TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1034
A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Interracialmaniages
not rare in Nebraska
Ey JOAN KOUINEK
Interracial and intercultural marriages in
Nebraska may be more common than some
people think.
In 1082, 371 of the 14,350 marriages that
took place in Nebraska involved interracial
and intercultural couples. In comparison,
there were 215 interracial and intercultural
marnases out of 13,957 in 1973.
Lincoln churches and clergymen generally
are supportive of interracial and intercultural
marrkes.
The llev. Leonard Kalin of the Newman Stu
dent Center, the Catholic church on the UNL
campus, said interracial and intercultural
couples are two people who have a riht to be
married. However, at least one spouse must be
Catholic in order to be married in the Catholic
Church, he said.
The church i3 really interested in the stabil
ity of the marriage," he. said.
Interracial marriages are not that unusual
or unique, said the Kev. Charles Stephen, min
ister of the Unitarian Church, 6300 A St He
said his church has few rules and allows any
thing that is not illegal or immoral. He said his
church marries a lot of couples that other
churches will not marry.
Society has mostly accepted interracial and
intercultural marriages, Stephen said.
Rabbi Kenneth White of the South Street
Congregation B,'nai Jeshurun, 20th and South
streets, said marriage criteria have nothing to
do with race.
Each rabbi has his own personal criteria
based upon his philosophy and theology, he
said.
If the couple is Jewish and wishes to be mar
ried, White said, he would marry them.
According to Lee VanHam, associate pastor
at Westminister Presbyterian Church, 2110
Sheridan Blvd., the national church would not
disapprove of interracial and intercultural
marriages.
The Rev. G.L. Collins of the Mount Zion Bap
tist Church, 1205 F St., a predominantly black
congregation, said his church supports inter
racial and intercultural marriages.
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hanging traditions
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"People are more concerned about tuxes and how
they match bridesmaid gowns," Deahl said.
Deahl said he has noticed some common themes
in most of his weddings. He said only one of the
couple usually belongs to the church they are mar
ried in. More Protestant women are marrying Catho
lic men now, he said.
The Rev. Richard Deonise from Blessed Sacra
ment Rectory said he sees quite a few mixed mar
riages. He said this is because Catholics are a minor
ity in the Lincoln area. Mixed marriages aren't
forbidden in the Catholic Church but he said he
"tries to discourage them because of different reli
gious backgrounds."
Couples look at what they each bring to a mar
riage during pre-nuptial preparation with the father,
he said. The threesome starts meeting up to eight
months before the service takes place.
"It hclp3 me to get to know the couple," Deonise
said. "That way, on that (wedding) day, there is a
deeper relationship between the couple and the
priest."
During this eight-month period, the couple, is
given material to help in planning for the ceremony.
These guidelines include approved church music.
"The church music has to be expressive of the
holiness and beauty of God himself," Deonise said.
"We use a. lot of contemporary church music."
Every parish has its own musicians who can play
for the wedding but couples can provide their own,
he said.
Increased family involvement, larger weddings
and pre-nuptial dinners are current trends, he said.
"Nothing has changed in terms of doctrine," Deo
nise said.
The traditional nuptial mass includes a declara
tion of public consent, an exchange of vows and the
blessing and exchange of rings. Prayers, scripture, a
sermon and communion round out the service.
Deonise said different traditions axe worked into
the service.
"The word 'catholic' means universal," he said.
"Different ethnic groups each have different tradi
tions. People are bound to bring in their own traditions."
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