by Michael Peabody | 19 June 2019 | The Free Exercise Clause that guarantees religious freedom is much weaker than most people realize. While freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and even the establishment clause are subject to highest “strict scrutiny” levels of protection, the free exercise of religion receives the […] Source: https://atoday.org/why-the-free-exercise-clause-needs-to-be-strengthened/
Senior Government Minister Defends Pakistan’s Human Rights Record to Ted Wilson
19 June 2019 | Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of the Adventist Church, met with the chief minister for the Sindh province of Pakistan on June 9. The two met at the minister’s residence in the city of Karachi. According to Pakistan’s The International News, Syed Murad Ali Shah said to the […] Source: https://atoday.org/senior-government-minister-defends-pakistans-human-rights-record-to-ted-wilson/
The Toxic Politics of Church Leadership Elections
by Alvin Masarira | June 19, 2019 | The period leading up to the end of 2020 will be marked by some events that have a significant impact on the church in the Southern Africa Union Conference. Towards the end of this year, two local conferences (Trans-Orange Conference and the Northern Conference of South Africa) […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-toxic-politics-of-church-leadership-elections/
Dozens of Patients File Lawsuit Against Porter Adventist Hospital
18 June 2019 | According to The Denver Post, a lawsuit which includes 67 patients and 20 spouses was filed last Saturday against Denver, Colorado-based Porter Adventist Hospital. About a year ago, Porter sent letters to approximately 5,800 patients who had received orthopedic or spinal surgeries at the hospital between July 21, 2016, and April 5, […] Source: https://atoday.org/dozens-of-patients-file-lawsuit-against-porter-adventist-hospital/
Sharing Scripture for June 16 – 22
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […] Source: https://atoday.org/sharing-scripture-for-june-16-22/
