Matthew Korpman’s video series, “Bible Scholar Reacts,” tackles religious misinformation. “It too often seems that no one in the Adventist church, or larger Christianity, is fact-checking different things,” said Korpman. Past episode topics included a Vatican conspiracy and Walter Veith’s views on a flat Earth. 31 January 2022 | What’s a guy with four degrees […]
TED statement acknowledges rape can happen in marriage. TED also offering a ministry of reconciliation “when the perpetrator’s repentance makes possible the contemplation of forgiveness and restoration in relationships.” TED also said it would provide a professional advocate (psychologist or counsellor) as an intermediary between the victim and any committees and communications. 31 January 2022 […]
Latest statement by the church on vaccination concerns says that “COVID immunization could be an issue of conscience for individual members with personal convictions and thus a religious liberty issue for them.” Religious exemptions are something you are entitled to because of your own personal beliefs, according to Orlan Johnson, director of Public Affairs and […]
News reports from Brazil, Guatemala, Southern University, Tonga, the United States. Ted Talk General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists President Ted N.C. Wilson will be the featured guest on a special program, “Examining Church Structure: The General Conference,” on Jan. 29, 2022. Hosted by the Office for Regional Conference Ministries (ORCM), the presentation is especially timely, […]
Church says GC ADCOM can release statements which give “general counsel to World Church entities as requested” with, notably, “the power to act.” Statements warns that potential results of challenging the church’s authority could be people leaving the Church, organizing independent worship groups, or creating off-shoot movements that would view the Church in apostasy. Statement […]
Anita Erdeg Trto said her husband, former paster Caleb Quispe, raped her and sexually abused their young daughter. Trto said she was told by a Family Ministries Director that there was no rape in marriage. Quispe continues to preach and work for the church on special projects, according to Trto. 24 January 2022 | Anita […]
Amendment allows delegates to participate in the upcoming GC Session on June 6-11, 2022, even if they can not physically travel to the venue in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, church leaders said. Due to current COVID-19 travel restrictions, the delegates for the special January 18 Session […]
2 online speed dating events targeted specifically at Adventists coming up. Online speed dating allows people to interact with potential matches instantly, according to spokesperson for Lynk. People who might otherwise never cross paths can meet through online speed dating, according to the Love Potluck. 21 January 2022 | Love is in the air — […]
News reports from Allegheny East Conference (NAD), Ghana, Loma Linda University Church, Trans-European Division. Something to Talk About Sabbath Seminars, a Sabbath School class at the Loma Linda University Church, is studying the subject of LGBTQ+ in the Adventist community. The class seeks to better understand a greatly dismissed, ignored and excluded part of our […]
19 January 2022 | Should we connect prophecies and signs with specific historical events? We will look at particular on events in the Middle East, the tensions between West and East and on the question of whether the establishment of the state of Israel has any end-of-time significance. To read for this class: Excerpt from […]
Church leaders calling for amendment to constitutionally mandated date of December 7 every four years for elections. In 2024, the date falls on a Saturday. An amendment would “make it possible for all Ghanaians to exercise their franchise and discharge their civic responsibility without being made to choose between their faith and civic responsibility,” said […]
2 people, so far, have been reported dead in Tonga due to tsunami waves from volcanic eruption. Main island of Tonga appears blanketed in ash, with some buildings appearing to have collapsed. No internet on Tonga as main undersea communication cable was damaged. 18 January 2022 | Seventh-day Adventists across the South Pacific are anxiously […]