Religious Documents North America Annual

Edited by William M. King

Volume 1, 1989Contents

Preface xxi

Introduction
"Sanctuary, Culture and Conflict" by William King xxv

Abbreviations xlii

Chronology, 1989 xliii

CHAPTER 1 DENOMINATIONAL DOCUMENTS

ANGLICAN
Anglican Church of Canada [ACC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements

  1. Committee on Ministry, A Plan to Restore the Diaconate, 18 February 1989 2
  2. Council for Native Ministries, Report to the 32nd General Synod, Membership and Restructuring, 15-23 June 1989 4
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Resolution of the 32nd General Synod, Anglican/Lutheran Interim Eucharistic Sharing, 15-23 June 1989 5
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Report of the Task Force on Surrogate Motherhood, General Conclusions and Legal Recommendations, 32nd General Synod, 15-23 June 1989 7
  2. Resolution of the 32nd General Synod, Opposition to the 500th Anniversary Celebration of Columbus' Landing, 15-23 June 1989 10
  3. Resolution of the 32nd General Synod, Palestinian/Israeli Conflict, 15-23 June 1989 10
  4. Resolution of the 32nd General Synod, South Africa, 15-23 June 1989 11
  5. Resolution of the 32nd General Synod, Support for Innu, 15-23 June 1989 11
The Episcopal Church [EC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Bishop Edmond L. Browning, Announcement of the Ordination of Barbara C. Harris, 8 February 1989 12
  2. Episcopal Traditionalists (1), Bishops of the Evangelical and Catholic Mission [ECM], Call for a Synod, 11 November 1988 13
  3. Episcopal Traditionalists (2), Evangelical and Catholic Mission [ECM], Declaration of Common Faith and Purpose, 11 November 1988 16
  4. Episcopal Traditionalists (3), Episcopal Synod of America [ESA], Statement of Purpose, 1-3 June 1989 17
  5. Episcopal Traditionalists (4), Episcopal House of Bishops, Statement of Reconciliation, 22-28 September 1989 18
BAPTIST
American Baptist Churches in the USA [ABCUSA]
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the General Board, Against Manifestations of Prejudice, June 1989 20
  2. Statement of Concern of the Biennial Convention, Central American Refugee Crisis at the US/Mexican Border, 20-23 June 1989 23
  3. Statement of Concern of the Biennial Convention, Pluralism Within ABC/USA, 20-23 June 1989 24
Southern Baptist Convention [SBC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Baptist General Association of Virginia (1), Memorial to the Mes- sengers of the 1989 Southern Baptist Convention, November 1988 25
  2. Baptist General Association of Virginia (2), A Conservative Response to Virginia Memorial to the 1989 Southern Baptist Convention, November 1988 27
  3. Southern Baptist Alliance, Seminary Mission Statement, May 1989 29
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the Southern Baptist Convention, Encouraging Laws Regulating Abortion, 13-15 June 1989 30
  2. Resolution of the Southern Baptist Convention, Racism, 13-15 June 1989 30
BUDDHIST
Tibetan
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, 10 December 1989 31
CATHOLIC
The Roman Catholic Church in USA [RCCUSA]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. African American Catholic Controversy (1), Father George A. Stallings, Announcement of the Establishment of the Imani Temple, 21 June 1989 33
  2. African American Catholic Controversy (2), James Cardinal Hickey, The Struggle Against Racism, 13 July 1989 35
  3. African American Catholic Controversy (3), Black Catholic Bishops, Reply to Father Stallings, 11 July 1989 37
  4. African American Catholic Controversy (4), Father George A. Stallings, Letter to Black Catholic Clergy, 24 July 1989 38
  5. Bishop Leo T. Maher, Letter to Congresswoman Lucy Killea, 15 November 1989 40
  6. National Conference of Catholic Bishops [NCCB], Doctrinal Responsibilities. Approaches to Promoting Cooperation and Resolving Misunderstandings Between Bishops and Theologians, 16-19 June 1989 40
  7. Superior Court, District of Columbia, Charles E. Curran Case, 28 February 1989 42
  8. NCCB/Vatican Consultation (1), Archbishop John L. May, Opening Address to Pope John Paul II, 8 March 1989 43
  9. NCCB/Vatican Consultation (2), Joseph Cardinal Bernadin, Summary of Discussion with John Paul II, 11 March 1989 44
Moral/Social Statements
  1. National Conference of Catholic Bishops [NCCB], Called to Compassion and Responsibility. A Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis, 9 November 1989 47
  2. Pro-Life Activities Committee of the NCCB, Statement on the US Supreme Court's Decision in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 9 August 1989 50
  3. Resolution of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, The Public Debate on Abortion, 7 November 1989 51
The Roman Catholic Church in Canada [RCCCAN]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Archbishop James M. Hayes, An Open Letter to Canadian Catholics, 12 July 1989 53
  2. Bishop Robert Lebel, Celebrating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Vatican II Decree on Ecumenism, 8 November 1989 54
  3. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops [CCCB], To Speak as a Christian Community, 16 August 1989 56
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops [CCCB], On the AIDS Crisis, 16 March 1989 58
CHRISTIAN CONNECTION
Christian Church-Disciples of Christ [CCDC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Resolution of the Biennial General Assembly, Ecumenical Partnership with the United Church of Christ, 28 July-2 August 1989 60 Liturgical/Theological Statements Commission on Theology, Concerning Salvation in Jesus Christ, 28 July-2 August 1989 62
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Emergency Resolution of the Biennial General Assembly, Concerning Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 28 July-2 August 1989 66
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Church of Christ, Scientist
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. David N. Williams, Christian Science and the Care of Children. The Constitutional Issues, September 1989 67
HINDU
International Society for Krishna Consciousness [ISKCON]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. His Holiness Lokanath Swami, Public Letter Regarding "Padayatra America," April 1989 71
  2. World Review Editorial, Was the George Verdict a Hollow Victory?, August/September 1989 72
HOLINESS/PENTECOSTAL
Assemblies of God [AG]
 Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the 43rd General Council, AIDS, 8-13 August 1989 73
  2. Resolution of the 43rd General Council, Pro-Life Conduct of Ministers, 8-13 August 1989 75
  3. Resolution of the 43rd General Council, Racism, 8-13 August 1989 75
Church of the Nazarene [CN]
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Resolution of the 22nd General Assembly, New Article of Faith Regarding the Church, 25-30 June 1989 76
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Christian Action Committee, Report to the General Assembly Regarding Entertainments, 25-30 June 1989 77
  2. Resolution of the 22nd General Assembly, Entertainments, 25-30 June 1989 80
  3. Resolution of the 22nd General Assembly, Human Sexuality, 25-30 June 1989 81
  4. Resolution of the 22nd General Assembly, Responsibility to the Poor, 25-30 June 1989 81
  5. Resolution of the 22nd General Assembly, Revised Statement on Abortion, 25-30 June 1989 82
ISLAMIC
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Rushdie Controversy (1), Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Decree Against Salman Rushdie, 14 February 1989 83
  2. Rushdie Controversy (2), Islamic Society of North America, Statement Regarding the Condemnation of Salman Rushdie, February 1989 83
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Los Angeles Islamic and Roman Catholic Communities, Religious Freedom in America. Reflections by Muslims and Roman Catholics, January 1989 85
JEWISH
Canadian Judaism
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Canadian Jewish Congress, Resolution of the 22nd Plenary Session, Anti-Racism and Multicultural Relations, 7-9 May 1989 89
  2. Canadian Jewish Congress, Resolution of the 22nd Plenary Session, Anti-Semitism and Racism, 7-9 May 1989 90
  3. Canadian Jewish Congress, Resolution of the 22nd Plenary Session, Jewish Religious Pluralism, 7-9 May 1989 91
Conservative Judaism
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. United Synagogue of America [USOA], Resolution of the 1989 Biennial Convention, The "Denver Program," 5-9 November 1989 92
  2. United Synagogue of America [USOA], Resolution of the 1989 Biennial Convention, The Law of Return, 5-9 November 1989 94
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. United Synagogue of America [USOA], Resolution of the 1989 Biennial Convention, Use of Tefillin, 5-9 November 1989 95
Moral/Social Statements
  1. United Synagogue of America [USOA], Resolution of the 1989 Biennial Convention, Desecration of Religious Institutions, 5-9 November 1989 96
  2. United Synagogue of America [USOA], Resolution of the 1989 Biennial Convention, Marrying Within the Faith, 5-9 November 1989 96
Orthodox Judaism
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Agudath Israel, Statement Rejecting Joint Conversion Pact, November 1989 97
  2. Resolution of the Rabbinical Council of America [RCA], Israel, June 1989 98
Reform Judaism
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Central Conference of American Rabbis [CCAR], Resolution of the 100th Convention, The Law of Return, 21-26 June 1989 99
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, Reform Judaism. The Wisdom to Change, 21 June 1989 100
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Union of American Hebrew Congregations [UAHC], Resolution of the 60th General Assembly, Gay and Lesbian Jews, 2-6 November 1989 102
  2. Union of American Hebrew Congregations [UAHC], Resolution of the 60th General Assembly, Israel, 2-6 November 1989 104
LATIN AMERICAN VARIATIONS
Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Olsen v. Drug Enforcement Administration, 20 June 1989 105
Rastafarians
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. US District Court, New York, Benjamin v. Coughlin, 13 March 1989 107
Santeria. Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc.
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. US District Court, Florida, Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah, 5 October 1989 111
LUTHERAN
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [ELCA]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Resolution of the 1st Churchwide Assembly, The Ordination of Women, 23-30 August 1989 118
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Statement of the 1st Churchwide Assembly, Ecumenism. The Vision of the ELCA, 23-30 August 1989 119
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the 1st Churchwide Assembly, Sexual Harassment, 23-30 August 1989 123
  2. Statement of the 1st Churchwide Assembly, Social Statements in the ELCA. Policies and Procedures, 23-30 August 1989 124
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada [ELCIC]
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Division for Canadian Ministry, Report to the 2nd Biennial Convention, New Challenges in Canadian Ministry, 12-16 July 1989 126
  2. Resolution of the 2nd Biennial Convention, "Interim" Statement on Abortion, 12-16 July 1989 128
  3. Resolution of the 2nd Biennial Convention, Refugee Crisis, 12-16 July 1989 130
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod [LCMS]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. President's Commission on Women, Report to the 57th Triennial Convention, 7-14 July 1989 130
  2. Resolution of the 57th Triennial Convention, LCMS Relationships with the ELCA, 7-14 July 1989 133
  3. Resolution of the 57th Triennial Convention, Women Serving Holy Communion, 7-14 July 1989 134
MENNONITE, AMISH, HUTTERIAN BRETHREN, AND RELATED BODIES
Hutterian Brethren
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Court of the Queen's Bench of Manitoba, Mr. Justice Patrick Ferg, Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Daniel Hofer, Sr., 31 October 1989 135
Mennonite Church/Mennonite Church, General Conference [MC/GC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Recommendation of the 45th Triennial Sessions, Exploring MC/GC Integration, 1-6 August 1989 138
  2. Resolution of the 45th Triennial Sessions, A Church of Many Peoples Confronts Racism, 1-6 August 1989 139
  3. Resolution of the 45th Triennial Sessions, On the 500th Anniversary of Columbus, 1-6 August 1989 141
  4. Resolution of the 45th Triennial Sessions, Support of the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund, 1-6 August 1989 142
METHODIST
United Methodist Church [UMC]
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Methodist-Roman Catholic Theological Dialogue, Holy Living and Holy Dying, August 1989 143
  2. Methodist Bishops, A Declaration of Peace and Solidarity, 27 January 1989 147
MIDDLE EASTERN VARIATIONS
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. US Senate, S.Con.Res. 53, Concerning Iranian Persecution of the Baha'is, 3 January 1989 150
NATIVE AMERICAN
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Native Convocation of the Anglican Church of Canada, Resolutions Presented to the 32nd General Synod, 15-23 June 1989 151
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1), Lawrence Hart, "People Coming Out of the Ground," Testimony before the House Interior Committee, 18 July 1989 152
  2. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (2), Honorable Morris K. Udall, Introduction of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1989, 21 March 1989 155
  3. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (3), United States Senate, S. 1124, American Indian Religious Freedom Amendments Bill, 6 June 1989 157
  4. US Senate, S. 1021, Native American Grave and Burial Protection Bill, 17 May 1989 158
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Canadian Innu Community, Statement on Air Force Overflights, 12 October 1988 160
NEO-PAGAN, MAGICK, OCCULT, SATANIC, WICCA
Wicca
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Church of All Worlds, Inc., Principles of Wiccan Belief, November 1989 161
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Neo-Pagan Ecumenical Conferences and Organizations, The Earth Religion Anti-Abuse Resolution, 22 May 1988 163
Satanic
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. US Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, McCorkle v. Johnson, 13 July 1989 164
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Temple of Set, Dr. Michael A. Aquino, A Response to "How to Respond to ... Satanism," 17 April 1989 166
NEW AGE, NEW THOUGHT, SPIRITUALIST, AND THEOSOPHICAL
New Age
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Church Universal and Triumphant, Prophet Corrects Misconceptions about Prophecies, 27 November 1989 174
Theosophical
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Theosophical Society in America, Report of the Theosophical Education and Research Foundation, Toward a Life of Active Altruism, 15-21 July 1989 179
ORTHODOX
Armenian Church of America
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, Announcement on Armenian Orthodox Unity, April 1989 181
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Archbishop Torkom Manoogian, Despair and Hope, 24 April 1989 181
  2. Supreme Patriarch Vasken I, Departing Message, 11 February 1989 183
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Inter-Orthodox Theological Consultation, The Place of Women in the Orthodox Church, 30 October-7 November 1988 184
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Dimitrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Message on Environmental Protection Day, 1 September 1989 187
PRESBYTERIAN Presbyterian Church in USA [PCUSA]
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the 201st General Assembly, Banning Assault Weapons, 6-14 June 1989 189
  2. Resolution of the 201st General Assembly, Racism in America, 6-14 June 1989 190
  3. Resolution of the 201st General Assembly, Response to the Turmoil in China, 6-14 June 1989 191
  4. Resolution of the 201st General Assembly, Support for "Operation Respect," 6-14 June 1989 193
Presbyterian Church in Canada [PCCAN]
Moral/Social Statements
  1. International Affairs Committee, Recommendations to the 115th General Assembly, The International Debt Crisis, 4-9 June 1989 194
  2. Resolution of the 115th General Assembly, The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 4-9 June 1989 196
QUAKER
American Friends Service Committee [AFS] Moral/Social Statements
  1. US District Court, California, American Friends Service Committee v. Thornburg, 23 August 1989 198
REFORMED
Christian Reformed Church in North America [CRC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Resolution of the General Synod, Relations with Reformed Churches in South Africa, 13-21 June 1989 200
Reformed Church in America [RCA]
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the 183rd General Synod, Principles of Racial Justice and Inclusiveness, 12-16 June 1989 202
  2. Resolution of the 183rd General Synod, Solidarity with Women, 12-16 June 1989 203
  3. Statement of the 183rd General Synod, Toward a Philosophy of Mission, 12-16 June 1989 204
UNITARIAN
Unitarian Universalist Association
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Resolution of the 28th General Assembly, The AIDS/HIV Crisis, June 1989 206
  2. Immediate Witness Resolution of the 28th General Assembly, Human Rights, June 1989 207
UNION CHURCHES
United Church of Canada [UCCAN]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Division of Finance, The Effects of Controversy over Homosexuality, 1 July 1989 208
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Theology and Faith Committee, The Authority and Interpretation of Scripture, September 1989 211
United Church of Christ [UCC]
Administrative/Institutional Statements
  1. Resolution of the 17th General Synod, Placement of UCC Clergy- women, 29 June-4 July 1989 217
Liturgical/Theological Statements
  1. Resolution of the 17th General Synod, Relationship with the Muslim Community, 29 June-4 July 1989 218
Moral/Social Statements
  1. Pronouncement of the 17th General Synod, Ministry With Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans, 29 June-4 July 1989 220
  2. Resolution of the 17th General Synod, Affirming the Value of the Flag as Symbolic Speech and Opposing Efforts to Restrict Freedom of Expression, 29 June-4 July 1989 223
  3. Resolution of the 17th General Synod, Economic Justice for Women Who are Poor, 29 June-4 July 1989 224
  4. Resolution of the 17th General Synod, Sexual Harassment in the Church-No Longer Nameless, 29 June-4 July 1989 227
CHAPTER 2 ECUMENICAL DOCUMENTS
  1. Canadian Council of Churches, General Board, Position Paper on the Middle East, 13 October 1989 229
  2. Canadian Council of Churches, Stuart E. Brown, Letter to Canadian Government on Foreign Aid, 4 April 1989 236
  3. Consultation on Church Union, Churches in Covenant Communion. The Church of Christ Uniting, 9 December 1988 237
  4. Lausanne II, The Manila Manifesto, 11-20 July 1989 243
  5. National Association of Evangelicals, Resolution of the 47th Annual Convention, Alcohol Abuse, March 1989 251
  6. National Association of Evangelicals, Resolution of the 47th Annual Convention, Child Care and the Federal Government, March 1989 252
  7. National Association of Evangelicals, Resolution of the 47th Annual Convention, Ministry to Persons with Disabilities, March 1989 253
  8. National Association of Evangelicals, Resolution of the 47th Annual Convention, Persecuted Christians in the USSR, March 1989 253
  9. National Association of Evangelicals, Religious Leaders Conference, Evangelical Affirmations/'89, 14-17 May 1989 254
  10. National Council of Churches, Committee of Fifteen, Report to the Governing Board, 16-19 May 1989 259
  11. National Council of Churches, Leadership Meeting with Pope John Paul II (1), Statement of Purpose, 10-14 April 1989 264
  12. National Council of Churches, Leadership Meeting with Pope John Paul II (2), Joint NCC-NCCB Communique, April 1989 267
  13. National Council of Churches, Office on Christian-Muslim Relations, Statement on the Salman Rushdie Controversy, 2 March 1989 268
  14. National Council of Churches, Office of Latin America and the Caribbean, A New Covenant Among the People of God, 9-13 October 1989 269
  15. World Council of Churches, Report of the Harlem Consultation onUnity and Renewal with Black Churches in the USA, 27-31 August 1988 271
  16. World Council of Churches, World Conference on Mission and Evangelism (1), Section Reports, 22-31 May 1989 276
  17. World Council of Churches, World Conference on Mission and Evangelism (2), Evangelicals Within the WCC, Letter to Lausanne II Evangelicals, 22-31 May 1989 284
  18. World Council of Churches, World Conference on Mission and Evangelism (3), North American Delegates, An Invitation to Encounter, 22-31 May 1989 288
CHAPTER 3 GENERAL INTEREST DOCUMENTS
  1. African American Church Leaders, Statement on Apartheid, 10-11 January 1989 290
  2. Canadian Interfaith Leaders, A Covenant to Combat the Greenhouse Effect, May 1989 291
  3. Christians for Biblical Equality, Statement on Men, Women, and Biblical Equality, August 1989 292
  4. Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, The Danvers Statement, 13 January 1989 295
  5. Ecumenical Church Women, In Solidarity with Women in Struggle, 22-31 May 1989 298
  6. Evangelical Protestant Leaders, The Willowbank Declaration on the Christian Gospel and the Jewish People, 29 April 1989 301
  7. Interfaith Agencies, Religious Holidays in the Public Schools, 5 October 1989 306
  8. Interfaith Leaders, The Atlanta Declaration, We Are Living With AIDS. An Interfaith Call to Hope and Action, 4 December 1989 309
  9. Interfaith Leaders, Letter to the President-Elect Bush Regarding World Hunger, 10 February 1989 312
  10. Interfaith Leaders, Lighting the Torch of Conscience, 14 April 1989 313
  11. Interfaith Leaders, Statement on Assault Weaponry, 19 June 1989 315
  12. Interfaith Organizations, Letter to Congress to Amend Child Care Bill, 22 June 1989 315
  13. Internal Revenue Service, Tax Audits of Television Ministries, 25 December 1988 317
  14. National Council of Churches, Details on Canadian Church Membership, 14 August 1989 318
  15. National Council of Churches, Membership Changes in Some US Churches, 14 August 1989 319
  16. National Council of Churches, Women Ministers in 1986 and 1977. A Ten Year View, September 1988 320
  17. Ontario Interfaith Leaders, Open Letter to Premier David Peterson, March 1989 332
  18. Pan-African Christian Church Conference, Message of the Conference, 17-23 July 1988 333
  19. Ecumenical Fact-Finding Team, Pittston Strike (1), A Report to the Religious Community, 22 September 1989 336
  20. Interfaith Leaders, Pittston Strike (2), Statement on the Pittston Strike, 9 September 1989 338
  21. Religious News Service, Religion Reporting and Readership in the Daily Press, October 1989 340
  22. Rhode Island Religious Leaders, Violence and Sexual Violence in the Media, May 1989 349
  23. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Office for Governmental Affairs, Salvadoran Crisis (1), Attacks on Churches in El Salvador, 19 November 1989 350
  24. Interfaith Leaders, Salvadoran Crisis (2), Statement on El Salvador, 29 November 1989 352
  25. YMCA Conference on Central America, Salvadoran Crisis (3), Letter to Salvadorean President Cristiani, 7-10 December 1989 353
  26. US Catholic Conference, Salvadoran Crisis (4), Statement on Principal Concerns of the US Catholic Conference on US Policy toward El Salvador, 24 December 1989 354
  27. US Congress, 37th National Prayer Breakfast, 2 February 1989 356
  28. US District Court, Sentencing of Reverend James O. Bakker, 24 October 1989 361
CHAPTER 4 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Federal Level
Speeches, Addresses, and Public Statements
  1. President Ronald W. Reagan, Farewell Address to the Nation, 11 January 1989 369
  2. President George H. W. Bush, Inaugural Address, 20 January 1989 370
Proclamations and Executive Orders
  1. President George H. W. Bush, Proclamation 5936, National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, 20 January 1989 371
  2. President George H. W. Bush, Proclamation 5942, National Day of Prayer, 17 March 1989 372
  3. President George H. W. Bush, Proclamation 6073, Thanksgiving Day, 17 November 1989 373
JUDICIAL BRANCH
State or Provincial Level
  1. California State Supreme Court, Molko v. Holy Spirit Association, 17 October/1 December 1988 375
Federal Level
Lower Courts
  1. US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Jager v. Douglas County School District, 3 January 1989 386
  2. US Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, Mergens v. Board of Education of Westside Community Schools, 8 February 1989 389
  3. US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Aguilar, 30 March 1989 391
Supreme Courts
  1. US Supreme Court, Allegheny County v. ACLU, 3 July 1989 395
  2. US Supreme Court, Frazee v. Illinois, 29 March 1989 411
  3. US Supreme Court, Hernandez v. IRS, 5 June 1989 413
  4. US Supreme Court, Texas Monthly v. Bullock, 21 February 1989 421
  5. US Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens, Dissenting Opinion, Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 3 July 1989 428
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Federal Level
Speeches, Addresses, and Public Statements
  1. US House of Representatives, Representative William E. Dannemeyer, Community Life Amendment, 15 and 23 June 1989 431
  2. US Senate, S. 5, Act for Better Child Care Bill, Debate on Church-State Entanglement Issues, 22 June 1989 434
  3. US Senate, US Senator Orin G. Hatch, School Prayer Amendment, 31 May 1989 438
Legislation
  1. US Congress, Public Law 101-185, National Museum of the American Indian Act, 28 November 1989 439
  2. US Congress, Public Law 101-209, International Year of Bible Reading-Proclamation, 7 December 1989 441
CHAPTER 5 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS 442
Denomonational Documents
  1. Anglican 442
  2. Baptist 443
  3. Catholic 444
  4. Christian Connection 445
  5. Christian Science 446
  6. Holiness/Pentecostal 446
  7. Islamic 446
  8. Jewish 446
  9. Lutheran 449
  10. Mennonite 450
  11. Mormon 450
  12. Orthodox 451
  13. Presbyterian 451
  14. Reformed 452
  15. Unification 452
  16. Union Churches 453
  17. Unitarian 454
BIBLIOGRAPHY 455

INDEXES

  1. Index of Names 472
  2. Index of Subjects 475
  3. Index of Institutions 480
  4. Index of Geographic and Place Names 48
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