European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes religion saturday january 15, 1994 archbishop asks stations to not run condom ads from wire reports Indianapolis a roman Catholic archbishop has asked local broadcasters to avoid running new aids prevention ads promoting condom use. Archbishop Daniel Buechlein whose diocese covers Central and Southern Indiana said he objected to the ads because the Church believes abstinence is the Only Safe Way to prevent the spread of aids and other sexually transmitted diseases. The archbishop said condoms encourage a casual or recreational approach to sexual relationships. Casual sex. Actually contributes to the spread of disease Buechlein said. Two local television stations said they Likely would run the Public service announcements which Are part of an and Campaign from the Clinton administration that has been accepted for broadcast by All four major television networks. Fox affiliate win will air the ads after 9 . As Long As they Deal with disease prevention and not birth control said general manager Joe Young. I think we have an obligation to inform the Public about ways they can protect themselves Young said. Quayle speech applauded Lancaster Calif. Former vice president Dan Quayle received a standing ovation at a Baptist Church after telling churchgoers that America is a religious nation. Government is to protect religion from government. It is not to protect government from religion Quayle said sunday As he helped dedicate the new $3.3 million Lancaster Baptist Church. In his speech Quayle warned that conservative christians face bigotry. We re the ones who see the intolerance from others. The Only acceptable form of bigotry today is bigotry against conservative christians he said. He was Well received by the congregation in this Antelope Valley town North of los Angeles. He was very right on Brenda Sandoval said. He spoke to my heart and he offered Hope  archdiocese seeking funds Albuquerque . The archdiocese of Santa be is asking other dioceses for financial help in dealing with dozens of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of Young people by priests. Roman Catholic archbishop Michael Sheehan earlier asked parishes within new Mexico to give Money to the financially troubled archdiocese to help it avoid filing for bankruptcy now Shiehan is making financial appeals to other dioceses across the country in particular those that apparently sent troubled priests to new Mexico for treatment said the Rev. Ron Wolf archdiocesan Chancellor. The archdiocese faces about 40 lawsuits seeking More than $50 million. Many of the priests or former priests named in the lawsuits came to new Mexico to attend a treatment Center run by the servants of the paraclete order in Jemez Springs for paedophilia and other problems. Many remained and were assigned to new Mexico parishes. Rallying against gambling Frankfort  the Odds Are against Kentucky lawmakers passing legislation to put the question of Casino gambling on the november ballot Church groups Aren t taking an chances. A coalition of Kentucky churches turned out at the Capitol recently to kick off its Campaign to defeat any Casino measures in the legislature. We Hope to address people s minds intelligence and conscience to repeal any Casino legislation said the Rev. Nancy to Kemper executive director of the Kentucky Council of churches. We Are convinced that gambling casinos would create Long term social economic and criminal problems for our  the legislature would have to pass a measure to put a constitutional amendment on november s ballot to allow Casino gambling. To be big givers at Church by George Cornell a religion writer new York lower income people tend to give a larger percentage of their income to the Church than the affluent an expert says. The giving tends to reflect the extent of commit ment said Ronald Vallet director of the ecumenical Center for stewardship studies in Indianapolis. While the average annual amounts per member have increased gradually through the years the contrasts in denominational giving patterns have stayed about the same. / recent data show that among 33 denominations whose per capita giving in 1991 was listed the seventh Day adventist Church whose membership is not distinctively wealthy had the highest per capita giving of All. Among the nine larger protestant denominations of More than a million members each average per capita giving varied from $240.93 by american baptists to $897.18 by seventh Day adventists the data show. The figures Are Given in the 1993 yearbook of Amer ican and Canadian churches produced by the National Council of churches. While Southern baptists showed the lowest per capita giving among the larger denominations its total receipts in 1991 topped the list More than $5 billion be cause of its Large membership of 15.2 million. Other denominations in which contributions totalled More than $1 billion were the United methodist Church $3 billion. The presbyterian Church u.s.a.$2 billion. The evangelical lutheran Church in America $1.6 billion. . Roman Catholic giving is estimated at $5 billion to $6 billion annually. Computations of total religious donations in the country vary somewhat but perhaps the most inclusive estimate comes from the american association of fund raising counsel which compiles figures from several sources. It puts total religious contributions for 1992 at $56.71 billion up 5.17 percent from the previous year 1.2 per cent above inflation. This is far larger than giving to any other cause and about four times that of the next biggest recipient education which got $14.02 billion. Almost All the religious giving came from individuals. The bulk of it about 82 percent goes to sup porting work at the local congregational level. The denomination average per capita donation1991 seventh Day adventist Church $897.18 episcopalians $887.32 presbyterian Church $734.77 Christian Church disciples of Christ $565.28 lutheran Church Missouri Synod $443.84 evangelical lutheran Church in America $401.30 United Church of Christ $389.53 United methodist Church $352.81 Southern Baptist convention $329.24 american baptists $240.93 source 1993 yearbook of american and Canadian churches is. Susan Harris smaller portion goes to regional and National operations. However even much of that kept on the local scene is used for social programs apart from internal expenses.,a 1993 National Survey report by Independent Sec Tor a coalition of voluntary philanthropic groups based in Washington said congregations in 1991 spent $32.33 billion on religious ministry and religious education and $21.1 billion on other programs. These included other education human services and welfare health and hospitals arts and culture and environmental programs. The congregations also donated $6.6 billion to outside charitable organizations Community projects and to Aid individuals. Noting that the social Impact of local congregations has sometimes been ignored Independent sector pres ident Brian o Connell said the Survey makes Clear How very Large their Community services Are and that they Are the primary voluntary service providers for  \ a Gallup Survey turned Vry similar results finding that people who identify with religion and who regularly attend Church Are the most generous donors of Money and time. New Bible has real for ouf King red Lake Falls Minn. A a new version of the Bible is More Likely to find a Home on the shelves of Star trek buffs than in the drawer of a hotel night stand. A group of scholars is translating the Bible into the language of klingon warriors in the science fiction to series and movies. Glen Proechel director of last summer s klingon language Camp in this Northwestern Minnesota town said the Bible will supplement a klingon die tonary created by linguist Marc Okrand. In 1984, Paramount studios hired Okrand to develop klingon into a Hill fledged language for Star trek 111 the search for Spock. Proechel a Spanish instructor at the University of Minnesota at Crookston already has translated the first few chapters of the gospel of St. John. He brew scholar Mark Shoulson has finished the Book of Jonah. One problem so fan there is no klingon word for or concept of god. Shoulson used the word Jota klingon for great  the King James version of John 3 16, for in stance reads for god so loved the world that he gave his Only Begotten son that whosoever Beli Eveth in him should not perish but have everlasting  the klingon version Toh to Musha up quo Joh a  Nobu Sha Whf not Hegh Shah