Jehovah’s   Witnesses Religious Society of Friends Roman Catholic Church Unitarian Universalist Association Jewish groups include the following: Union of American Hebrew Congregations Union   of   Orthodox   Jewish   Congregations   in America United Synagogues of America Rabbinical groups include the following: Central Conference of American Rabbis Rabbinical Assembly of America Rabbinical Council of America Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada The  Synagogue  Council  of  America  represents  both the congregational and rabbinical groups of Orthodox, Reform  and  Conservative  Judaism.  Their  places  of worship are temples or synagogues. The generic term is Jewish house of worship. In  general  written  reference  to  a  member  of  the clergy, use the following: the Rev. John Smith, or the Rev.  Mr.  Smith.  Do  not  use  Rev.  without  Mr.,  Miss, Mrs., Ms., a first name or initials. A chaplain is referred to as a chaplain with his rank following in parentheses on the first usage. Note the following examples of the correct  use  of  titles: Example:  Chaplain  (Lt.)  John  Smith  .  .  .  then, Chaplain  Smith. The  title  “Dr.”  is  used  only  when  the  doctorate degree is actually held. Examples: the Rev. Dr. Betty Johns; Dr. Johns; The Rev. Betty Johns, D.D. (Doctor of Divinity). Roman Catholic usage: the Rev. Joe Jones; Father Jones; the Most Rev. Joe Jones, bishop of the Denver Diocese;   Bishop   Jones;   Francis   Cardinal   Jones; Cardinal  Jones. A nun is addressed as “sister,” which is capitalized in all references before her name. When a surname is given  in  the  first  reference,  use  both  given  name  and surname  (Sister  Mary  Elizabeth  Smith);  and  in subsequent  references,  use  only  the  surname  (Sister Lutheran  usage:  In  the  United  States  —  Pastor  John LEARNING   OBJECTIVE:   Recognize   the common errors in sentence structure. Smith). When the surname is not provided, the name is the same in all references (Sister Mary Elizabeth). Do not  abbreviate  the  word  “sister.” Episcopal usage: A priest is referred to as the Rev. John Jones or the Rev. Mr. Jones. A dean is the Very Rev. John Jones, the Rev. Jones, Mr. Jones or Dean Jones. A bishop is the Rt. Rev. John Jones, the Rt. Rev. Mr., or Bishop Jones. A member of the Episcopal Church is an Episcopalian. Jewish   usage:   Rabbi   John   Goldstein,   Rabbi Goldstein,  Dr.  Goldstein  (where  degree  is  held).  Cantor John  Goldstein,  Cantor  Goldstein.  Never  identify  a rabbi as Reverend Doctor. Christian   Science   usage:   Practitioner,   Lecturer, Reader Joe Jones. Never “reverend” in any form. Reader Jones of the First Church. The Mother Church (Boston church  only). Methodist usage: Pastor, minister, preacher, bishop. Use of the Rev. Mr. Jones is acceptable. Jones, Pastor Jones, Mr. Jones. Scandinavian Lutheran usage follows the Episcopal forms. Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) usage: President John Jones, President Jones, Elder Jones, Presiding Bishop John Jones, Bishop Jones, Presiding John Jones of the Presiding   Bishopric.   Members   of   the   church   are Mormons. It  is  incorrect  to  apply  the  word  church  to  any Baptist unit except the local church. The organization of Southern  Baptists  is  the  Southern  Baptist  Convention. The  American  Lutheran  Church,  the  Evangelical Lutheran Church and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church  merged  in  1960  into  the  American  Lutheran Church with headquarters in Minneapolis, Mire. Unitarian   and   Universalist   denominations   are known  as  the  Unitarian  Universalist  Association. There are other faiths that have mosques, dioceses, archdioceses, areas, synods, presbyteries, and so forth. If in doubt, you should consult your chaplain’s office for the accurate designations and changes. COMMON  SENTENCE  STRUCTURE ERRORS The   sections   on   spelling,   capitalization   and punctuation have all contributed to the construction of 6-17