LANSING, Michigan — Never a conference to shy away from taking a hard line on controversial issues, the Michigan Conference has officially banned sex on Sabbath among its membership. “Not only is sex clearly doing your own pleasure but, quite frankly, it can be real work,” said conference spokesperson Frank Frigid. “That’s a double whammy […]
by Jim Burklo | 26 March 2025 | In the Roman empire, sexual abuse was rampant. Male slave-owners regularly raped their male and female slaves. “Homosexuality” did not exist as a distinct social category at the time: it was common for otherwise heterosexual men to engage occasionally in homosexual acts. Consensual, committed, long-term homosexual relationships […]
by Jack Hoehn | 19 February 2025 | The book of 1st Esdras tried to be in the Bible (it’s in the Apocrypha by an “Ezra” that sits between the Old Testament and New Testament in some Bibles). It claims that the rebuilding of Jerusalem and its temple happened because three of Persian Emperor Darius’s […]
by Stephen Ferguson | 7 November 2023 | As reported by Christianity Today, the resignation of Brian Houston of the Hillsong megachurch for inappropriate behavior with a female staff member: Brian Houston has resigned from Hillsong Church, the congregation he founded nearly 40 years ago and led as global senior pastor. The boards of the […]
by Lindsey Abston Painter | 27 April 2023 | From the beginning, Adventists have had a troubled relationship with sex. Perhaps people expecting Jesus to return at any moment instinctively felt that pleasure of any kind was suspect. Even today, some Adventists insist that the delay while waiting for Jesus to return should be regarded […]
26 April 2023 | Read this essay in preparation for the presentation. Almost from the beginning, Adventists have struggled to deal constructively with questions of sex and gender. Both James and Ellen White wrote books repeating common myths about “self-abuse”—a theme that devolved into abusive treatments by such Adventist medical luminaries as John Harvey Kellogg […]
by Jenniffer Ogden | 26 April 2023 This piece was originally published 26 May 2016. Let’s talk about sex. Birds and bees. Song of Solomon level passion. Intercourse. Where babies come from. Neural pathways that solidify connection with each sexual encounter. Let’s discuss intimacy and vulnerability. Let’s talk about sex. Uncomfortable yet? Yeah, me too. […]
by Lindsey Abston Painter | 25 September 2018 | My phone’s news notifications are all a-buzz this week about .Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Will he be confirmed as a Supreme Court Judge? Are the accusations against him by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford (and maybe others) true? And if they are, will it stop him from being […]
By Loren Seibold, 17 December 2017 | A few weeks ago one of my friends on Facebook wrote an anguished post about how two of her favorite Minnesotans, Al Franken and Garrison Keillor, had been accused of sexual harassment. She was grieving because men she’d admired had proven to be lecherous jerks. She was also, […]
by Jenniffer Ogden Please welcome Jenniffer Ogden as a new columnist for Adventist Today. Jenn is the Children & Family Pastor at the Walla Walla University Church. A recent transplant to the Walla Walla Valley, Jenn loves the wonders of academia, locally grown produce and PNW beards. Having recently finished visiting all 50 states, she is now anticipating […]