For the fourth time in two years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in central Baghdad was damaged as a result of bomb blasts. The Oct. 24 explosions were aimed at the Palestine Hotel, located 802.2 feet (250 meters) from the church building.
Baghdad, Iraq
Bombing Condemned -- The Oct. 1 bombing of a tourist area in Indonesia drew condemnation from the South Pacific region of the Adventist church. "It is shocking to have to respond to another bombing, following the deaths of so many people in London earlier this year and in Bali in 2002," said Pastor Laurie Evans, regional church president. "We are praying for those who have been deeply and personally affected."
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
"Youth should use the knowledge derived from institutions like Bugema University to develop countries in the region," former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi told graduates of Bugema University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution, on Sept. 20.
Bugema, Uganda
101-year-old Marge Jetton is a lady of longevity. She still drives a car, and just recently renewed her license for another five years. Jetton comes from a town known for its health habits, a place called "America's longest-living community."
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
A case involving a United States Postal Service (USPS) employee who was not allowed Saturdays off for his day of rest and worship was settled Oct. 11 when the Postal Service awarded him U.S. $65,000 for lost wages and grievances endured, and granted him his Sabbath off.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
The 12 high school seniors felt so strongly that Saturday was the Sabbath -- a day of worship and rest -- that they refused to take their government exams on that day no matter what the consequences were. The students, who attended Cambodia Adventist School (CAS), understood that not taking the tests meant they would not be eligible to attend any government-sponsored colleges in Cambodia.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
United Nations expert Asma Jahangir appealed for greater support in the fight against religious intolerance at a meeting in New York on Oct. 24.
New York, New York, United States
In a one-story house on Parkowa Street a group of children are attending a first-ever day care center run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland. The center opened Sept. 2 in Podkowa, Lesna, making it the second Adventist educational institution in the country.
Podkowa Lensa, Poland
"God is in the business of saving everyone He can lay His hands on," Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist church, told a group of students during an informal discussion Oct. 16 at Andrews University, the movement's flagship educational institution.
Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
The question of "intelligent design" -- a scientific theory which states a complex and detailed universe must have had a designer, though not explicitly saying who that designer is - has caused heated debate in public (or, government-run) schools across the United States of America. Currently, a U.S. federal district court in Pennsylvania is hearing a lawsuit on the subject.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States