The subject on the table for this episode is extremely complex and delicate, and some may say controversial. We’re here to talk about the Equality Act and the Fairness for All Act. The Equality Act, if adopted into law, will expand protections found in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to matters related to gender identity and sexual orientation. It would be a landmark piece of civil rights legislation. Here’s the thing, due to religious liberty concerns, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is in opposition to the act and has instead backed the Fairness for All Act or FFA. Supporters of FFA say its advocate for the rights of LGBTQAI citizens in the secular space, while maintaining the ability to make decisions related to core religious beliefs. Melissa Reid, associate director of NAD PARL, and Todd McFarland, associate general counsel of GC and NAD are here to walk us through the Church’s position with the two acts. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xctx2s3pVL8

The subject on the table for this episode is extremely complex and delicate, and some may say controversial. We’re here to talk about the Equality Act and the Fairness for All Act. The Equality Act, if adopted into law, will expand protections found in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to matters related to gender identity and sexual orientation. It would be a landmark piece of civil rights legislation. Here’s the thing, due to religious liberty concerns, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is in opposition to the act and has instead backed the Fairness for All Act or FFA. Supporters of FFA say its advocate for the rights of LGBTQAI citizens in the secular space, while maintaining the ability to make decisions related to core religious beliefs. Melissa Reid, associate director of NAD PARL, and Todd McFarland, associate general counsel of GC and NAD are here to walk us through the Church’s position with the two acts. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xctx2s3pVL8

Gabriela DePhillips or “Gaby” is the director of Adventist-Muslim relations for the North American Division. Over the past 26 years, she has found creative ways of building relationships between two faith communities that lead to deeper experiences with God. She has practical advice on how to reach our Muslim brothers and sisters in our communities. She says we can seek common ground in order to reach higher ground together. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JZCXHU6oBk

Rockefeller Twyman aka “Rocky” was fortunate and blessed to have a close relationship with civil rights legend, and people’s champion John Lewis and his esteemed wife, Lillian. In honor of the late congressman’s birthday, Rocky shared some of his fond memories of the couple and unpacked the profound effect they had on his life. This is the second of a two-part feature on the life of Rockefeller Twyman aka Rocky. If you haven’t listened part one, do yourself a favor and get to known Rocky through our previous episode. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPpSHGkT974

This is the time of year where love is heavily emphasized, in commercials, social media posts, or sermons. It’s everywhere. Love is beautiful, but sometimes it is manipulated to bring harm. This is what we’re here to talk about today. We’re echoing the mantra of NAD’s enditnow by saying LOVE SHOULDN’T HURT. This episode continues the conversation we began in December about abuse within Adventism. The guest for this bonus episode is Rene Drumm, Professor of Social Work at The University of Southern Mississippi. She led a study on the effects of intimate partner violence among Seventh-Day Adventist church attendees. The study has made her one of the top experts on this topic within the denomination in North America. One of the main findings from the study was the prevalence of emotional abuse. Rene is here to define abuse and walk us through her study. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohn8kLNOF5k