November 2005 Archives
ANN Feature: HIV/AIDS Affects Not Only the Infected
In places such as South Africa, death from HIV/AIDS is a way of life. It is not unusual for people to waste away for months and then die at a young age. But in rich countries, death has been so...…November 29
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Romania: From a Bucharest Basement to a National Media Center
A small, Bucharest basement was once the scene for the Seventh-day Adventist Church's television production in Romania. Today, a national media center stands in this capital city with the task of producing radio and television programs for the nation. On...…November 29
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United Kingdom -- Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) , the ecumenical body that has linked major Christian denominations in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland for the last 15 years, held its final Assembly in November....…November 29
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Colombia: Adventists Aid Hurricane Beta Relief Effort on Tiny Island
Soon after Hurricane Beta hit the tiny Caribbean island of Providencia on Oct. 28, ripping the roofs off thousands of homes and shutting down the airport and all communications, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency...…November 22
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Peru: On Floating Islands, in the Valleys, Missionaries Build Houses of Worship
Missionary service got two thumbs-up when scores of Seventh-day Adventist volunteers celebrated the opening of two new houses of worship in Peru.For weeks, volunteers arrived from different parts of the United States to construct a building some 12,500 feet above...…November 22
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United States -- Adventist churches and their immediate surroundings that were severely affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita earlier this year will get help in rebuilding from Adventist Community Services (ACS) Disaster Response. Donors to ACS -- the church's...…November 22
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World Church: $1.1 Million in Mission Projects Voted
The Seventh-day Adventist world church's Global Mission (GM) committee voted in a Nov. 22 meeting to fund approximately U.S. $1.1 million for several hundred pioneering mission projects."I would like to think that one of the reasons people belong to the...…November 22
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Health: Is 'New Age' Medicine Dangerous Territory for Christians?
With the term "New Age medicine" comes words such as reflexology, ear candling, acupuncture, Eastern mystical meditation, homeopathy, crystal energy balancing and iridology. With these, and many more, claimed methods of attaining better health and balance in life, what's a...…November 22
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Brazil: Finley Campaign Draws Thousands of Responses, Baptisms in Hemisphere
Thousands of people in the south of Brazil -- and thousands more throughout North and South America -- are responding to an evangelistic call sounded by Seventh-day Adventist evangelist Mark A. Finley during a series of Bible presentations held here...…November 18
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Religious Freedom Experts Confront Bans on Religious Expression
Highly-controversial bans on religious expression, such as the French government's outlawing of the Islamic headscarf in public schools and a recent court judgment on a Turkish government headscarf prohibition, have brought a detailed response and analysis by religious freedom experts...…November 16
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Peru: Adventist Leader Commends Efforts to Guarantee Equal Treatment of All Religions
Peru's legislative efforts to guarantee equal treatment of all religions drew support last week from Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. During a visit with Dr. Marcial Ayaipoma Alvarado, Congress president, Paulsen said the Adventist Church...…November 15
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World Church: Adventists Should Embrace Environmental Concern, Church Experts Say
Even though the Bible promises a "new heaven and a new Earth" at the conclusion of the book of Revelation, that's not a reason for Seventh-day Adventist Christians to ignore pressing environmental concerns, said experts who spoke with Adventist News...…November 15
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Colombia: Meeting Jesus at the Circus
Clowns, contortionists, illusionists and jugglers are essential to a night of family fun at the circus. But no matter where in Colombia that crowds go to see a Kimbray Family Circus show, attendees can learn about Jesus. If you were...…November 14
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United States: Religious Freedom Bill Gets Hearing
The fight to protect the faith of America's workers on the job advanced slightly in the United States House of Representatives Nov. 10, when the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations held what is believed to be the first hearing on the...…November 11
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Britain: Soap Opera Highlights Youth, Offers Help
At One Hope Street in England, one finds a house of drama, a house filled with love, hate, anger, sadness, betrayal and, most importantly, hope. The cast is made up of a large, multi-cultural family who just lost their foster...…November 08
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China -- The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) office in China received the 2005 World Habitat Award on Oct. 3 for its work in providing energy efficient housing in China. The award came from the Building and Social Housing...…November 08
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Oman: Muscat Church Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary
Located at the Eastern horn of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sultanate of Oman has a relatively small population -- around 3 million people -- of which about 550,000 are workers from other lands. Overwhelmingly Muslim, the presence of Christianity, though...…November 08
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North America: Mission Awareness Challenge Given to Church Communicators
Raising Seventh-day Adventist church members' awareness of mission activity was a challenge presented to 150 church communicators from North America during a recent seminar here. Members of the Society of Adventist Communicators were given the challenge during their annual convention.Such...…November 07
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Zimbabwe: Soccer Team Ousted for Refusing to Play on Saturdays
Known all over Zimbabwe and much of Africa for stopping rival teams from scoring, the Amazulu football (soccer) team have themselves been stopped in their tracks. The team's equally well-known policy of not playing on Saturdays -- the Bible Sabbath...…November 07
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United States: Ex-State Department Official Claims Religion 'Still Missing' in Foreign Policy
The major problem with United States foreign policy, said Dr. Tom Farr, former director of the Office of International Religious Freedom in the U.S. Department of State, is that "we're not taking religion as seriously as we should."Farr, the featured...…November 02
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Cameroon: New Radio Studio to Reach Africa's Fulani People in Their Language
The Seventh-day Adventist message of hope and salvation will reach even more people in West and Central Africa with the opening of a new radio studio that will produce programming in the Fulfulde language spoken by the Fulani people who...…November 02
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South America: Learning to Read Brings Many to Jesus
When you can't fill out a voting ballot, read a bed time story to your child, apply for a better job, or even understand street signs life can be difficult to navigate. This is what each day is like for...…November 01
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ANN Perspective: Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Pioneer, Touched Adventist Lives in Her City
Sometimes it is the end of a journey that lets you see where you've been. The recent passing of Rosa Parks has had that effect on many in the United States and around the world. Among those who reminisced about...…November 01
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Republic of Georgia: New Religious Freedom Initiative Launched
In a breakthrough for religious freedom in Georgia, a new organization dedicated to promoting this fundamental human right was launched Oct. 23.Following an initiative by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), leaders of various faith...…November 01
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Switzerland: Christian Leaders Meet, HIV/AIDS a Major Focus
Leaders of a wide range of Christian churches met in Geneva, Switzerland, for a series of consultations Oct. 16 to 22. The Conference of Secretaries of the Christian World Communions has met annually for some 40 years, providing a venue...…November 01
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Pakistan -- More people may die of hunger, cold and injuries from the recent earthquake that rocked Pakistan than were killed in the initial quake itself, relief officials say. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to assist earthquake...…November 01
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