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InterFaithCenterwillbeforallfaithtraditionsandspiritualpathstouse.Ifallgoesaccordingtoschedule,theTuftsInterFaithCenterwillbereadyforFall2007.
Pleaseknowofmywillingnesstobeofservicetoyouindividually,yourfamily,oryourgroup.Iwouldbehappytodoapresentationforyouoryourorganization/groupitisjustamatterofscheduling.
PaxetLux,
ReverendDavidM.OLeary
S.T.L.,D.PhilUniversityChaplain&SeniorLecturerinComparativeReligions&MedicalEthics
From The Chaplain
GODDARDTALK
HappyNewYear!ItisalwaysajoytowritetheGoddardTalknewsletterandreporttoallfriendsandbenefactorswhatishappeningontheHill.Pleaseknowyouareinvitedtoallprogramsandactivitieslistedinthisnewsletter.
OurbiggestnewsistherenovationoftheformerTuftsCatholicCenterat58WinthropStreet,MedfordintotheTuftsInterFaithCenterwhereallfaiths,traditions,andspiritualpathswillhavespacetomeetandholdgatherings.J.StewartRobertsAssociateshavebeenselectedtodotherenovations.KarlaS.Johnson,AIA.LEED,APisthePrincipal.Wehadmanymeetingswithstudentsofallfaithtraditionstowardstheendofthesemestertogooverthe
developingplansfortheTuftsInterFaithCenter.
GoddardChapel,ofcourse,willstillbeusedformanyspiritualgatheringsandcelebrationsatthecenterofcampusonTheGreen.ButtheTuftsInterFaithCenterwillofferadditionalspace.TheTuftsInterFaithCenterwillbethelocationforFridayprayersformembersofourMuslimcommunity.Also,officesfortheCatholic,Muslim,andProtestantChaplainswillbelocatedattheTuftsInterFaithCenter.NolongerwilltheProtestantChaplainsofficebeabovetheBrownandBlueinCurtisLoft.TheTuftsInterFaithCenterwillalsogiveneededspaceforourBuddhistandHindugroupstoholdgatheringsandmeditations.TheTufts
LynntookaleaveofabsencefromdivinityschooltovolunteerforMassachusettsCampusCompact,anonprofitdedicatedtoestablishingandmaintaininghealthyrelationshipsbetweencolleges/universitiesandthecommunitiesinwhichtheylive.Lynnspenthertimeasaresearchassistantcompilingsocialjusticematerials.InNovember2006,MACCreleasedthiscollectionofresources,communityservice,
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InOctober2006,LynnCooperjoinedtheChaplaincyInterntriowiththehopeofincreasingcommunicationbetweenthechaplaincyandstudentactivistsoncampus.LynngraduatedfromTuftsin2002(ComparativeReligion,English)andiscurrentlyinherthirdyearatHarvardDivinitySchool.Overthepastfewyears,Lynnspersonalandacademicstudieshavesteeredmoretowardsradicaltheology
andradicalapproachestoCatholicism.SheiscommittedtoreimaginingtraditionalwaysofbeingreligiousandhasbeenspendinghertimeatTuftsworkingwithactiviststudentstoexpandthevisionofsocialjusticeonTuftscampus.
In20032004,LynnservedasayouthdirectoratachurchinLynn,MA.Shespenthertimethereworkingtoestablishasafeanddependablecommunityspaceformiddleschoolandhighschoolstudents.Wantingtoworkwitholderstudents,
Inside this issue:
ChaplaincyIntern 1,3,4
UpcomingChapelEvents 2
ReligiousFreedom&Civility 3
EnvironmentalEthics 4,5
NewStudentReligiousOrganizations
5
Special points of interest:
MaxL.Stackhouse2007RussellLecturerSeePage3
RenewalofMarriageVowsSeePage6
THE GODDARD CHAPEL NEWSLETTER Tu f t s Un ive rs i ty Spring,2007
Volume5,Issue1
SERVICES
ProtestantWorshipSundays,7:30p.m.
CatholicMassSundays,10:00p.m.
CHAPLAINSTABLEMYSTICS,PROPHETS,ANDACTIVISTSINRELIGION5 7P.M.,MacPhieConferenceRoom
February1,TheReverendDavidM.OLeary,S.T.L.,D.Phil.,UniversityChaplainMysticismasResistance
February8,AllisonMcNeill,ChurchoftheCovenant,(PresbyterianOrdination)FaithBasedQueerActivism:NotanOxymoron
February15,NailaBaroch,HarvardDivinitySchool,GenderedIdentity:PakistaniWomenandFaith
February22,SusieHayward,Fletcher05,HarvardDivinitySchool,(UnitedChurchofChristOrdination),BattlingPropheticVoices:TheCaseofNorthernUganda
March1,SarahPeck,SeminariansforChoice,ChoosingFaith:WhyIamPrayerfullyProChoice
March8,SalihYucel,ImamoftheBostonDialogueFoundationinRevere,ThePracticesofSufism
March29,TOBEANNOUNCED
April12,IreneNyavor,HarvardDivinitySchool,WhentheRoseColoredGlassesFallOff...
April19,DavidArond,DepartmentofPublicHealthandFamilyMedicinePersonalJourneyfromRabbiHilleltoZenMasterThichNhatHanh
April26,LynnCooper,ChaplaincyIntern,TheGospelofCircumstances:RadicalConsciousnessandReligiousImagination
NOONTIMECONCERTSATGODDARDCHAPELConcertswillbeheldonthedateslistedbelowat12:30p.m.Formoreinformation,callthechapeloffice(617)6273427.
January25,JohnMcDonald,PianoRayJackendoff,BassetHornWorksby:Carter,McDonald,SchumannFebruary22,SarahTakagi,PianoWorksBy:Liszt,Bach,BeethovenMarch8,ShuannChai,PianoWorksby:Schubert,MendelssohnMarch29,BrianClaque,Piano,Violin,CelloWorksby:DebussyPianoTrioinGmajorApril12,JeffreyGoldberg,PianoWorksby:Bach,Schoenberg,MozartApril26,FumitoNunoya,MarimbaWorksby:J.S.Bach,JosephSchwantnerMay3,AnjaKollmuss,Recorders,Viol,VoiceWorksby:RenaissanceMusic
GODDARDCHAPELFORUMONRELIGIONANDMONEY,SPRING,2007Alllecturestakeplaceat6:00p.m.
February21 HarryHutson,Ph.D.,OrganizationalConsultant&ExecutiveCoach,PuttingHopetoWork:FivePrinciplestoActivateYourOrganizationsMostPowerfulResource
March28 Prof.MaxStackhouse,Prof.ofChristianEthics,ReformedTheology&PublicLife,HarvardUniversity,2007RussellLecturerFaithandGlobalization
April25 LauraNash,SeniorResearchFellow,HarvardBusinessSchoolOfTwoMinds:TheLove/HateRelationshipbetweenReligionandMoney
Upcoming Chapel Events
Prof.MaxStackhouse,Prof.of
ChristianEthics,Reformed
Theology&PublicLife,
PrincetonTheological
Seminary
2007RussellLecturer,
FaithandGlobalization
Wednesday,March28,6:00
p.m.,GoddardChapel
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2007RUSSELLLECTURERMAXL.STACKHOUSE
MaxL.Stackhouse,theRimmerandRuthdeVriesProfessorofReformedTheologyandPublicLife,hasbeenteachingformorethanthirtyyears.
Dr.Stackhousestudiesandwritesextensivelyontherelationshipoftheologicalethicstosociety.
HeisdirectoroftheSeminarysKuyperCenterforPublicTheology,presidentoftheboardoftheBerkshireInstituteforTheologyandtheArts,andpastpresidentoftheSocietyofChristianEthics.Inaddition,heservesontheeditorialboardsofTheChristianCentury,TheJournalofPoliticalTheology,andtheJournalofReligiousEthics.HeisanactivememberofAmnestyInternational/USA.AordainedministerintheUnitedChurchofChrist,Dr.StackhouseisamemberoftheAmericanTheologicalSociety,theAmericanAcademyofReligion,TheAmericanSocietyforPoliticalandLegalPhilosophy,theSociEtEEuropEennedeCulture,theAssociationfortheStudyofReligioninSouthIndia,andtheAssociationforPublicJustice.
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Civicengagement,andservicelearningwiththetitleEducatingforSocialJustice:AGuidetoResources.
LynniscurrentlywritinghermastersthesisatHDS.Entitled TheGospelofCircumstances:VoltairinedeCleyre,RadicalConsciousnessandReligiousImagination, theprojectconsidersthewritingsandspeechesof
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ANEWYEARFORRELIGIOUSFREEDOM&CIVILITYReverendDavidM.OLeary,S.T.L.,D.Phil.UniversityChaplain&Professor,TuftsUniversity
Thestartofanewyearisagoodtimetorememberonesroots.TheTuftsUniversityfamilygotitsstartin1852.ItwasfoundedtobealightonWalnutHillontheSomerville/Medfordborder.Historycanteachusmanylessonsifwearewillingtolearn.ThetwoIwanttoreflectonareReligiousLibertyandCivility.
TheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsadoptedbytheUnitedNationsin1948statesthefollowinginArticle#18:
Everyonehastherighttofreedomofthought,conscienceandreligionthisrightincludesfreedomtochangeonesreligionorbelief,andfreedomeitheraloneorincommunitywithothersandinpublicorprivate,tomanifestonesreligioninteaching,practice,worshipandobservance.
Article#26(3)states:
Parentshavearighttochoosethekindofeducationthatshallbegiventotheirchildren.Andeducationshallpromoteunderstanding,tolerance,andfriendshipamongallnations,racialorreligiousgroups.
In1981theUnitedNationspromulgatedaDeclarationontheEliminationofAllFormsofIntoleranceandofDiscriminationBasedonReligionorBelief.
Toleranceisaveryhotwordtoday.Itsrootmeaningistheactionorpracticeoftolerating.Toleranceisthecommittedactionanddispositiontobepatientwithorindulgenttotheopinionsandpracticesofothers,havingacatholicityofspirit.Toleranceisnoteasy.Itdoesnotmeanbeingadoormatsoeveryonecanwalkonyou.Toleranceislikepatience,itisbestpracticedandlived,notattained.
CivilityisanotherveryimportantwordthatcomesintoplayundertheheadingofReligiousFreedom.Allfaithtraditionsorspiritualpathsspeakoftheinherentdignityandrespectwithwhichallpeopleareborn.Itisnotoneszipcode,vehicletype,clothesorincomethatwarrantscivilitybutthatlifeitself.SomefaithtraditionsevensaythehumanpersoniscreatedintheimageandlikenessoftheCreator.Ifthisistrue,thenmanypeoplearecalledtobecivilandlivecivilitytowardsallpeople.Beingcivilandpracticingactsofcivilityrequireshowingrespecttoanothersculture,ethnicback
ground,religion/faithtradition,gender,race,sexualorientationandsexualidentity.
Whenitcomestofaithtraditionsandspiritualpaths,oneshouldtrytousethetoolsofhermeneuticsortheprinciplesforinterpretinganysacredtext.Therearemanywaystoreadanysacredtextandthereisnorightanswer.Anysacredtextcamefromabelievingcommunityfirst.Thenoverthecourseoftimethatcommunitywouldpickandchoosehowitwouldliveoutthesacredtextbasedonreasonandexperienceoftheirlivedhistory.So,sacredtext,sacredtradition,reasonandexperienceareallneededtounderstandanysacredtext.
TheworldrenownedethicistReverendJohnCourtneyMurray,S.J.wrotehisbookWeHoldTheseTruthsin1960.Hewasspeakingoftheneedofcivilityinsociety.Hestates:argumentsceasetobecivilwhenitisdominatedbypassionandprejudicewhenitsvocabularybecomessolipsist,premisedonthetheorythatmyinsightisminealoneandcannotbesharedwhendialoguegiveswaytoaseriesofmonologueswhenthepartiestotheconversationceasetolistentooneanother,orhearonlywhattheywanttohear,orseetheothersargumentonlythroughthescreenoftheirowncategories.Whenthingslikethishappen,peoplecannotbelockedtogetherinargument.Conversationbecomesmerelyquarrelsomeorquerulous.Civilitydieswiththedeathofdialogue.
Religiousfreedomandcivilitydiewiththedeathofdialogueandrespect.
Maybe2007willbetheyearwealltrytoliveuptotheteachingsofourfaithtraditions/spiritualpaths.Maybewecantrytodisagreewithanothersideaorpositionwithoutattackingpersonhoodanddignity.
Itismyprayerthatinthenewyearof2007,wetrytoliveuptothevisionofreligiouslibertyandcivility.Hatedebasesloveembraces.
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VoltairinedeCleyre,ananarchistfeministfromtheturnofthetwentiethcentury.Inherprovocative,antiauthoritarianideology,deCleyreattacksconventionalunderstandingsofgender,politics,andjustice.LynnismostinterestedinhowVoltairinedeCleyreusesthelanguageandsymbolofCatholicMassinherantiinstitutional,anarchistwritings.InherdiscussionofdeCleyresrhetoric,Lynnreflectsonhowherownexperienceofradical,religiousambivalenceinformsbothherreadingofdeCleyreandhergrowingappreciationforeachindividualsstruggletolocateasincerereligiousidentityamidstcompetingculturalandpersonalsentiment.
Lynnisexcitedfortheupcomingsemester.ShehasbeenplanningtheChaplainsTablelectureseriesforthistermandencouragesallmembersoftheTuftscommunitytojoinourThursdayeveningdiscussionsonMystics,Prophets,andActivistsinReligion.SheisverygratefultoreconnectwiththepeopleandlandscapeofTuftsandhopestocontinuethisconversationaboutnontraditionalwaysofbeingreligious.
ENVIRONMENTALETHICSReverendDavidM.OLeary,S.T.L.,D.Phil.,UniversityChaplain&Professor
Alltheworldsreligions,faithtraditionsandspiritualitiespayproperrespecttotheconceptofenvironmentalethics.Somewouldsayitisanewfieldcomingtolifeinthe1970s.IwouldarguethattheideahasbeenintheJewishandChristiansacredscripturesfromtheverybeginning.
ThebookofGenesisintheJewishsacredtexts,whichallChristiansalsoaccept,isthestartingpoint.Chapter1verses2630states:
AndGodsaid,letusmakeahuman,inourimage,accordingtoourlikeness,andletthemdominatethefishoftheseaandthebirdsoftheskiesandthedomesticanimalsandalltheearthandallthecreepingthingsthatcreepontheearth.AndGodcreatedthehumaninHisimage.Hecreateditin
theimageofGodHecreatedthemmaleandfemale.AndGodblessedthem,andGodsaidtothem,Befruitfulandmultiplyandfilltheearthandsubdueitanddominatethefishoftheseaandthebirdsoftheskiesandeveryanimalthatcreepsontheearth.AndGodsaid,Here,Ihaveplacedallthevegetationthatproducesseedthatisonthefaceofalltheearthforyouandeverytree,whichhasinitthefruitofatreeproducingseed.Itwillbeforyouandforallthewildanimalsoftheearthandforallthebirdsoftheskiesandforallthecreepingthingsontheearth,everythinginwhichthereisalivingbeingeveryplantofvegetation,forfood.Anditwasso.
Moderndayreligiousscholarsandtheologianswouldhighlighttheconceptofstewardship.ThehumanpersonismeanttobeacocreatorwithGodinart,culture,scienceandinregardstotheearth.Humansareentrustedwiththeearth.Alltheearthsgoodsareforall,allthetime.TheprophetsoftheJewishsacredtextsteachaboutfaithandjustice.Thequalityofonespersonalfaithisdependentuponthequalityofjustice.WhereonestandswithonesCreatorisdependentuponwhereonestandswiththoseonthefringesofsociety,i.e.,thepoor,thewidows,thealiens,thosewithillnesses.Thedignityofthehumanpersonistoalwaysbeupheld,sincethehumanpersoniscreatedinGodsimageandlikeness.Thesamestatusforhumandignityandstewardshipisnowbeingappliedtotheenvironment.
Environmentalethicsnowlinkstheconceptofthedignityofthepersontothedignityofcreation.Someethicistsclaimthatoneprotectshumandignitybyrightsandduties,andrightsareamoralclaimtoagoodwhichisessentialtohumandignity.Therefore,theenvironmentisalsoanessentialtohumandignity.Tocontinuethisstringofthought,sincethehumanpersonissacredandsocial,oneneedstobeincommunity.Therearemanylevelsofcommunityfamily,civilsociety,regionornation,butthemostbasicwouldbethecommunityoftheearth.Thisconnectionallowsthelinkingofstewardshipwiththepurposeofhumanity.Onedoesnothavetofullyaccepttheideaofanthropocentricorhumancenteredphilosophies.
Traditionally,westernornorthernhemispherebasedphilosophiesassigneda
significantlygreateramountofintrinsicvaluetohumanbeingsthantoanynonhumanthingsuchthattheprotectionorpromotionofhumaninterestsorwellbeingattheexpenseofnonhumanthingsturnsouttobealwaysjustified.
Theideaofstewardshipnowstatesthatcreationandnonhumanthingsarenotthepropertyofthehumanperson,butthehumanpersonistocareforandprotectwhatwasLOANEDtothehumanfamilybytheCreator.StewardshipwouldmeanoneneedstogivebacktotheCreatoranaccountingofhowoneusedthegoodsandmaterialoftheearth.
Theearly1970sstartedthefirstcelebrationofEarthDayandtheacknowledgementofenvironmentalethicsasaseparatefieldofstudyinphilosophyandethics.Manycametoadopttheideathatlandasacommunityisthebasicconceptofecology.Thelandistobelovedandrespectedasanextensionofethics.Anonhumanthingisrightwhenittendstopreservetheintegrity,stability,andbeautyofthebioticcommunity.Itiswrongwhenittendsotherwise.
Thisnewfieldemergedalmostsimultaneouslyinthreecountries,Australia,theUnitedStates,andNorway.Inthefirsttwoofthesecountries,directionandinspirationcamelargelyfromtheearliertwentiethcenturyliteratureoftheenvironment.TheScottishemigrant,JohnMuir,(founderoftheSierraClubandthefatherofAmericanconservation)andsubsequentlytheforester,AldoLeopold,hadadvocatedanappreciationandconservationofthingsnatural,wild,andfree.Thereisnowalinkingofenvironmentalethicswiththeanimalrightsmovement.
Environmentalethicshasabriefhistory,butitisaneverexpandingfieldofstudy.Ifonetakestoheartthestewardshipmodel,thenonewilltreattheenvironmentwithrespectanddignityatalltimes.Therebyleavingtheworldabetterplaceforthenextgeneration.
WebResources:
TheInternationalSocietyforEnvironmentalEthics
CentreforAppliedEthicsInternationalAssociationofEnvi
ronmentalPhilosophy
PrintResources:
Guha.R/1999.RadicalAmerican
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EnvironmentalismRevisitedinWitoszekandBrennan(eds)
Nash,R(ed)1990.AmericanEnvironmentalism:ReadingsinConservationHistory.
Varner,G.1998.InNaturesInterest?InterestsAnimalRightsandEinvironmentalEthics
NEWSTUDENTRELIGIOUSORGANIZATIONS
TheOfficeofUniversityChaplainisthecoordinatingbodyforallstudentreligiousorganizationsoncampus.Allgroupsfollowsimilarguidelines.Alleventsandmeetingsareopentoallpeopleatalltimes,withoutpressuretojoin,beapartof,oracceptthebeliefsofthegroup.MostmeetingsareheldinGoddardChapel.Alltherulesofstudentgovernmentarefollowedregardingnondiscrimination.
Thispastsemestermanyneworreconstitutedreligiousgroupsappliedforrecognition:TheChurchofLatterDaySaints,TheFriendsSociety(Quakers),theOrthodoxChristiangroup,UnitarianUniversalists,anewHindugroup,twoBuddhistgroups,andanewBahaigroup.
Hereisabriefoverviewofsomeofthesenewergroups.
TheBahaiFaith...TheBahaiFaithisanindependent
worldreligion,foundedbyBahaullah(18171892)inmid19thcenturyPersia(present dayIran).TheonenessofhumanityisthepivotroundwhichrevolvealltheteachingsoftheBahaiFaith.BahaullahteachesthatGodhasrevealedHimselftohumanitythroughouthistory,inaccordancewithhumanityslevelofspiritualmaturityviasuccessivedivinelyinspiredMessengers.ThesehaveincludedAbraham,Buddha,Jesus,Krishna,Moses,Muhammad,Zoroaster,TheBab,andBahaullahHimself,allofwhombroughttheWordoftheonetrueGodandareBearersoftheloveandknowledgeofoneGod.
CentralteachingsoftheBahaiFaithincludetheonenessofGod,theunityofreligions,andtheinherentqualityoftheracesandsexes.Sociallawscallfortheelimina
tionofextremesofwealthandpoverty,theneedforuniversaleducation,andtherecognitionofthefundamentalharmonybetweenscienceandreligion.Lawsdirectedatpersonalconductupholdthenecessityofchastity,monogamy,dailyobligatoryprayerandanannualperiodoffasting.TheBahaiFaithhasnoclergyorritualism,rathertheadministrationoftheBahaicommunityiscarriedoutbyelectedbodiesatlocal,regional,national,andinternationallevels.BahaisareenjoinedtoachieveabetterunderstandingoftheWordofGodthroughaprocessofindividualinvestigation,study,dailyprayerandmeditation.
TheissuesofraceandgenderequalityplayacriticalroleinthevisionoftheBahaiFaithforAmerica.BahaisbelievethattheraceissueinAmericaisitsmostcriticalimpedimenttoprogress,itsmostVitalandChallengingissue.Furthermore,Bahaisbelievethatalastingpeacecannotberealizeduntilwomenachieveequalstatuswithmeninallarenasofhumanendeavoranddecisionmaking.
Oneofthefastestgrowingoftheworldreligions,theBahaiFaithhas,duringits163yearhistory,grownfromanobscuremovementintheMiddleEasttobecometheworldsmostgeographicallywidespreadreligionafterChristianity.ToBahaisthissignifiesthetrulyworldembracingmessagesofBahaullahandtheapplicabilityofBahaiprinciplestothecurrentglobalsituation.TheworldgoverningbodyoftheBahaiFaithandmanyofitsholysitesareinandaroundHaifa,Israel.Todaythereareover5millionBahaisinover130,000localitiesworldwide.Morethan155,000BahaisresideintheUnitedStates.Andmorethan155,000believersofthisreligioncurrentlyliveandserveinthegreatermetropolitanChicagoarea.
TheChurchofJesusChristofLatterDaySaints...
ThefoundationaltenetofTheChurchofJesusChristofLatterdaySaintsisthatGod,theFather,sentHisSon,JesusChristtobetheSavioroftheworld:throughtheatonementofJesusChrist,allmankindmaybesavedbyobediencetothelawsandordinancesofthegospel.
TheChurchofJesusChristofLatterdaySaintswasfoundedin1830whenGodtheFatherandJesusChristappearedtoayoungmannamedJosephSmith,Jr.inNew
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YorkState.LikeAbraham,Moses,andIsaiahofold,JosephwascalledbyGodandJesusChristasaprophet,throughwhomrevelation,priesthoodauthority,andlivingscripturewouldbecomeavailabletoallmankind.AmongJosephsearliestpropheticeffortswasthetranslationofthesacredhistoryofsomeancientAmericanpeoples,nowpublishedastheBookofMormonAnotherTestamentofJesusChrist.ItisregardedbyLatterdaySaintsascompanionscripturetotheBible.
TheChurchoperateswithalayministryreligiousactivitiesthroughouttheworldareledbymaleandfemalevolunteersfromamongthelocalchurchmembership.Asinancienttimes,aprophetandtwelveapostlespresideovertheChurch.
FaithfulLatterdaySaintslivebycovenantthus,childrenarenotbaptizedpriortotheageofeightyears,theageofaccountabilitytobacco,alcoholicbeverages,caffeinatedhotdrinksandillegaldrugsarenotusedchastityispracticedoutsideofmarriageandfidelitywithinmembersgiveonetenth(thebiblicaltithe)oftheirincomeforthesupportofChurchfunctionsworldwide.
AmongthemostsacredofcovenantsmadebyLatterdaySaintsisthatofmarriagebetweenamanandawomaninoneoftheChurchs123worldwidetemples(distinctfrommeetinghouses,ofwhichthereareseveralthousand).LatterdaySaintsbelievethatthefamilyiscentraltoGodsplanforhischildrenandthatsacredordinancesavailableinthesetemplesmakeitpossibleforindividualstoreturntothepresenceofGodasfamilies.
Since1830,theChurchhasgrowntoacurrentmembershipof12.5millionpeopleinover162countries.MembershipintheUnitedStatesismorethan5,600,000.(InMetropolitanChicagoitisapproximately32,000.)
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