by Amy Nordhues | 6 October 2022 | Why is it that when a person is victimized, especially domestic violence or sex crimes, people are more likely to scrutinize the victim’s actions than those of the perpetrator? Psychologists describe this tendency to blame victims as the “just-world phenomenon,” and it stems from a deeply rooted […] Source: https://atoday.org/victim-blaming-why-we-tend-to-blame-victims-and-pardon-abusers/
News Briefs for October 6, 2022
News reports from Germany, Mexico, Southern Adventist University, Southwestern Adventist University, and Leoni Meadows Summer Camp: Royally Inspired From an ANN report: On September 22–25, 2022, around 220 women attended a Women’s Ministries (WM) congress in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, organized for the three German-speaking countries. There were participants from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany, as well […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-october-6-2022/
Young Leeds Artist Contributes to UK Art Scene
The World Reimagined sees 10 trails of Globe sculptures across 7 cities, London, Birmingham, Bristol, Swansea, Liverpool City Region, Leeds and Leicester created by 100+ artists responding to themes ranging from ‘Mother Africa’ and ‘The Reality of Being Enslaved’ to ‘Still We Rise’ and ‘Expanding Soul’. One of the selected artists was Jioni Warner who attends Leeds Central Adventist church. Jioni has recently completed her Master of Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University where she…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-10-06/young-leeds-artist-contributes-to-uk-art-scene/
Flourishing Together – Whatever the Challenge
“This has been the most relevant, timely and impactful training I have received this year!” The enthused comment came from an attendee at the ‘Let’s Flourish Together!’, BUC Women’s Ministries event led by Karen Holford, TED director for Women, Family and Children’s Ministries.
Realising the scope of loss, trauma, change, and general negative impact the pandemic has had on wellbeing, BUC Director Sharon Platt-McDonald, contacted Karen to run the ‘Flourish!’ workshop.
So how does a programme…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-10-06/flourishing-together-whatever-the-challenge/
Death of Ronald Valerius Edwards
We were saddened to learn of the death of Pastor Ron Edwards. It is currently understood that he passed away on 8 September 2022. However, we are waiting for confirmation. Pastor Ron was born on 21 October 1932 in Sevenoaks, Kent.
Pastor Ron completed a BA in Theology from Avondale College, Australia in 1955 and an MA in Theology from Andrews University, USA in 1958.
He entered official denominational employment in 1959 as a Pastor and Evangelist Assistant in the Scottish Mission. In August…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-10-06/death-of-ronald-valerius-edwards/
