10 June 2024  | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I was brought up in the church being told that you should never trust your feelings. Ellen White appears to say that it is bad—sinful, even—to experience emotions, especially anger, and that emotions can be used by Satan to control me. Is she right? Signed, Stifled Believer Dear […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-are-we-supposed-to-suppress-our-emotions/

In a move anticipating summer water sports, the General Conference (GC) has issued a new mandate: all female Adventist waterskiers/wakeboarders must don full-length dresses while participating in the sport. “After careful consideration and extensive committee meetings,” said Dr. Traditio N. Progress, spokesperson for the GC, “we’ve determined that the most appropriate and modest attire for […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-gc-adventist-women-must-waterski-wakeboard-in-full-length-dresses/

Pearl was close to 70 when I was her pastor. It would be hard for you to imagine just how primitive Pearl’s life was, especially given the harsh Dakota climate we lived in. Her house was a leaky little shack, far out in the hills. I don’t know what she lived on—probably some small Social […] Source: https://atoday.org/editorial-why-couldnt-johnny-be-baptized/

A veces la gente me pregunta qué me hizo comenzar a cuestionar la fe fundamentalista de mi infancia. He pensado mucho en esa pregunta. Y la verdad es que no hay una respuesta clara o precisa que pueda dar. Hubo muchas cosas a lo largo de los años que empezaron a acumularse lentamente hasta que […] Source: https://atoday.org/dios-no-necesita-que-lo-protejas/