subjectof a six- week Lentenprogram beginning Sunday at Cottonwood LATTER-DAYSAINTS The First Presidency hascalled eight more men to serve as missionpresidents for the growing, worldwide church. They are Calvin Chipman Clegg, 56, Salt Lake Presbyterian Church, 1580 E. Vine St., Salt Lake City The program will be at 9:45 a.m. during the adult Sun- dayschoolclass However, any rule change re- quired unanimousapproval from the cardinals in attendance. The new rules made by John Paul require four balloting sessions and a two-thirds plus one majority. But if the cardinals fail to elect a pope by the fourth ballot, they could abandonthe procedure with a simple majority approval instead of unanimous agreement. Atthat point, the pope stipulated, the cardinals could elect a new pontiff with a simple majority While balloting has not reached an impasse for centuries, the change could, for example, em- Pope Sends Vatican Envoy to East Timor RELIGION NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY — In an apparent attemptto find a diplomatic solution to Indonesia's annexation of East Timor, Pope John Paul II on Tuesday dispatched a top Vatican envoy to the province and to the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to meet with government andreligious leaders The mission of Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, one of the pope's most trusted advisers, comes as the pontiff has stepped up his efforts at prodding Indonesia to relax,if not cede, controlof the former Portuguese colony that it invaded in 1975 and formally an- #) ity support for a candidate whois unable to muster two-thirds plus one. “That could have a substantial effect because if you had 50 percentplus onein favorofa particular candidate, then that 50 percent plus one could elect their candidate by holding firm, whereas under the oid rules 50 percent plus one would notdoit,” said the Rey. Tom Reese, an authority on Vatican procedures and a fellow at the Washington-based Wood- ion. The conference strengthened the Rev. Jim Schaedier’s commitment to Christian unity. “I came away with the idea that unity, both denominationally and racially, is a priority for which we must pray and work for diligenthe said. “Basically, what unites us is so much stronger than whatup to now has divided us.” He pointed out that Salt Lake Valley pastors plan to meet aR OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE) Intergeverational Service at 10:20 a.m. naligons5Etecstion & Nersery Care: . to 10:15 au woe. to 1218 pam, ha. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Li 18 South 900 East 265-860! elART AND POWER OF PRAYER” Rev. Scott Awbrey Celebration Service: 11:00 a.m. Meditation Service: 10:30 a.m 24 hr. Dial-A-Prayer: 461-5006 New Thought Book & Gift Sh SundayCelebration Service 9:30 & 11:00 ee ere are Unity ~ SHADOW” of Salt Lake’ Rev. 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Dr. Kenneth Phifer from the a Universalist Church Ann Arbor Michigan March5 at Salt Lake City’s Calvary Baptist Church to “pray about isters and Christian leaders.” NEWTHOUGHT CENTER & “aLOPING & CARING ree ee tela The resolution would “hereby encourage every citizen of Tennessee to observe the Ten Commandments, teach them to their children, and display them in their homes, businesses, schools and places of worship.” Thebill was sponsored by Sen. BenAtchley, a Knoxville Republican whofaces a challenge from a conservative Christian candidate. Hesaid he backed thebill because American culture is breaking down. “God gave us the moral compass to follow.” FIRST UNITARIAN 392687 CHURCH 569 50. 13th fast Worship Services 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. stock Theological Center. God as they seefit,” said Cohen, a Democrat. Hesaid his colleagues wereviolating their oath ofoffice byfailing to uphold the U.S. and state constitutions. Attorney General Charles Burson also issued a legal opinion that the resolution violates the First Amendment protection against the endorsementofreli- nexedin 1976 Indonesia, with a population of more than 191 million — the world’s fourth largest nation — is overwhelmingly Muslim. Some 676,000 of East Timor's population of 800,000 are Roman Catholie. Roman Catholic Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo has been a critic of the Indonesian government ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE powera coalition that has major- ly,” @ Continued from C-1 City; Bartel Cowley Jensen, 61, Logan; Brad Jensen Sheppard Sandy; Richard Larry Williams, 60, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Edwin Blackhurst Morrell, 67, Provo; Val Rigby Christensen, 60. Logan; Robert Charles Sloan Jr., 59, Salt Lake City: and Timothy Warren Nico: laysen, 47. Keizer, Ore. BULLETIN BOARD Tennessee Senate Urges Teaching 10 Commandments THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some of the state senators who approved a bill urging that the Ten Commandmentsbe taughtto children and posted in schools said they couldn't afford politically to vote no. “T don't havetimeto explain to my 150,000 constituents about how this is America and this was about choice,”’ said RoscoeDixon, a Democrat from Memphis. “All they'll see is whether I voted forit c3 tees Worship Semmens#3081100 AM “ 2 eda pasToR DAVIDvID GILBERT Cottonwood Presbyterian Church Services 8:45 & TL00 AM ‘School 45 AM Cottonwood. Aree 1580 East Vine Street (6100 South) 278-46) iS Rev, Dovid Crockett Nursery The Richards are graduates of Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK. Service times are: Sun. 10:30 a.m. Sun. 6:30 Midweek is: Wed. 7:30pum For more in! thee ot 969-4315 '9-GRIS oF 969-3618 |
