by Adventist Today staff, based on research by Bhasker Babu. M and C. James White A little over a year ago, an unfortunate scandal—top administrators at Spicer Adventist University were found to be claiming false, unearned doctoral degrees—caused widespread damage to the reputation of both the University and the Adventist church in India The story […] Source: https://atoday.org/fake-degrees-trouble-indian-church-schools/
AT1 Group Rate Hotel Deadline Extended Until September 22
Good news! The deadline for the reduced AT1 hotel rate at Embassy Suites Washington Square has been extended from September 11 to September 22 at 5 p.m. PDT. Space is limited at this rate, so please reserve your room today! Reservations can be made by calling 503.644.4000 and requesting the Adventist Today 2019 ATI Conversation group rate or the […] Source: https://atoday.org/at1-group-rate-hotel-deadline-extended-until-september-22/
Doctor Fired After Suing Adventist/Catholic Hospital System Over Aid-In-Dying Drugs
12 September 2019 | Catholic/Adventist hospital network Centura has fired a doctor who sued the network for the right to dispense aid-in-dying medication. Her employment with the system forbade the doctor from encouraging suicide or euthanasia even though Colorado law allows for such treatment under the 2017 “Access to Medical Aid In Dying” act. According […] Source: https://atoday.org/doctor-fired-after-suing-adventist-catholic-hospital-over-aid-in-dying-drugs/
Conference Will Reexamine Adventist Identity, Unity and Authority
11 September 2019 | “Adventist Church for the 21st Century: Reexamining Church Identity, Unity and Authority” is the theme for the 2019 Keough Conference, September 20 and 21 at Washington Adventist University (WAU). The keynote speakers are Dr. Jiri Moskala, dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, and Pastor Ray Tetz, director […] Source: https://atoday.org/conference-will-reexamine-adventist-identity-unity-and-authority/
What I Learned from Discussing Lesbianism on Fulcrum7
By Stephen Ferguson | 11 September 2019 | Conservative Christians routinely claim our more progressive members are no longer taking the Bible at face value. The quintessential example often cited is Leviticus 18:22: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” For some, failing to take a strong […] Source: https://atoday.org/does-anyone-really-take-the-bible-at-face-value/
