13 February 2019 | An appeals court in Kenya has ruled that Adventist students cannot be forced to attend classes or take exams on the Sabbath. The decision of the three-judge panel on Friday, 8 February, was announced today by KTN television news across the central African nation. The constitution of Kenya protects the religious […]
by Erv Taylor | 5 February 2019 | In his book, A Brief History of Time, Nobel Prize laureate, the late noted British physicist, Stephen Hawking, related one of the versions of a widely quoted story which many of us may already have read or heard: “A well-known scientist delivered a public lecture on astronomy. […]
An introduction to the concept of an informal house church and how to start one will be presented in a seminar in the Columbus, Ohio, area on Sabbath, February 16, from 9:30 am to 4 pm. Presented by the Simple Church at Home project. For more information: http://www.SimpleChurchTrainingWorkshops.com or (407) 745-1805. To comment, click/tap here.
By Tysan | 3 February 2019 | On 15 January at least 21 people were killed when Somali militants stormed a luxury hotel in the suburbs of Nairobi, Kenya. Another 28 people were injured and admitted to hospital, and Kenya’s Red Cross has said 19 are missing. Ten days later a bomb went off near […]
by Ronald Lawson, Ph.D. | 1 February 2019 Long before I became fascinated with comparing Mormons, Adventists, and Witnesses, the three religious groups that began in the United States during the nineteenth century and went on to globalize, I had a discussion with the then-editor of Sociology of Religion about how Adventists and Witnesses, which […]
by Ronald Lawson, Ph.D. | 26 January 2019 | Many of you have reported finding the last two papers, which compared the growth and spread of these groups throughout parts of the world, and where their memberships are concentrated, very interesting. That pleased me, for I agree with that assessment. Now we come to a […]
by Ronald Lawson, Ph.D. | 16 January 2019 | The paper we are uploading to my website this week is the second in the series comparing Mormons, Adventists, and Witnesses, all of which began in the USA in the 19th century and became global in their scope. The title of this paper explains its thrust: […]
by Stephen Ferguson | 16 January 2019 | Ever noticed a commonality between Nazi “Deutsche Christianity,” Catholic monasticism and Scientology? And what do these religious movements have in common with the Hollywood productions The Matrix, Blade Runner and Westworld? These disparate movements and productions, for all their differences, share a common inspiration found in Christianity’s […]
by Elle Berry | 7 January 2019 | Like many children growing up in the Adventist church, I was involved in my church’s Pathfinder club. Not only was I a Pathfinder, but my parents were the Pathfinder leaders for a portion of my childhood. Pathfinders, like many such clubs for young humans, often took trips […]
by Ron Lawson, Ph.D. | 10 January 2019 | I am happy to report that we have just uploaded the first of a new series of my papers to my website. Unlike the most recent series, which featured my earliest papers about Adventism written in 1983-1984, this is the first of a very recent series […]
By Raj Attiken, 7 January 2019 | Dr. Leland R. Kaiser passed peacefully early on January 4, “surrounded by hearts full of appreciation and love,” wrote son, Kevin Kaiser, in an email announcement. Leland was known variously as a healthcare futurist, visionary, mentor, executive coach, community organizer and much more. He was a senior fellow […]
by Larry Downing | 7 January 2019 | “I accept this office with humility.” “I am humbled by the trust you have put in me.” “I ask that, in humility, you accept and follow the decisions of this body.” The phrases above, or ones like them, were spoken by numerous individuals after they learned the […]
