Noncombatancy: Adventist Theologian Reaffirms Church's Position
The noncombatancy position held by Seventh-day Adventists has been given attention by the church's Biblical Research Institute.
The noncombatancy position held by Seventh-day Adventists has been given attention by the church's Biblical Research Institute.
Messages of peace in are on the minds of Seventh-day Adventists in Baghdad.
In a 15-day period, nearly 300 chaplains from eight nations in the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Southern Asia-Pacific region gathered for communications and crisis counseling training, a first for the church region.
The goal: in four days cover 1,200 kilometers (about 750 miles) of rugged, rural terrain during Cambodia's rainy season to visit new work areas not easily accessible by car.
"We are very grateful for the assistance from the Adventist church and from ADRA [Adventist Development and Relief Agency] when we were shut off by sanctions and war, when we really needed it.
Members of minority religious communities in Slovenia, where nearly 71 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, including Uniate believers, are concerned about the appointment of a fervent Catholic to head a commission drafting a new law on religious