10 February 2020 | Willits, California-based Adventist Health Howard Memorial recently held an inclusive Prayer Breakfast including prayers from a number of different religious traditions. Over 200 people attended the February 4 Adventist Health Howard Memorial Prayer Breakfast. They were fed what The Willits News called a “vegetarian feast” during the hospital event modeled after […] Source: https://atoday.org/hebrew-buddhist-lds-and-islamic-elements-incorporated-into-prayer-breakfast-at-adventist-hospital/
Hermetically Sealed: Conspiracy Theories and Special Knowledge
by David Geelan | 9 February 2020 | Conspiracy theories and anti-science ideas are remarkably resistant to argument and evidence. There is a range of such ideas, and I will address only a few, but the pattern is consistent in how they are defended. Such ideas include anti-vaccine claims, climate change denial, suspicion of ‘big […] Source: https://atoday.org/hermetically-sealed-conspiracy-theories-and-special-knowledge/
Southern Adventist University Student Found Deceased
9 January 2020 | Collegedale, Tennessee-based Southern Adventist University has confirmed that a student living in off-campus, university-owned housing was found deceased on the night of Feb. 6. Local police confirmed that no foul play is suspected. The school has identified the deceased student as Chris Whittington, a religious studies major. An email from the […] Source: https://atoday.org/southern-adventist-university-student-found-deceased/
The Real Reason for Religious Food Rules
by Loren Seibold | 6 February 2020 | The teaching concerning clean and unclean meats has been a remarkably enduring element of Seventh-day Adventism. I don’t know what the younger generation of Seventh-day Adventists thinks (what there is left of a younger generation to ask), but among their elders, it still has traction. Ask most […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-real-reason-for-food-rules/
Financially Troubled Howard University Hospital Inks Deal for Adventist Management
5 February 2020 | Adventist HealthCare, a network of Adventist hospitals based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has signed a deal with the financially struggling Howard University Hospital to take over management of the facility. The three-year deal is widely perceived as a step toward acquisition by the Adventist system. It represents the network’s first alliance with […] Source: https://atoday.org/financially-troubled-howard-university-hospital-inks-deal-for-adventist-management/
