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26 April 2023 | Almost from the beginning, Adventists have struggled to deal constructively with questions of sex and gender. Both James and Ellen White wrote books repeating common myths about “self-abuse”—a theme that devolved into abusive treatments by such Adventist medical luminaries as John Harvey Kellogg and Harold Shryock. The church made it nearly […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-lindsey-abston-painter-seventh-day-adventists-troubled-relationship-with-sex-gender/
by Jenniffer Ogden | 26 April 2023 This piece was originally published 26 May 2016. Let’s talk about sex. Birds and bees. Song of Solomon level passion. Intercourse. Where babies come from. Neural pathways that solidify connection with each sexual encounter. Let’s discuss intimacy and vulnerability. Let’s talk about sex. Uncomfortable yet? Yeah, me too. […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-sexless-church-2/
26 April 2023 | The Potomac Conference has asked a church in Roanoke, Virginia to reconsider a seminar to be presented by independent ministry speaker Stephen Bohr. The church board of the Roanoke Seventh-day Adventist Church invited Bohr to deliver a series on prophecy at May 5-6, 2023. The church is currently between assigned pastors. […] Source: https://atoday.org/roanoke-virginia-church-asked-to-reconsider-invitation-to-stephen-bohr/
25 April 2023 | Newsweek Magazine compiled a list of the 500 best summer camps in the nation out of a list of more than 12,000 options. The data was compiled from “social media reviews and a comprehensive survey of 15,000 parents,” according to the Newsweek article. Newsweek reminded parents that summer camp is an […] Source: https://atoday.org/five-adventist-camps-make-newsweek-list/
by Hannele Ottschofscki | 25 April 2023 | We generally think of the Bible as a book written by men, about men, and for men. It is as if the church has tried to make women invisible in the Bible. And yet they exist—and not only as marginal figures and nameless persons. We need to […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-women-surrounding-jesus/
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