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DATE: THURSDAY, May 3, 1990                   TAG: 9005030428
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A9   EDITION: METRO 
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MORMONS ALTER RITUALS SEEN AS OFFENSIVE

The Mormon Church has changed some of its most sacred rituals, eliminating parts of the largely secret ceremonies that have been viewed as offensive to women and to members of some other faiths.

Last month the 7.3 million-member church, one of the world's fastest-growing religious groups, quietly dropped from its temple rituals a vow in which women pledged obedience to their husbands, the wearing of face veils by women, and a portrayal of non-Mormon clergy as hirelings of Satan.

"Because the temple ceremony is sacred to us, we don't speak about it except in the most general terms," said Beverly Campbell, a spokeswoman.

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