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The Devil of Diversity

April 28, 2019 by Danny Bell

By Danny Bell “Tell me what the world is saying today, and I’ll tell you what the church will be saying in 7 years”. – Francis Schaeffer The Left When I first moved to Tasmania in 2013, I inquisitively attended a protest on the streets of Hobart organised by a patriot group Reclaim Australia. They […]

Seventh-day Adventists Join the Eco Revolution by hosting an Earth Day Summit Event

April 27, 2019 by Andy Roman

Earth Day is a world-wide, environmental movement celebrated by 1 billion people. Religionists, agnostics, atheists, spiritualists and people from every walk of life are partnering together to save the earth. More than 75,000 organizations, including the Vatican, in 195 countries are working to create a just, sustainable “environmental democracy.” [1] Created 50 years ago, Earth […]

Seventh-day Adventist, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Buddhist, Pagan, Jewish and Muslim Faith Leaders Sign Letter Supporting Abortion

April 26, 2019 by Andy Roman

More than 150 faith leaders and pastors in Tennessee have signed a letter urging Governor Bill Lee to oppose the “Fetal Heartbeat Bill” (HB77). [1] [2] This bill would protect the sanctity of life and “ban abortions in the state (Tennessee) once a fetal heartbeat has been detected. The bill only allows cases of medical […]

The Notre Dame Cathedral Burns and the Whole World Mourns

April 21, 2019 by Andy Roman

The Scriptures describe the soon-coming judgment that will fall upon Babylon. We are told that “she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.” Revelation 18:8. The Notre Dame fire is a preview of the final destruction that will overtake Babylon. Babylon will burn, and the recent Notre […]

New Proposed California Law would turn Public Universities into Non-surgical Abortion Clinics

April 16, 2019 by Andy Roman

The “College Student Right to Access Act” (SB 24) was just recently approved by the California Senate Health Committee. The new measure was passed two weeks ago by a vote of 7-3. Should this bill become law it would require that public universities in California provide their students with access to “medical abortions, also known as nonsurgical […]

Motown Musical Madness at Mt. Rubidoux Seventh-day Adventist Church

April 15, 2019 by Andy Roman

The Mt. Rubidoux Seventh-day Adventist Church in Riverside, CA featured an event called “An Evening of Motown.” It was a night of live music from the 1960s and 1970s. Musical selections were played from groups like the Jackson 5, the Supremes, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson and many others. The above video is actual footage taken […]

9 Surefire ways to Slow your Conference Growth Down to a Crawl

April 13, 2019 by Danny Bell

By Danny Bell Want slow to zero conference growth? Follow these 9 points and you’ll be well on your way to enjoying total irrelevance and a revolving back door in all your churches. Just imagine having your conference look busy from the outside with nothing happening from the inside. Lets begin shall we? 1. Create […]

Why Desmond Ford’s Memorial Service was Moved Away from Avondale College

April 11, 2019 by Andy Roman

Dr. Desmond Ford’s Memorial Service was scheduled to take place at Avondale College. The Avondale College Council, the institution’s highest governing body, had approved to host the event on Sabbath, March 30, 2019 on their campus. At the last minute Desmond Ford’s Memorial Service was changed from Avondale College to the University of Newcastle, a […]

Pope Francis in Morocco: Converting People is not our Mission, but Inter-religious Dialog Is

April 4, 2019 by Andy Roman

During his March 30-31, 2019 visit to Morocco, Pope Francis delivered the message that the church shouldn’t try to “convert” Muslims but instead it should “live in brotherhood” with them. [1] “Francis has used his two-day trip to stress inter-faith dialogue. He has also backed Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s efforts to spread a form of […]

Debunking Desmond Ford’s Evangelical Myths (Part 2)

March 30, 2019 by Andy Roman

“I was told that men will employ every policy to make less prominent the difference between the faith of Seventh-day Adventists and those who observe the first day of the week. In this controversy the whole world will be engaged” (Selected Message, Vol. 2, p. 385). There is no Biblical truth held by Seventh-day Adventists […]