January 2008 Archives
Adventist Church president to host televised youth dialogues in China, Philippines
Seventh-day Adventist world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, heads to East Asia this week for two regional installments of his Let's Talk live televised dialogues with youth. Paulsen will host Let's Talk in Manila, Philippines on February 7 and in...…January 29
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Adventist elected judge of international criminal court
A Seventh-day Adventist law professor was sworn in as one of the 18 judges of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands, on January 17. Dr. Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko, most recently a professor of law at the University of...…January 23
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Study to examine omega-3 deficiency, teenage depression link
Whether low omega-3 levels trigger the doldrums is the focus of a new joint research project between the Sydney Adventist Hospital-based Australasian Research Institute and the University of New South Wales. Studies touting omega-3 as the holy grail of health...…January 22
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Chile: Adventist media guru keeps country on communication edge
Ewaldo Bustos' enthusiasm is contagious as he describes how media has changed the Seventh-day Adventist Church's image in his country over the past decade. As director of programming and production for the church's communication center in Chile, Bustos has overseen...…January 18
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Goodbye to Postum
Kraft Foods, the makers of coffee alternative Postum, recently announced they will no longer make the once popular beverage. The drink had a small but loyal following among some Seventh-day Adventists who believe that caffeine negatively affects health and some...…January 17
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Leading Adventist surgeon, medical missionary dies
Dr. Thomas Zirkle, 71, a Seventh-day Adventist surgeon, medical missionary and an associate director for the world church's department of Health Ministries, died January 11 in Loma Linda, California from an unrelated medical event a week after he underwent bypass...…January 17
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Kenya: Adventist university re-opens after post-election violence forced evacuation
Some faculty, students and staff are returning to the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton after post-election violence in Kenya forced a January 6 evacuation of some 280 people from the campus. The school reopened Monday January 14 with classes starting...…January 16
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U.S. court upholds Adventist's religious discrimination ruling
A United States federal appeals court yesterday upheld a ruling that a Seventh-day Adventist worker was discriminated against for not working on Sabbath. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a former driver for United Parcel Service (UPS),...…January 16
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United States: Nevada primary election may leave out devout Sabbath-keepers
Presidential candidates may be the only ones vying for party nomination this Saturday in Nevada, but civic duty and religious conviction are on the ballot in many voters' minds. Some Seventh-day Adventists and Jews are voicing concern over their state's...…January 15
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Church Chat: Brillhart on the church and community action
While soup kitchens and clothing drives are hallmarks of community outreach for many churches, Pastor Rebecca Brillhart says teaming up with other faith groups can do more to improve lives. Brillhart, discipleship pastor for the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in...…January 15
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Adventist Church looks to build Internet ministry in emerging African markets
Techies unite. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is examining how to best use new media in Africa, a region in which the church has yet to capitalize on mobile Internet access. Church communication leaders, technicians and broadcasters will meet for an...…January 10
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WHO seeks Adventists among faith-based groups for renewed partnership
The World Health Organization has asked Seventh-day Adventist health leaders to join its initial consultations as it prepares to renew partnerships with faith-based organizations. After 30 years of shying away from such affiliation, WHO, under its new director-general, is actively...…January 09
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Kenya: Workers at Adventist university evacuated as national conflict continues
Church leaders evacuated 280 students, staff and international workers from Seventh-day Adventist-owned University of Eastern Africa, Baraton to Nairobi on January 6. More than 100 staff members had earlier taken refuge at a local police station amid violence fueled by...…January 07
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Adventist leader appeals for calm in Kenya
Seventh-day Adventists are joining the international community in expressing concern over violence in Kenya that has reportedly left 300 people dead and 100,000 displaced in the wake of presidential election disputes. In a January 3 statement, Adventist world church Executive...…January 03
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Robbery at Maranatha-rented warehouse leaves guard dead
A Seventh-day Adventist security guard was killed December 30 when thieves broke into a Maputo, Mozambique, warehouse rented by Maranatha Volunteers International, a Christian lay organization that builds churches and schools for the Adventist Church worldwide. The guard, Adrian Chissano,...…January 03
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Arrested Oakwood students suspended for semester
All 16 students arrested during a clash with police at Oakwood University last month are suspended for the Spring 2008 semester, college officials said Wednesday. The announcement came after the school's three-week internal investigation of a December 9 melee that...…January 02
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