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? By Milton Jordan
Ask Oarice Martin a
Question about Chris
. jtianity, especially a ques-'
,'tioh that examines the
Bible's relevance for to-;
day, and the change in
'her demeanor is im-r
tnedi ate and obvious.
Her flashing smile
melts as her dark smooth
features give way to an
intense seriousness. She '
Martin, 29, a native of
Riverside, California, is'
pursuing . a doctorate
degree this summer in
I New Testament studies
Vat .Duke University. She
already holds a Master
of Divinity degree from
San Francisco j
Theological Seminary,
plus undergraduate and
post I graduate , degrees r
from the University of
California and Wheaton '.
Graduate School, respec-.
ponders, the question a
mement, and then begins
to speak, slowly in a soft,; lively
: melodious voice that t . "My goal is to teach,"
? sounds more like that of -j.? she said, "particularly to
a singer tnan a scnotar. : try to convey what it
Most -1 limes :'vi here
answers are, long and
detailed, often including
chapters and verses from !. scholars
-tne Bioie, explanations!,. usually
Spf ! the original Hebrew
5or. Greek y texts and
quotes from religious
-writers ' ranging " from
:Moffatt to Leslie," .' j
Though ihe looks like !
ane scnool teacner sne(
means iu uc uuiu . viatki
and Christian. . Most!
black religionists. '
or preachers, j
attend
i-dvas until just a few years Christian."
predominantly white in
stitutions of religious
education, and neither .
the curriculum nor the;
overall purpose of the 1
school addresses what it j
means to be black and
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Mrs. Clarice Martin
.ago,1 and displays a
"warm, bubly personality
between questions, Ms.
Martin is a serious
I religious scholar. i
"I believe there is a!
great need . fpr black j.
biblical scholars," she
; said during along inter-; plained,
view in ucr vuiuiuiiauic
home, "and it was my
interest in both the
; church and education
" that influenced me in this
direction."
The direction? Ms.
From her perspective,
being both "black and
Christian" means know
ing that Christianity does
not condone racism and ;;
oppression. i li
"Christianity changes I
over the years," she ex-,v
'hut mu i
blackness remains the ,
same. And I believe we i
need to understand the ?
scriptures in light of
those things that apply
specifically to us today,"
Specifically, Ms. Mar-1
parts of the Bible are
unique to the tjmes in
which they were written,
and which are applicable
to today.
tin, an attractive, slender :
woman with a broad,
warm smile and soft,
almond-shaped eyes,
believes the Bible speaks;
strongly against racism. '
"Oneiof the things f
that black people have to .:
face' she said, "is the'
difference between what!
. Christianity is and what I . in the last days perilous
I we've been taught that it times shall come. For
hankful, V unholy,
Without natural affec
ion. .', .". . ..
This scripture, in II
. rimothy 3:I-5, accor
ling to Ms. Martin, is
)lainly applicable to to
' lay and the society that
s extant now.
But when questioned
tbout the other passage,
jy the same writer, to the
uime evangelist, found
n I Timothy 2:12, Ms.
Martin said: "I'd have to
check the context, but
my feeling is that that
statement must be
understood in the light
of time in which it was
written.
The verse says: "But I
suffer not a woman to
teach, nor to usurp
authority over the man,
but to be in silence."
From all indications,
Ms. Martin's studies
have created almost as
many questions for her
as they have answers, but
the studies have also
brought her foursquare
in opposition to a lot of:
so-called Christian tradi
tions ,!;
"For example," she
said,."I don't believe the
komans gave Christ the
night before he was kill-
She also opposes the
idea of soallcd Christ
tians always looking out'
for their own self
; interest.
"I think that if you are'
really Christian," t'.s
said, "then you should,
be more concerned about
reaching out and helping
other than yourself."
But by far, her
favorite point is that ,
Christianity' shouUT not
tt ussd to foster and
support either racism or
sexism. And she believes
Jthat .blacks and women
!need a clearer under stan
ding of Bible teachings '
to know that.
As examples ' of the
difference, she cites two j pictures we see of Jesus
Christ trul picture what
passages
"This know also that
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She believes the key to r
that understanding is be-
ing able to know, from '
intensive study, what
men shall be lovers of
their own selves,
covetous, boastersi pro
ud, blaphemers, disobe
dient to parents, un-
Durham's Weather
Seems To Be A Broken Record
the Savior looked like
He was a Jew, and spent
!a lot of time outdoors.
'Therefore, you could
conclude that he was
, rugged, well-built and
tanned. I just don't
believe he was pale and
i skinny, like the pictures
don't think the man in f
that picture , could have
withstood the beating the
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By Elson Armstrong, Jr.
It may seem like;
Durham has been;
transplanted to a tropicalj
rain forest on the;.
Equator as steaming;
(humid days punctuated i
j with afternoon and even-j
,ing thunderstorms have!
; settled over the city fori
over a week. '
Durhaniites can look:
forward to this pattern i
continuing for the rest of
this -' week.;
Meteorologists at the1
RaleighDurham Airport';
say thar hl ft the type df !
weather' pattern that
usually prevails in this
area from late Juneuntil
August
' While the
i temperatures haven't
really been that high (in
the upper 80's), the
humidity has been rang
ing from 60-100 per cent
which is causing more
discomfort than the high
temperatures (in the high
,90's-103) that were
recorded in downtown
Durham two weeks ago.
The storms have been
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v Cast Your Ballot!
Vote For Your Favorite Minister
in the :
Friends of Edgemont-Few Gardens Center
Ministers Popularity Contest
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Rev; J.C. Cheek
Increases His Lead
REV. J.C. CHEEK, pastor of Mount Calvary United Church of Christ, Durham, has lncreas:
ed his lead; now held for three weeks, as the Ministers Popularity Contest sponsored by Friends
of Edgemont-Few Gardens Community Center begins to head toward it's closing months.
The winner of the balloting race will be sent on a trip to the Bahamas, according to the Friends
'. of Edgemont-Few Gardens.--; ..;'':;.', .:v" . .';:
According to contest sponsors, REV. GRADY DAVIS, pastor ;ef IJnion Baptist Church, Is
. holding onto second place. REV. L.H. WHELCHEL, is still running in third place, according to
June 1 reports from the contest sponsors. REV. EARLE THORPE ad REV. J.W. BARNES are
tied at fourth place. REV, JOHN MONROE has slowly moved to fifth place; In the sixth place
slot is REV. DAVID BELL. REV. ALEXANDER MOSELEY is now at seventh place. :
According to a spokesman for the Edgemoht Center, the purpose of the contest, in addition to
raising money for the center, is to 'boost the black church and the Mack press, locally and na
tionally". v . , "' . ,.
The Carolina Times is cooperating with the contest by publishing the official ballot each week.
To vote for your favorite minister, simply clip the ballot from an Issue of The Carolina Times.
complete It, and mail It to the Center. A $1 donation must accompany each ballot in order that it
be included in the official count. : , t
The center spokesman said the first prize for the contest is a trip to the Bahamas for the wmn
. ing minister. Other prizes will be announced.
Contestants
Rev. J.C. Cheek
Rev. Grady D. Davis
Rev. L.H. Whelchel
Rev. Earie Thorpe
Rev. David H. Bell
Rev. John L. Monroe
Rev. James DaAiels
Rev, Donald Fozard
Rev. Lorenzo Lynch
Rev. Alexander D. Moseley
! Rev. Z.D. Harris
'. Rev. Frizelle Yelverton
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Rev. B. A. Mack
Elder Elroy Lewis
Rev. William Easley
Rev. Howard Haggler
Rev. W.T. Bigelow -:
Rev. Leon Saunders
Rev. J.W. Barnes
Rev. Lowry Reid
Rev. Percy Chase
Rev. Vernon Thompson
Rev. J.R. Crutchfield '
Rev. V.E. Brown
y Bishop W. A. Jones :
; Bishop John T. Moore
Rev. Harold Cobb
.' Elder R.A. Sloan
:r Er. Marion Wright
Rev, Ceraard Morrison
Rev. Cureton Johnson
, Rev, Johnny Leak
Rev. CR. Stone
Rev. John L. Caldwell
Rev. MackTimberlake, Jr.
Rev. Arthur H. Parker
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