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O ctober 11, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver
A L T E R N A T IV E S
Physical And Spiritual Healing
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to err at times, but sim p ly by asking
a lo vin g G od to forgive and remove
the habit o f sin, our records are
cleansed as we grow in the fear and
grace o f God.
We, in Am erica, are our own
very harsh judges and our worse en
emies. We suffer g u ilt feelings and
create our own retributions, espe
c ia lly i f we have had some religious
upbringing; and it is because we judge
ourselves and are our worse ene
mies, the Gospel o f Jesus C hrist
should be taught, remembered and
reviewed on a daily basi«.
The Gospel o f C hrist teaches
that “ We believe in God the Father,
G od the Son and God the H o ly S pirit,
therefore, we are forgiven; washed
clean in the B lood o f the Lamb;
through the sacrifice o f the perfect
Son o f Man, who paid the ransom
demanded fo r our redem ption from
the shackles o f sin, w hich separated
us from H im in whom we believe.
The debt is paid, therefore, there is
no sin, therefore, there is nothing o f
w hich to feel g u ilty ; no retribution
required fo r something that never
was. Being human, we w ill continue
In some ethnic cultures, certain
diseases, such as hypertension, are
exacerbated due to a dropping away
from Church involvement and the serv
ing o f religious connections and fam
ily religious teachings; these being
replaced w ith greed for 'th in g s ’ , greed
for money and desire for social status
G u ilt feelings brought on by methods
used to acquire money, social status
and things, in turn brings on severe
attacks o f hypertension, which in turn
kills. The spiritual aspect o f life, the
inner person, which no one sees (un
less a person chooses to reveal) needs
an outlet for tensions; A Way o f es
cape is apparent, although we may
choose not to follow The Way. A be
lie f in God offers a way o f escape, a
flig h t from ourselves, from our bad
decisions, our guilt feelings and our
harsh judgements against ourselves.
Some ethnic groups have had more
life pressures to confront, fo r a much
longer time, with no effective self-
motivated change available and have
relied on faith in God and his Son,
gospel teachings and the intervention
o f the H oly S pirit in their live as their
only means o f release o f pressure,
their only means o f bearing their bur
dens; their only unchanging Godly
Laws for rearing their children.
D ropping away from G od, shun
n ing a foundation in b e lie f in God,
seems to give some people an inde
pendent believable aura; but also
brings about deep seated g u ilt feel
ings, violent actions and reactions,
greed, anger and hopelessness.
Physical and S p iritu a l healing
comes about when there is a return to
a foundation o fb e lie fa n d reliance on
G od; a return to the teaching o f c h il
dren to love each other and honor
parents. This w ould be the sure life
line to the sure preservation o fG o d ly
people in Am erica. Am ericans must
learn again to never injure another by
act o r by word. We must learn again
to fo rg ive ourselves and others. T o
fo rg ive as soon as we are injured and
to forget as soon as we forgive Be
cause o f these teachings and beliefs a
great number o f people in America
have refrained from taking up weap
ons against oppressors in this country.
Physical and S p iritu a l healing is
im perative ¡fo u r nation w ill survive.
A tu rn in g away fro m ungodly coun
c il and scorn o f a lm ig h ty God must
soon take place. A return to the God
o f our fathers and a great e xh ib itio n
o f his love among the people is long
overdue. H ow long w ill G od abide us
th e s ic k and s tr iv in g fo r s o c ia l
ju s tic e gets o v e rlo o k e d .
Pope John Paul has turned the hierar
chy o f the U.S. C atholic Church into
In his 17 years as pope, they
argue, John Paul has changed the
U.S.
too conservative a b o d y — one that is
in touch w ith h im but out o f touch
w ith both its la ity and priesthood,
one hostile to dissent.
They say that, as a result, the
Am erican church, once in the fore
front o f protecting the rights o f the
poor and powerless, has become too
passive in debates on such v ita l so
cia l issues as the one raging over
welfare reform .
Som e e x p e rts a ls o c o m p la in
the ch u rc h has becom e so a s s o c i
ated in th e p u b lic ’ s m m d w ith
issues su ch as a b o r tio n , b irth
control and o p p o s itio n to co n d o m
use th a t its e x tr a o rd in a r y w o rk in
m inisterin g to the p o o r, h e lp in g
C atholic hierarchy from a m od
erate and progressive one into a deep
ly conservative group that has to
agree w ith his views.
M a n y w is h th a t th is v e ry c o n
s e rv a tiv e pope c o u ld fin d a w ay
to bend on such q u e s tio n s as a l
lo w in g w o m e n in to the p rie s t
h o o d and p rie s ts to m a rry b e
women and the need to m aintain a
celibate priesthood. U n iv e rsity o f
W isconsin C atholic scholar Richard
Schoenherr, author o f “ Full Pews
and Em pty A lta rs,” a w id e ly praised
study o f the priesthood, says that
unless the rules on priestly celibacy
are abandoned, there w ill be hardly
any priests in the 21st century to
m inister to Catholics.
cause th e y fe a r fo r the fu tu re o f
the c h u rc h i f he does not.
“ We w ill see a 40 percent de
cline in the number o f priests from
1966 to the year 2005 w hile the lay
population w ill grow by 65 percent
in that same period. A nd in all the
studies I have done, the main reason
Polls o f Catholics echo those
sentiments - fin d in g that a large ma
people are leaving the priesthood is
male celibate e x clu sivity,” he said.
jo r it y adm ire and approve o f the
P olish-bom p o n tiff even as they dis
“ I see this papal adm inistration
as the last hurrah fo r a male celibate
agree w ith his stands on abortion,
b irth control, divorce, ord in a tio n o f
p rie s th o o d ,” S ch o e n h e rr added.
“ This current pope is appointing o n ly
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For Those Who Love Me:
When I am gone, release me, let me
A rm strong, the musical inspiration
fo r M ariah Carey, Luther Vandross
S o n g s tre s s
honors in black gospel music.
B o th a rtis ts re c e n tly c o n
trib u te d to V e r ity R e c o rd s ’ A
and favorite o f the queen ofd a ytim e
television, Oprah W infrey, makes
T rib u te T o Rosa P arks a lb u m in
c o m m e m o ra tio n o f the 4 0 th a n
an astonishing come-back w ith her
new album , The Secret Is O u t
n iv e rs a ry o f the M o n tg o m e ry
B us B o y c o tt.
Arm stong and Kee w ill be fea
tured solo artists on the all-star track
“ Something Inside So Strong” along
w ith H o w a rd H e w itt, Y o la n d a
a restoration o f the church as it was
before the Second Vatican C ouncil.
M any in the church th in k he is beat
ing a dead horse.”
C atholic w rite r and e d ito r T h o
mas C a h ill, author o f “ H ow the Irish
Saved C iv iliz a tio n ,” agrees.
“ T here’ s a real d ivisio n in the
Am erican C atholic mind: people like
this man personally but they sim p ly
disagree w ith his policies. There is
also a pow er struggle between a cle r
ical elite and a la ity w ho have no
executive producer on Secret and
re ce n tly garnered 3 E xcellence
Financial Center at a charity event
benefitting the U nited N egro C o l
awards at the G M W A , the highest
lege Fund.
The G ro tto is seeking choral
P e rfo rm in g at the fe s tiv a l
groups to perform between C hrist
mas and N ew Y e a r’ s Eve at the
eighth annual “ Festival o f Lights,”
the largest choral festival in the
P acific N orthw est.
has b ecom e a h o lid a y tr a d itio n
fo r m any sin g e rs and m u sicia n s.
L a st y e a r, 110 m u sic g ro u p s,
re p re s e n tin g 3 ,9 0 5 sin g e rs and
m u s ic ia n s gave th e ir g i f t o f
The holiday event w ill attract
125 concert-style performances re
flecting the Christmas season ’ s spe
m u sic d u rin g th is e cu m e n ica l
C h ris tm a s c e le b ra tio n .
cial message. Four musical p e rfo r
mances o f approxim ately 45 m in
utes in length are scheduled each
evening during the period.
pected to welcome 45,000 visitors
during it 29-evening presentation.
Interested performers are en
couraged to call early, as p erfor
mance schedules are fille d quickly.
Contact Patty Gicante, Festival o f
Lights music program coordinator,
no later than Nov. 10, at The G rotto
at 261-2442.
The cathedral-quality acous
tics offered by The G ro tto ’ s 500-set
chapel make it one o f the prem ier
venues fo r choral performances in
the Portland area.
The Festival o f Lights is ex
Mt Olivet
Baptist Church
8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd.,
at Willis Blvd.
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Choral groups
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change from a focus on the church
and the Pope to a focus on the people
in the church,” he added.
gave you my love. You can only guess,
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H awkins and others.
Vanessa Bel I A rm strong is cur
B lack F am ily Reunion tour. She is
also slated to make a special public
performance in New Y o rk ’ s W o rld
figure but the w hole focus has to
P ortland First C hu rch o f the N azarene
Adams, S hirley Caesar, Tramaine
remained in the Top 5 on B illb o a rd ’ s
“ T op Gospel A lb u m s” chart for over
6 months. Kee, dubbed the "P rince
o f Gospel M u sic,” also served as
voice but whose power is that it sup
ports the church,” he said. “ The pope
has great courage and cuts a great
go. I have so many things to see and do.
You mustn't tie yourself to me in tears,
he happy that we had so many years. I
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A rm stro n g ’ s The Secret Is O ut
jo in s labelmate John P Kee Whose
album, The N ew L ife C om m unity
C h o ir Featuring John P. Kee, has
H isto ry has many examples o f un
g o d ly inner decay being the d o w n fa ll
o f many a nation. I f we w ould sur
vive, we must return to G od fo r phys
ical and spiritual healing.
conservative bishops w ho agree w ith
him and w ith his strategy. He wants
V anessa
A rm stro n g ’ s Secret debuts in this
w eek’ Top 10 B illb o a rd ’ s “ T o p
Gospel A lbum s” chart
as we now are? Continue as we are
A m erica w ill suffer a fa ll that w ill be
fe lt and heard throughout the w orld.
Cat ho [ics Admire (Pope ‘P u t ‘Disagree ‘W ith fiim
B e h in d the a d u la tio n , m any
Am erican C atholic scholars say that
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