By Timothy R. Perenich DC Today the Adventist community, through its publications and hierarchy, is decidedly pro-vaccine mandates. What surprises most people is how this wasn’t so in the early days of the church. Until about 1915, the leading publications spoke with a diversity of opinions on smallpox vaccination—this was the main vaccine that existed […]
Abortion and Freedom of Conscience
By Timothy Perenich DC The Seventh-day Adventist Church is, at times, a conundrum. Instead of normalizing our practices by the word of God, we attempt to normalize the word of God to our practices. For example, the church has a creationist worldview, yet also has the distinction of being the first medical institution to put […]
Appetite and Salvation: Is There a Link or Legalism?
by Timothy Perenich DC, MA Linking diet to salvation is controversial. For some it is an affront to the gospel for others it is an extension of grace. However, in publications like the Review some have made it a point to stress the importance of belief over the restraint of appetite in regard to Christian […]