by Ron Lawson, Yolanda Elliott, and Ben Bouchard | 6 December 2019 | Ben Pickell, Jr., one of the founders of SDA Kinship, an organization for gay and lesbian Seventh-day Adventists, passed away on November 11, 2019, in Palm Desert, California. In the mid- to late 1970s, at least three gay Seventh-day Adventist men tried […] Source: https://atoday.org/ben-pickell-sda-kinship-founder-dies/
My father ruined Thanksgiving dinner!
Dear Aunt Sevvy, Our Thanksgiving celebration was a disaster. We imagined a happy gathering around the table with everyone feeling gratitude, but my father hijacked it by lashing out with political topics and dumb conspiracy theories. Several of us tried to change the subject, but he wouldn’t be stopped. I saw other guests’ eye-rolling each […] Source: https://atoday.org/ruinedthanksgiving/
Dr. Keisha McKenzie Talks about Supporting Adventist Today
Dr. Keisha McKenzie talks about her support for Adventist Today and why you should support it, too! You can donate one time or monthly or call us toll-free at 800.236.3641 Source: https://atoday.org/dr-keisha-mckenzie-talks-about-supporting-adventist-today/
Former Psychiatric Technician at Adventist HealthCare Charged with Sexual Assault of Patients
5 December 2019 | A psychiatric technician who worked at an Adventist HealthCare behavioral health facility in Rockville, Maryland, has been arrested, charged with second degree rape of one patient and third degree sexual offense against another. Macdoff Oghenejabo Okah, 48, of Silver Spring, Maryland, worked at the Adventist-run facility at the time of the […] Source: https://atoday.org/former-psychiatric-technician-at-adventist-healthcare-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-patients/
News Briefs for December 6, 2019
News reports from Albania, Harbert Hills Academy, Spanish Lake, Missouri; Oakwood University and Southern Adventist University: From APD – On 26 November, the region around Tirana, northwest Albania, was shaken by an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude. According to ADRA Albania, 25 people died and several hundred were injured. The government has declared a state of […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-december-6-2019/
