After losing a football/soccer match, two students led by a teacher from a rival school allegedly attacked Ruhanga Adventist Secondary School with machetes and sticks. 9 people were seriously injured during the attack, a school laboratory was destroyed, and the school truck was damaged. Riots and inter-school invasions following football/soccer competitions are not new to […]
Hi guys! I’m Daniel Mora, the editor for Adventist Today Latin-America. A few weeks ago, Loren Seibold asked me to write something from Latin America to commemorate the 10 years of the 2012 Columbia Union vote. Loren unknowingly motivated me to find something unprecedented in Adventist history in the Inter-American Division! I can’t tell you […]
“Christian education is the guaranteed pathway to the workplace and to eternal life,” wrote WAU President Weymouth Spence. In 2018-19, WAU tuition cost was $25,200. In 2020, WAU suspended several degree programs due to economic factors. 16 May 2022 | Washington Adventist University (WAU) is offering to all Seventh-day Adventist members of the Columbia Union […]
Adventist woman said her son’s family were able to flee Makariv after the Russian troops fired on each other. The Guardian reported that Russian troops had run over their own commander with a tank in Makariv. The Guardian also reported that Russian soldiers are refusing to go fight in Ukraine. Hundreds of people in Russia […]
Glen Samuels, president of the West Jamaica Conference of the denomination, spoke out against violence in Hanover Parish, Jamaica, soon after a triple murder in the Santoy neighborhood. The Adventist denomination is partnering with local police to discourage violent crime in the area. The denomination has a history of partnering with the police force in […]
News stories from Loma Linda University Health, Southern Adventist University, the Trans-European Division, Albania and Papua New Guinea. Straight A’s From an LLUH press release: Loma Linda University Medical Center and East Campus hospitals received their 7th and 8th consecutive “A” safety ratings, respectively, from the Leapfrog Group for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes […]
11 May 2022 | Please read these rabbinic parables to prepare for Dr. Johnston’s class. From a literary standpoint the parables of Jesus were like those of his contemporaries, but their purpose and effect were dramatically different. This presentation will examine the importance of the parables, the narrative technique of Jesus, and how they should […]
Attila Erdeg is the brother of Anita Erdeg Trto, who alleged abuse by her ex-husband and mistreatment by church leaders when she reported it to them. Attila Erdeg, who resigned as Media Director for the South-East European Union Conference, said, “The church failed because they just don’t want to face the mistakes they’ve made with […]
Incident began when Zendre Pollard’s son allegedly bullied by another student, then Pollard’s son retaliated. Other student’s mother then came to the school to attack him with a belt. Restraining order filed against Kady Ann Sewell, who was also charged with child abuse. Pollard questioning security of Bethel Junior Academy, that someone could walk into […]
The AHSAA said Oakwood had agreed to follow the rules of the association and participate in all playoff games without petition or forfeit. Oakwood Academy knew that playoff games were usually held on a Friday or Saturday, and that a “specific discussion” was held on the matter, according to the AHSAA statement. AHSAA said it […]
Lawsuit claims AHSAA showed religious discrimination against Oakwood Adventist Academy in refusing to accommodate its Seventh-day Adventist beliefs “for no reason other than bureaucratic intransigence.” Suit said the AHSAA prohibits scheduling games on Sundays due to the “religious practices of many Alabamians” and that “the prohibition on Sunday contests is a religious accommodation.” “AHSAA’s discriminatory […]