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Moonies conference
Professor surprised at straight-forward approach
By MIKE AQUILINA
Collegian Staff Writer
When Gary Alexander, assistant
professor of religious studies, went
to the Conference on •Unification
Theology in Madeira, Portugal, he
had some pre-conceived notions of
what the conference would be like.
He was surprised.
Alexander said he went expecting
to be "thrown in with a lot of
members of the Unification
Church," who would then pressure
him into accepting their beliefs.
"It turned out to be an ordinary
academics conference," he said.
The conference, which took place
this summer, was sponsored by
Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unifica
tion Church, and hosted more than
200 professors of religion from
around the world.
"The purpose of this conference
was to present their thoughts to
us," Alexander said. "Their hope
was that we would go away more
sympathetic to the movement than
when we came."
Alexander said the group listened
and responded to morning lectures
on Unification theology and then
met in small discussion groups.
Among the people representing
the church were doctoral candi
dates from Harvard, Yale, and
Vanderbilt universities, along with
the president of the church's semi
nary.
"They talked \ about several
things: deception in fund-raising
and deception in bringing in new
members," Alexander said. "The
mass- marriage issue deserved a
lot of explanation."
Members of the church admitted
they had made mistakes, but attrib
uted them to the zeal of new con
verts, he said.
"In any religion 'there will be
young people who resort to any
method, sometimes deceptive
methods, to present their truth,"
Alexander said. "They say that
that's not given official approval.
In that respect, they're saying that
they're just like any other reli
gion."
He said arranged marriages,
which outraged many people in the
United States, are a result of the
movement's Korean origins.
"The idea of an arranged mar
riage is quite common in the Asian
perspective. They have a right to
reject the engagement, but they
feel that he (Moon) has the ability
to put people together."
While the academics "left with a
better feeling" about the church
than when they arrived, they reac
ted negatively to a theology they
found vague and confusing, Alexan
der said.
"It's a very complicated system.
It's unique, eccentric. It's based on
the idea that Jesus failed," he said.
And Moon, according to the Unifi-
cation Church, has taken up the
mission.
Alexander, who teaches a course
on sects and cults, said the confer
ence was , a valuable experience.
"I don't like to teach about things
that I. don't have contact with. I had
the opportunity to talk with them
and size them up for myself, and
that's what I did."
He said the followers of Moon
should be accepted because their
plight can be compared to those of
the early Christian and Mormon
churches.
"I've been teaching about cults
for three years now and I've always
issued pleas for tolerance and un
derstanding. I've had one friend
and students who have left (the
Unification Church) by their own
choice. Those who have voluntarily
left present a very good picture
compared to the picture you get in
the papers involving violence and
de-programming."
As a professor of religious. stud
ies, Alexander has a particular
interest in the Unification Church.
"Are we observing the devel
opment of a religious movement
that will survive or just another
aberration that will go down the
tubes?" he said.
Alexander said the movement
was established in Korea and Ja
pan and is about 30 years old. It has
become an issue in the U.S. only
recently.
Risky lifestyle reduces longevity
Professor creates survey to uncover and to tackle health hazards
By TIM EYSTER
Collegian Staff Writer
With the help of a University professor of rural
sociology, people with unhealthy lifestyles may
have ,a chance to live longer.
Charles 0. Crawford, working through the
University's cooperative'extension service, has
designed a program to assess a person's individu
al risks or health hazards.
"I'm inclined to believe that people are more
likely to take an interest in their health and take
action on inappropriate health behavior 'if they
know the nature and number of their own person
al health risks," Crawford said.
Crawford helps high-risk people by having
them complete a risk profile questionnaire. The
questionnaire includes the person's age, sex and
race or ethnic background; lifestyle factors such
as smoking, drinking, exercising, and driving
practices; and a personal and family history of
certain diseases.
Crawford said the ultimate goal of the program
is "to reduce premature or untimely deaths and
help people' lead a more healthy and better
quality life."
"It's not only knowing how to keep from dying
prematurely," he said, "but how to live the years
you do live in a good way."
The' questions for the appraisal were based on
leading causes of death and the risk factors
associated with those leading causes of death.
With this information, the computer prints out
`l'm inclined to believe that
people are more likely to take
an interest in their health and
take action on inappropriate
health behavior if they know
the nature and number of
their own personal health
risks.'
Charles 0. Crawford, University
professor
a personalized risk profile, including a person's
risk age, which Crawford defined as the age a
person is likely to die. For example, a 37-year-old
who takes many risks might have a risk age of 50.
"It's based on the fact that the more risks you
have, the greater your chances of dying," Craw
ford said.
"A person who has many risks, say, doesn't
wear seat belts, is overweight, doesn't get much
exercise, has uncontrolled high blood pressure,
and smokes a lot might have a risk age equal to
that of someone 20 years older."
Also on the printout are average risk figures
for an individual of a certain sex, race and age,
and figures that cite his chances of dying within
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the next 10 years, derived by taking the individu
al's present health risks in consideration. It also
lists a medical scientist's opinions on the individ
ual's state of health.
Crawford said some experts believe the person
alized printout is a better motivator than any
general admonition about what an individual
must do to reduce his or her chances of dying
prematurely.
The majority of people who have participated
in the program are people who have a high
interest in their health, he said. As a result, not
many people who do have high-risk lifestyles
have participated in the program and only a
small percentage of those high-risk people have
tried to do something about their, ,lifestyles, he
said.
Dr. Richard St. Pierre, health education de
partment head said, the mere act of completing a
health risk appraisal is an educational value.
"We found from our use of health risk apprais
als in our department that it enhances motivation
for behavioral change," St. Pierre said.
Dr. Annette Ezell, head of the department of
nursing, called Crawford's appraisal "a fine
survey instrument."
"He is making a major contribution in the field
of community health assessment," she said.
To develop life-coping skills, Crawford said an
individual should get to know his body, take care
of it and listen to it.
Program energizes
sagging coal market
By ANITA J. KATZ
Collegian Staff Writer
The Southeastern Development As
sociation of the Centre Region Coun
cil of Governinents has developed a
program to stimulate interest in
Pennsylvania's slumping coal mar
ket, which was once the state's most
profitable industry.
Paul Shaw, SEDA-COG energy
coordinator, said the council has pro
vided technical assistance to clients
conducting feasibility studies regard
ing coal conversion, since the fall of
1981. The program provides clients
with up to $6,500 in funds.
In the 1960 s and early 19705, many
schools in the Centre region used
coal-powered heating systems. How
ever, as a result of inexpensive elec
tric rates and special promotional
deals from utility companies, many
schools were built with electric heat
ers. Other buildings continued to use
fuel oil, natural gas or combination
systems for heating.
As the cost for electricity, natural
gas and fuel oil increases, many
schools are searching for alternative
heating methods.
SEDA-COG, in conjunction with the
Governor's Energy Council, the Ap
palachian Regional Commission and
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the Anthracite Industry Association,
prepared a coal conversion analysis
report on the Northumberland Coun
ty Area Vocational-Technical School
in Shamokin, Northumberland Coun
ty.
It was determined that 70 to 85
percent of the school building's heat
ing system could be converted from
an electric heating system to a hy
dronic system using coal. However,
because the school now pays low
electric rates, a conversion at this
time would not be feasible, according
to the report.
Studies of the schools in the State
College Area School District had sim
ilar conclusions.
Merrill A. Sweitzer Jr., director of
physical plant for the State College
Area School District, said the schools
were converted from coal heat to
other heating systems during the
19605. A study conducted in Septem
ber 1980 showed that a conversion to a
partially coal-based system would
not be cost-effective.
Sweitzer said the natural gas, fuel
oil, electrical, and combination sys
tems in use throughout the district
are cleaner, less expensive and easi
er to maintain than, coal systems.
"If a building is energy efficient,
that's our goal," Sweitzer said.
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