19 October 2018  |  In the wake of an historic vote this week by the Seventh-day Adventist denomination’s governing body, two union conferences in Europe have joined two in the United States in expressing deep concerns. The “Compliance” document that was voted establishes for the first time procedures for investigating and dealing with decisions by […]

News reports from Adventist University of the Philippines; Arlington Heights, Illinois; Oakwood University, the Sacramento Kings and the North American Division. A report from Leslie Mae Mabunga, our Adventist Today Campus Representative at Adventist University of the Philippines in the Philippine province of Cavite: Students at Adventist University of the Philippines gathered for an October […]

18 October 2018 | A new study from the Loma Linda University School of Public Health is upending conclusions from prior studies regarding risk factors for type 2 diabetes. The study found that meat, not eggs, is linked to type 2 diabetes. In an October 18 article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, principal […]

18 October 2018 | An Adventist-run spa in São Paulo, Brazil, is launching the most extensive hydrotherapy program in South America. Called Cevisa (Center for Healthy Life), the Adventist Medical Spa includes everything from geotherapy and herbs to several treatments including a Vichy shower, sauna, whirlpool and ozone whirlpool, Scottish shower, thermal contrasts, swirls, clay […]

by Ranko Stefanovic  |  17 October 2018  | As most of you know, during these last few days, there has been much discussion regarding the Sabbath School Quarterly on Revelation to be studied the first quarter in 2019.  There was some discussion about the Adult Bible Study Guide (ABSG) over some last minute changes to […]

16 October 2018 | A female student at a Catholic-sponsored national high school in Kisii, Kenya, has been suspended by the school after she refused to take examinations on Saturday due to her Seventh-day Adventist faith. According to Kenya’s Tuko news site, the unnamed student was sent home from Nyabururu Girls High School after she […]

18 October 2018  |  Two of the largest units of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in the United States have issued statements in response to the “Compliance” document voted by the governing body of the denomination on Sunday during its annual meeting. Officers of both the Columbia Union Conference and the Pacific Union Conference responded in […]

15 October 2018 | A hospital in Tulare, California, has opened under the management of Adventist Health nearly a year after it was declared bankrupt by previous management. AH has loaned $10 million to the healthcare facility and several repairs and building updates have been made ahead of the opening on Monday, October 15. Tulare […]

I’ve selected some of the best speeches about the compliance proposal to share with you here. Thomas Lemon, GC General Vice President: The answers we give are determined by the questions we ask. If the answer is compliance under threat or duress, even if it is a small threat, it still will not bring anything […]

A Message to the North American Division Women Clergy, from NAD officers, 15 October 2018 My Dear Sisters in Christ, I am sending you this brief note to let you know that our NAD leadership team believes in your ministry. You have our confidence and the assurance that we will do all in our power […]

I asked several of those who gave excellent comments to share them with Adventist Today. —Loren Seibold Andrea Luxton, President, Andrews University: I am in favor of order in the church but cannot support this document within the current context of the church. The document may be legal, justified by policy and supported by questionnaires. […]

15 October 2018 | More than four out of five Adventists said in a poll conducted over the last two weeks that they disagreed with the “compliance” proposal that was voted by the General Conference executive committee yesterday. The survey of people in the pews, and including some pastors, found that only seven percent agreed […]