Pursuing Truth in a Post-Truth World
by Sylvia Sioux Stark | 5 March 2021 | I must have walked up on a heated political discussion. It was a handful of salt-of-the-earth-looking kind of folks—although unmasked and not socially distanced. They looked like the workaday kind of people one should feel comfortable sitting down with and passing the time of day. Though […]
GC and NAD Continue Advocacy Against U.S. Equality Act
The denomination remains concerned that the Equality Act as drafted would further erode the religious liberty of faith communities and their members. Support for the Equality Act has diminished while support of the Fairness for All Act, which was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, February 26, has grown. The NAD and […]
GC Warns Against Use of Porn, Other “Harmful Coping Mechanisms” During Pandemic
5 March 2021 | In a March 3 article titled “At-Risk Behaviors on the Rise During this Pandemic,” the General Conference of the Adventist denomination identified porn use as a behavior to avoid during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authored by Alina M. Baltazar, Duane C. McBride, Gary L. Hopkins, and Peter N. Landless, the article also […]
AT1–March 5, 2021
What if the way things are in our world today is not a disruption of our “normal life” but is actually the work of God in our world to woo humanity toward a heavenly point of view? Rather than feeling weakened by our current circumstances, could we see our courage and compassion rising? Today’s […]
Adventists Follow “Breathing Disease” Warnings, as Tanzania Concedes Presence of COVID-19
5 March 2021 | It wasn’t until February 21 this year that the Tanzanian Health Ministry acknowledged the presence of COVID-19 in the country. Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, had for months denied the presence of the virus. Magufuli claimed Tanzania had defeated COVID with God’s help last year. He changed course last month, urging precautions […]
Steve Daily Interview: “Fraud is a bridge too far”
4 March 2021 | Dear editor: The AT interview of Steve Daily about Daily’s book on Ellen White came across to me as more sycophantic than journalistic. It was like watching FOX News interview Donald Trump. No follow-up questions. No cross-examination. No pressing him on bias or misinterpretation. Over the years, I have admired much […]
News Briefs for March 4, 2021
News from Atlantic Union College, Vice.com, McDonalds, Yale University and Florence, Italy: The Worcester Business Journal (WBJ) reported that now-closed Atlantic Union College is having to make improvements to its campus ahead of a sale to an unnamed school. Quoting Elias Zabala, the treasurer and CFO of the Atlantic Union Conference, the WBJ says challenges […]
Church Zombies and Ghosts
by Elle Berry | 4 March 2021 | Adventists aren’t the military, but growing up in the church I often observed a commitment to church standards which resembled a military level of conformity. While personality tests are only slightly more scientific than mood rings, for someone whose base personality is extremely independent, hates conforming to […]
Preparing for the ATSS Lord’s Supper
4 March 2021 | Our ATSS Lord’s Supper is scheduled for this coming Sabbath, March 6, near the end of the ATSS class, at about 3:10 p.m. EST. We have a number of people participating. Our leader will be Jeanne Mogusu, a pastor living in Kenya. In our communion service, each person provides their own […]
Ken Shaw to Become 27th President of Southern Adventist University
Shaw was voted in unanimously by Southern’s Board of Trustees. He starts as Southern’s president on June 1. Shaw will be Southern’s first alum to return as president. For the past seven years, Shaw has served as president of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas. From Southern Adventist University – 4 March 2021 | The […]