by Robert Crux | 4 February 2025 | According to a February 2023 study by the Pew Research Center, 32 percent of Americans believe a military regime or authoritarian leader, described as a strong leader who can make decisions without interference from Congress or the courts, would be a good way of governing the country. The […]
This election year has proven to be a heated competition, with many fearful of one particular byproduct of a far-right think tank – Project 2025. The Heritage Foundation, a known conservative group that has had a heavy hand in Republican policies, released the 1,000-page plan a few months ago and has since elicited powerful responses […]
29 February 2024 | ADRA Puts a Spotlight on Human Trafficking During the Super Bowl “The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) draws critical attention to human trafficking prevention during sporting events such as the Super Bowl.” See their video to create awareness at the ADRA website. Religious Liberty Summit to Be Held at Pacific […]
by Robert Crux | 13 February 2024 | Imagine what the United States would look like if we allowed religious extremists or an extremist political group to violate a person’s civil rights based on their beliefs! The nation would soon descend into anarchy and hate. It would cease to be a constitutional democracy. Some religious liberty […]
24 August 2023 | Patients Evacuated From Adventist Health White Memorial After Power Outage “Hundreds of patients, including some infants and others in critical care, had to be evacuated early Tuesday from Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights after part of the complex lost power … One woman gave birth during the evacuation, […]
by Admiral Ncube | 6 August 2023 | The defense of religious liberty within our church goes back to the late 1880s, when Adventists played a pivotal role opposing Sunday laws in the United States. Their argument was that allowing the government to impose a day of rest is a violation of religious freedom and […]
by Shelley Curtis Weaver | 30 June 2023 | Yesterday, attorneys and legal council affiliated with the religious liberty work of the Seventh-day Adventist church had a major victory. In Groff v. Dejoy, the United States Supreme Court upheld postal worker Gerald Groff’s claim of discrimination when he was required to work on his day […]
29 June 2023 | Ben Carson Makes Surprise Visit to Auburn Adventist Academy “An AAA senior wrote a letter of invitation to Carson to see if he would visit the academy campus in the State of Washington, United States. A few days before Mother’s Day weekend in May, the final details were confirmed. Not only […]
by Robert Crux | 9 May 2023 | The battle over whether religious conservatives should enjoy special rights could be coming to a workplace near you. The Groff v, DeJoy case could give religious conservatives unprecedented new power to dictate how their workplaces should operate. Will the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) show […]
From ANN, May 5, 2016: The state of religious freedom worldwide has deteriorated over the past 12 months, according to a report released May 1 by an independent United States advisory body. The 270-page report compiled by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) documents continuing abuses in 33 countries and regions, […]
From ANN, April 28, 2016: The steady rise in rates of religious persecution around the world in recent years has led Seventh-day Adventists to search for new, more effective ways to advocate for religious freedom. Studies, such as one conducted last year by the Pew Research Center, suggest that some 5.1 billion men, women […]
From ANN, February 19, 2016: It’s not religion itself, but a corrupted understanding of religion that fuels violent extremism, said Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) for the Seventh-day Adventist world denomination, during a United Nations symposium earlier this month. The event, held Feb. 1 at the United Nations […]