13 September 2024| An open letter was written to General Conference president Pastor Ted Wilson in Spectrum magazine regarding the alleged sexual predator and spiritual abuser Daniel Țecu, a prominent member of the Adventist Church. The author, Mihaela-Alexandra Tudor, a full professor at the Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3, is deputy director of the CORHIS […]
23 August 2024 From a story from Adventist News Network: The South American Division is addressing child sexual abuse in local Adventist churches. “It is our responsibility to protect our children, guaranteeing them the love, security, and help they need,” says Jeanete Lima, educator and coordinator of the Basta de Silencio project for the South […]
7 September 2023 | Adventist Risk Management Employs Process to Screen for Sexual Predators “Adventist Risk Management, Inc. (ARM) has launched a new initiative to eliminate the employment of known sexual predators in the North American Division (NAD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.” Full story at the Adventist Review site. Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Holds […]
By Molly Evans* | 7 September 2023 | My body quivered as I read and reread the eight-sentence reply that I had just received, via email, from the Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. We were encouraged by the note from your former counselor that shows you have been able to focus […]
6 September 2023 | On August 31, 2023, Cory J. Herthel, a 40-year-old Adventist pastor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a report by the Eastern District of Wisconsin Attorney’s office. The plea comes after an investigation triggered by the church, which alerted the FBI about […]
3 August 2023 | Australian Church Responds to Indigenous Referendum “This year, Australia will be conducting another referendum. This time over the question of recognition of Indigenous people in the constitution. You’ll find an official response from the Australian Church here.” Read full story at the Adventist Record site. Wholistic Healing Conference at Andrews University […]
by Amy Nordhues | 8 March 2023 | The term “gaslighting” comes from the 1938 play (and later film) also named Gaslight, in which a husband commits a murder and attempts to throw his wife off his scent by making her think she is going insane. When she questions the noises she hears in the […]
1 December 2022 | AdventHealth Nurse Helps Man Who Collapsed During Broadway Show NEW YORK CITY: An off-duty ICU nurse from AdventHealth noticed a man being dragged down the aisle during the Broadway musical she was attending. Her instincts kicked in and she helped triage the situation until an ambulance could arrive to take him […]
By Jack Hoehn | 21 January 2018 | On December 13, 2017, the General Conference chief administrator chose the Christmas season to remind the church of his opinion about homosexuals. His statement emphasized that unless they are lifelong celibate, he thinks homosexuals must be denied baptism, wedding, employment or membership in the Seventh-day Adventist church. […]
