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En la película El planeta de los simios (1968), tres astronautas se estrellan en un planeta desconocido que, según sus cálculos, se encuentra a 300 años luz de la Tierra. El cronómetro de la nave espacial indica que han pasado 2.006 años desde el lanzamiento de la nave. Gracias a la « aceleración del tiempo […]
Two Adventists Die in Escalating Gang Violence In Haiti
18 December 2024 | In a recent report by the Inter-American Division, “Two Seventh-day Adventist church members were tragically killed during a recent gang-led massacre that claimed over 180 lives in the Wharf Jérémie neighborhood of Cité Soleil, a densely populated commune in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The attacks, which occurred between December 6-8, 2024, […]
The Body Temple: Your Food Tube
“It’s just a simple tube?” by Jack Hoehn | 18 December 2024 | A newborn’s first job is to find some oxygen, the second is to find a nipple. Little puppies and little people expend their first newborn energy looking for something to eat. I’ve read several articles on the digestive system that begin with […]
In Praise of Pagan Christmas
by Jack Hoehn | 17 December 2024 | There can be no doubt about it: December 25 was once a pagan holiday, the birthday of the Sun god, Sol Invictus, from his winter nap—the shortest winter day that starts the gradual return of longer days, the winter solstice. So let’s celebrate the end of winter and […]
Cadena perpetua contra teólogo adventista que construyo una red de pedófilos para abusar a su hijastra
El sábado 14 de diciembre de 2024, el Tribunal de Chillán leyó la sentencia de prisión perpetua y adicional 15 años, a Marco Antonio Orellana Basaes de 64 años, un teólogo adventista y profesor en una Escuela no adventista, que cursaba la maestría en Salud Pública en la Universidad Adventista de Chile. Y otras 13 […]
Jesús contra los controladores de la narrativa
En 1998, Saturday Night Live emitió un episodio parecido a School House Rock, que posteriormente fue prohibido. El episodio fue retirado porque describía cómo un pequeño número de poderosas corporaciones controlaban gran parte de los medios de noticias y entretenimiento. Este «monopolio mediático» creaba la ilusión de que el público podía elegir, al tiempo que […]
ADRA Confronts Escalating Need in Middle East
17 December 2024 | Endless strikes on civilians, natural disasters, and ceasefire attempts continue to shake the already fragile climate within the Middle East, placing ADRA on the front lines to grapple with the ever-escalating humanitarian crisis. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) documents that more than 16 million people across the region urgently need humanitarian […]
Aunty, I’m considering joining an offshoot that sticks to the original Adventist standards. What do you think?
16 December 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Would it be wrong for me to leave the original Seventh-day Adventist Church and join an offshoot movement that has maintained our original standards? Signed, Seeker Dear Seeker, What people almost invariably mean when they say that want to find a church that maintains better Adventist “standards” is […]
U.S Senate Chaplain Barry Black Recovers from Brain Bleed
16 December 2024 | On Thursday, December 12, it was released that U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black was hospitalized for a brain bleed. According to the Associated Press: “Black, 76, suffered a subdural hematoma earlier this week and is at a local hospital and under the care of the Capitol’s physician, said Rev. Lisa Schultz, […]
SATIRE: ADRA Launches “Reindeer Retraining Program” for Post-Holiday Employment
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — In a groundbreaking initiative that combines compassion with practicality, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has announced its new “Reindeer Retraining Program” to help Santa’s hardworking sleigh team transition into meaningful employment after the holiday season. “Every December, these reindeer work tirelessly to deliver joy around the world,” said ADRA […]