Local church member Bradley Thompson declared himself “completely above worldly political matters” last Sabbath while simultaneously sharing dozens of political memes between sunset Friday and sunset Saturday. “I don’t get involved in politics because my citizenship is in heaven,” Thompson posted at 11:43 PM Friday night, immediately followed by a meme comparing various political candidates […]
Reviewed by Robert Crux | 8 October 2024 | The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism is a compelling and ultimately disheartening analysis of what happens when the church engages with political power. Tim Alberta is a political journalist, but also a practicing Christian and the son of […]
by Robert Crux | 4 April 2024 | Echo chambers can be tricky to recognize—especially when you’re in one. And once you are in one, it can be hard to leave. The echo chamber’s belief system takes over and your mind is almost oblivious to any other sources of information or contrary viewpoints. Echo chambers happen when […]
by Jack Hoehn | August 7, 2023 | Elderly evangelist Mark Finley has wrinkles on his once-boyish face that even makeup artists at the Adventist Media Center can’t take away. But YouTube’s computer-generated artificial intelligence feeds me new videos they think I might be interested in, and put his face on my computer feed […]
6 June 2023 | According to an article in Politico, there has been an 11% decrease in Americans associating with religion throughout the last decade, a shift with profound implications for the political landscape. This change affects the “God Gap” – the perception that the Republican Party champions religious individuals, particularly Christians, while Democrats have […]
3 May 2023 | On April 15, the Ruth Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brampton, Ontario, welcomed controversial right-wing Canadian politician Pierre Poilievre to address the congregation. Poilievre was introduced by Pastor Jermaine Parker as a self-made man who “believes in the great Canadian promise.” His address to the congregation was backdropped by his campaign graphics and […]
by Robert D. Crux | 2 March 2023 | In America’s culture wars, schoolchildren are now taking center stage. School boards, educators, and students have all been caught in the crosshairs of culture warriors. Across the nation parents, teachers, and school boards are squabbling over what ought to be taught in the nation’s public schools. […]
By Lindsey Painter 24 July 2018 “Moderation in all things” is a phrase my mother taught me. And I believe it applies to most things in life. Eating healthy, for example. I believe that most of the food I consume should be healthy, but it’s okay for me to have a chocolate truffle sometimes. There’s […]
By Jack Hoehn | 20 February 2018 | There is a confluence of ideas coming from within and without the Seventh-day Adventist church that suggest places this church can go with its theology and mission. Jack wants to talk with you about some of them. This article is the fourth in a series, available on […]
by Lindsey Painter, 21 November 2017 In my last article I wrote about having a disagreement with my friend. The comments for that article were fascinating. I was called a thin-skinned liberal feminist snowflake. I’ve been called worse. It got me thinking about this phenomenon of “being offended.” What does it mean, and why do […]
March 16, 2016: Every time Adventist Today reports on Adventist participation in national elections, comments are posted by readers who say the event should be ignored and Adventists should not vote. In fact, the church standard on “Community Relationships” in the Church Manual (page 137 in the 2010 Edition) indicates that Adventists are expected to […]
From ANN, January 21, 2016: As Jamaica and its two major political parties prepare for general election, which is constitutionally due this year, the president of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in Jamaica is warning political leaders to be more mindful of the effects of what is said about each other on the political campaign […]