As many people are fully aware, there is a very serious health situation affecting various parts of the globe in relation to the coronavirus COVID-19 illness.  About 90,000 people have been diagnosed in about 65 countries worldwide with over 3,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19.  This has caused increasing apprehension in travel, business, health care, in scheduling of meetings, and in general daily life.  As many of you know, recently, I requested prayer for this unusual illness and am now…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/ABaKxroiV18/

[Prior coverage of this case can be found here: “U.S. Department of Justice Urges Supreme Court to Hear Adventist’s Sabbath Accommodation Case;” “U.S. Supreme Court Asks Government to Express View on Church Member’s Case;” and“Adventist Pharmacy Workers’ Case_Likely to be Accepted by U.S. Supreme Court.”]
On Monday, February 24, 2020, a nearly nine-year journey came to an end when the Supreme Court declined to hear Patterson v. Walgreens. This case came out of Walgreens’ decision to terminate…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/8FlD-ufqsUs/

On Saturday, 25 January the pastor of a local church congregation in Italy signed a joint declaration with other faith groups which, while focused on respectful dialogue among and between different religious denominations, contained some statements which run counter to Seventh-day Adventist principles regarding inter-church relations.
The administration of the Inter-European Division (EUD) disapproves the signing of the ecumenical charter, and reaffirms its position concerning the involvement…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/70zAJISa4js/

On Saturday, 25 January the pastor of a local church congregation in Italy signed a joint declaration with other faith groups which, while focused on respectful dialogue among and between different religious denominations, contained some statements which run counter to Seventh-day Adventist principles regarding inter-church relations.
The administration of the Inter-European Division (EUD) disapproves the signing of the ecumenical charter, and reaffirms its position concerning the involvement…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/K3_GcWgeb3c/

Seventh-day Adventist Church leader Ted N.C. Wilson sought to meet Angola’s president to thank him for intervening in a horrific case in which six Adventists were falsely accused of kidnapping and extortion.
But he and other church leaders say the Holy Spirit blessed the presidential meeting exceedingly abundantly above all that they could ask or think by using it to put a national spotlight on the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the power of prayer, and the importance of claiming God’s Word in…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/SkpEEPOc9Uc/