News Briefs for February 24, 2022
News reports from Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Vanuatu. Minister Killed in Vanuatu The life of a promising young minister was cut short as he returned home from Sabbath activities on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, reported the Adventist Record. Lui Yarakei was an intern minister just starting his second year out of Fulton Adventist […]
The Lethality of Lies
by David Geelan | 24 February 2022 | One of the comments I make most often on Facebook posts—so often it may well be annoying to my friends—is brief and simple: “The truth matters”. It’s a core belief, because of its obverse: lies kill. In his recent Adventist Today article “Anti-Vaccination Is Not Our Message,” […]
Matthew Korpman: Walter Veith and the Apocrypha?
23 February 2022 | What did Walter Veith say about the Apocrypha? Was there a Catholic conspiracy to change the Bible? Join biblical scholar Matthew Korpman as he reacts and fact checks Veith on his history of the canon. To comment, click/tap here.
¡Desastre humano! – ¡Limpieza Divina!
Por Richard W. Coffen | 23 de Febrero, 2022 | Se llamaba Ibex (también conocido como Taré) y vivía en Mesopotamia. Su ocupación consistía en construir imágenes de deidades para venderlas. Cuando tenía 70 años (Génesis 11:26), Taré se convirtió en padre de trillizos: El padre de la multitud (también conocido como Abram; Abraham), Harán […]
ATSS: “A New Reformation”: Adventist Fundamentalism and the Ku Klux Klan
23 February 2022 | by Michael W. Campbell The early twentieth century was a transformative time within American religion and culture. World War I contributed to a heightened sense of militancy; as did the 1918-19 influenza pandemic that only further reminded people of their own mortality. American Christianity experienced a bifurcation between the theological modernist […]
Sit-in Protest Staged at Adventist Church in India over Rescheduled Voting Date
Date for casting ballots changed to a Saturday, which could prevent Adventists from voting in Manipur. Church leaders calling on political authorities to change the date, or revert back to its original date, which was not on a Saturday. Politically, Christians favor the opposing Indian National Congress over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party led by […]
Science vs. the Interpretation of Scripture
by Russ Spangler | 22 February 2022 | His name was Galileo Galilei. He was an astronomer, mathematician, and physicist from Pisa, Italy. He has been called the father of observational astronomy and even the father of the scientific method and modern science. In the year 1609 he made some improvements to an invention that […]
Kindness Matters: 11-Year-Old Adventist Named TIME Magazine’s ‘Kid of the Year’ for His Service Projects
11-year-old started Race to Kindness initiative after winning a speech contest when he was 9. Orion Jean has completed toy, food, and book drives for hundreds of thousands of people. Jean is a member of the Dallas City Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Texas, U.S. 22 February 2022 | “Kindness is a virtue we can […]
More Than a Game: Oakwood Adventist Academy Basketball Team Forfeits Chance at Finals to Keep Sabbath
School had never made it this far in postseason play before, was their first chance at a regional final. State Athletic Association refused to swap their game time with another semifinal match scheduled after sundown. Oakwood still went to semifinal tournament to cheer other teams on. 22 February 2022 | The Mustangs, the basketball team […]
Why is ours a church of “don’ts,” Aunty?
21 February 2022 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Your advice is always so kind—keep up the good words. My question is: Why do Adventists have so many dos and don’ts? Signed, Over ruled Dear Over ruled, As churches take on a distinctive identity, they naturally develop a list of beliefs that define themselves. Especially in conservative […]