RELIGION
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Awarene
re . tration.
A man tructing readers bow to register
t with inform lion bout the U.S. political
Y tern aJ 0 been written.
" e w nt to elp people unde land that it' not
improp r to think Chri ti ns hould have a role in the
politic 1 proce ." Loui Moore, a commi ion
po esman, id Monday. ..
The m nu I ay too many Chri tian h ve
dropped out of the political ystem.
"Th y h ve abandoned a priceles privilege by
which their influence, values and opinions could
furni h' It' and 'light' in American public life.
"Thi campaign is de igned to retum citizen
Christians to the polls, to ha7le them reclaim their
rightful role in American elf-government."
, 'God i not Republican or Democrat, d
n ither i Christian Life Committee," the manual
ys.
Churches could ask election offici to peak or
tart their own Christian Life commit to regis r
members after church, th manu ugges. It 0
poin out that too many Baptists wrongly think that
such voting drives are ill al,
BUT A FORMER commission staff member
said the voting drive i an attempt to rally upport for
Republi an candidates from a group that has shifted
In
ead, we'll celebrate hi
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By MARGARET MANSFIELD going to be the most successful
Eye on Go pel .. album that he's done", Sl'YS Brian
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The recent death of Thomas the last eight y�rs.
Whitfield comes as a major blow to
the gospel music community, and
cast a somber cloud over opening
festivities at Edwin Hawkins Music
& Arts Seminar, (June 22-27) in
Oakland, CA. Whitfield, 38, died of
a massive coronary heart attack, June
21 in Detroit.
Nicknamed "the master producer
of gospel".
He is best remembered for his
work with Vane sa Bell Armstrong
on her "Peace Be Still" LP, for which
he received his fir t Grammy
nomination.
As a gospel recording artist,
Whitfield recorded more than nine
albums, receiving Grammy nomina­
tions for "And They Sang A Hymn"
(1989), and "My Faith" (1990). His
current album, ironically enough
titled "Alive & Satisfied" was
released in February. "It's probably
"AT THIS POINT, it's the most
ucce sful charted record since
BeJl.4¥)n' re-entry into Black g pel.
Already, it's outsold his last album,
and has the potential of wpassing
. "HalWujahAnyho" .
m t popular album he record
with his choir. "The Whitfield Com­
p ny". Funeral services were
scheduled for June 27th, at St. Paul
Ufe & Praise Center in Detroit. Jen­
nifer Holliday, Vanessa Bell
Armstrong were expected to sing,
while Aretha Franklin sent a taped
message. "It will be more like a vic­
tory service, than a funeraL.a
celebration of his life," according to
his brother, Larry Whitfield.
Before his untimely death, Whit­
field had taken part in Warner's star
studded "Hantlel'sMessiah"project,
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Whitfield i urvived by hi
mother, Jacqueline, three brothers,
and fiance Gwendolyn Morton, - a
featured soloist with Whitfield &
Company.
This week's scripture:
"Whoseover tlrinUth 0/ tM waur
that I sluJU ,iv.him sluJU b. in him
• wei 0/ WGur ."rlngiq into
everlasting life," -John 4:14
Sheny contruted the views un­
dergirding the Supreme Court ruling
with th e behind the freedom-of­
choice po itio ta en repe teeny
since 1971 by the General5ynod, the
denominaUon' central deliberative
body. Synod statemen have held
that "decisions in such indmatc mat­
ters pregnancy hould be made by
the oman whose liCe i affected, not
by courts or legislatures," be wrote.
"At the heart of this thinking are
the convictions that all life is cred,
that people, male nd female, re
created in the image of God, and that
God ha endowed people with
freedom bound by re poosibility,"
Sherry wrote.
"Since 1971, deleg t to the
bienni I General Synod of the
United Church of Christ have recog­
nized that people of faith have many
nd varying viewpoin about the
morality of choosing abortion. Yet
the Syoods repeatedly have affirmed
a woman' right to choo e whether
or not to terminate a pregnancy.
The Synods have urged the church in
11 I ettings to upport people
facing unplanned pregnancies and
inform them of all opdons, including
parenting. adoption and abortion.
At the heart of this thinking are
the convictions that all life is acred,
that people, male and female, are
created in the image of God, and that
God ha endowed people with
'freedom bound to- responsibility.
Based on these convictions,
decisions in ucb intimate matters as
pregnancy bould be made by the
woman whose life is affected, not by
courts or legislatures. The messages
ent to society today by the Supreme
Court do not support those convic-
tions. , ., ,." '
I
"Let continue in tudy, pra�r .
and reflection on this ue. A tudy
and action document, "Who Will
Decide? ," i available for purchase
from the United ClUTCh Board for
Homeland Ministries, 700 Prospect
Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115-1100.
May Ood' peace be with in these
challenging times."
The United ClUTCh of Chri t i a
1957 union of the Congregational
Chri tian Churches and the Evan­
gelical and Reformed Church.
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CHURCH-B EDvotingdriv are legal if they
are nonparti an and do not endorse particu1 r
candidates or issues. If the drive did endorse an' ue
or candidate, a church could lose i tax exempt
status.
"The committee is to be nonpartisan and is to help
Chri tians evaluate candidates and . ues from a
biblical perspective," the manual says
NOTING THAT "some among
us will be coQfused and in pain be­
cause of this court rulln ," She
Iso 0 le t urc
members might disagree with one