Seventh-day Adventist
A new documentary takes a deep dive into the ancient and modern practice of Sabbath
By Yonat Shimron — May 22, 2023
(RNS) — Martin Doblmeier's latest documentary takes viewers to various religious communities to illustrate their Sabbath practices.
Once behind bars, a pastor advocates for giving released prisoners a clean slate
By Eleonora Francica — March 29, 2023
(RNS) — Having overcome his own prison record, Seventh-day Adventist pastor Aaron Chancy is lobbying state officials in New York to approve the Clean Slate Act.
US Hispanic Protestant churches are young, growing and largely new to the country
By Alejandra Molina — January 30, 2023
(RNS) — 'We see more and more English-speaking churches either planting a Hispanic church or adding a service in Spanish to their current congregation,' said Giancarlo Montemayor with Lifeway Recursos.
Pastor who called on husbands to rape their wives is placed on leave
By Yonat Shimron — November 23, 2021
(RNS) —The Greater New York Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church said it has placed Pastor Burnett Robinson on administrative leave.
‘The best person to rape is your wife,’ says Bronx pastor
By Yonat Shimron — November 22, 2021
(RNS) — Pastor Burnett Robinson was apparently preaching from a New Testament passage on wives submitting to their husbands.
The science of Sabbath: How people are rediscovering rest—and claiming its benefits
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 25, 2019
(RNS) — People of different faiths are rediscovering the practice of Sabbath, and some point to science suggesting such a day of rest — including time away from social media and digital devices — benefits longevity and mental health.
Desmond Ford, 90, Adventist theologian defrocked for controversial beliefs, dies
By Mark A. Kellner — March 12, 2019
(RNS) — Desmond Ford, a theology professor who was defrocked by Seventh-day Adventists after being accused of questioning the movement's core beliefs, died this week at 90. The controversy over Ford led to a schism among Adventists.
Seventh-day Adventist can only deny the full body of Christ for so long
By Eliel Cruz — July 6, 2015
Cut the church politics: It’s time my church ordained women.
Why Rachel Held Evans’ book ‘Searching for Sunday’ brought me to tears
By Eliel Cruz — April 29, 2015
She poured her soul as ink on the pages of her new book – and I saw my own story there.
I share Ben Carson’s religion – but not his views on LGBT people
By Eliel Cruz — March 6, 2015
If you knew how the Seventh-day Adventist church handled LGBT topics – you wouldn't be surprised by Carson’s comments.
“I hasten to assure you, sweetheart that I affirm you,” a letter from a Christian father to his lesbian daughter
By Eliel Cruz — December 12, 2014
This letter is exactly how Christian parents should respond to their LGBT child.
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