4 May 2020 | The General Conference has responded to an appeal of an official “warning” issued to the Norwegian Union Conference and other unions at Annual Council 2019. The General Conference Administrative Committee (ADCOM) response to the Norwegian appeal was characterized by a flat refusal to reconsider the scolding. The original warning was voted […] Source: https://atoday.org/gc-adcom-refuses-to-act-on-norwegian-unions-appeal-of-official-scolding/

4 May 2020  | A clause in Kansas City, Missouri’s, rules for a gradual reopening after COVID-19 has alarmed Adventists and other religious liberty advocates. In-person religious gatherings (including weddings and funerals) may resume, subject to the 10/10/10 rule (if held inside) or limited to 50 people outside, provided social distancing precautions are followed and […] Source: https://atoday.org/kansas-city-reopening-rules-alarm-religious-liberty-advocates/

4 May 2020 | Kettering Medical Center, the Adventist hospital in Dayton, Ohio, will participate in the expanded clinical trial for the antiviral drug remdesivir, the Dayton Daily News reported on Friday. Remdesivir was approved for testing by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an emergency decision the same day. Gilead Science, […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventist-hospital-is-site-for-testing-potential-covid-19-medicine/

3 May 2020 | True crime television series Waco, which first premiered on the Paramount Network in 2018, has now come to Netflix. The series is about the 51-day siege that resulted in many deaths of Branch Davidian cult members. The series is based on the true story of a young man who had been […] Source: https://atoday.org/true-crime-series-waco-now-on-netflix/

3 May 2020   | Washington Adventist University, located in the suburbs of the of the United States capital a few miles from the headquarters of the denomination’s General Conference, is in crisis. In a series of meetings with faculty on April 30 and May 1, Dr. Cheryl Kisunzu, provost of Washington Adventist University (WAU), announced […] Source: https://atoday.org/washington-adventist-university-announces-cuts-to-academic-programs-and-faculty-in-response-to-covid-19-crisis/