In Mexico, Adventists cancel church services in wake of swine flu outbreak Mexico City, Mexico | 30.04.2009 | Health & Ethics In the wake of the swine flu outbreak, which has, according a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), claimed 57 lives in Mexico, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the country is taking measures to reduce the probability of an outbreak reaching its institutions and churches. Mexico's four major church regions have cancelled church services throughout its 2,571 churches and suspended classes in the 230 Adventist schools and two universities, following the federal government's mandat
Adventist appointed religious liaison for Obama administration Washington, D.C.,/USA | 29.04.2009 | Religion + State A Seventh-day Adventist Christian will help U.S. President Barack Obama's administration consider the concerns of faith communities as it makes policy decisions, the White House announced recently. The Obama administration appointed D. Paul Monteiro, a lawyer and former Senate staffer, to serve as religious liaison in its Office of Public Liaison & Intergovernmental Affairs (OPL-IGA). "The president is serious about involving the views of faith communities in [policy] discussions -- from
Adventist Church Manila/Philippine | 29.04.2009 | International Seventh-day Adventist world church leaders recognized spiritual maturity and financial stability last month when they voted a change of administrative status for the North Philippine region of the church. As a 'union conference,' the region is fully self-sufficient and responsible for electing its three main administrative officers: president, secretary and treasurer. Under their former 'union mission' status, the North Philippines received appropriation for operation from the Southern Asia-
Adventists join Interfaith group collaborating efforts against malaria Washington, D.C.,/USA | 29.04.2009 | Health & Ethics Members of faith groups from around the world, including representatives from the Seventh-day Adventist Church, are coordinating efforts to slow the spread of and eventually eradicate malaria. The One World Against Malaria Summit met April 24 in Washington, D.C. to discuss methods of partnering with government organizations and also between various faith communities. During the summit, a group of Muslim and Christian leaders announced the Nigerian Interfaith Action Association against mal
Pitcairn Islanders, Whose Ancestors Once Hid Away From the World Now Say 'Come Visit Us.' Adamstown/Pitcairn Island, South Pacific | 26.04.2009 | International On the eve of the 220th anniversary of the famed mutiny at sea that led to its becoming a hiding place from the world, tiny Pitcairn is now inviting the world to its shores. On April 28, 1789, sailors aboard the British naval vessel H.M.S. Bounty, revolted against their captain while the ship was sailing among the Tongan islands. To escape punishment, a number of them fled to remote Pitcairn island. It was nearly two decades later before the world knew the mutineers had settled on the then un
World Malaria Day: Community Mobilization Crucial to Malaria Eradication Washington D.C./USA, | 24.04.2009 | ADRA [img id=1485 align=right]On World Malaria Day, April 25, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its work to reduce the numbers of people infected and killed by malaria every year worldwide. In Mozambique, a country ravaged by this deadly disease, ADRA is working to change the attitudes and behaviours of more than a million people through the power of community mobilization. Despite the recent successes in the battle against malaria in Africa, the numbers of deaths at
Student riot closes Adventist school in Uganda <br> Lack of national standards, administration negligence cited; 37 students expelled, 17 students injured Kampala/Uganda | 14.04.2009 | International Seventh-day Adventist-run Katikamu Secondary School in Uganda has expelled 37 students and closed late last month after students rioted, destroying property, looting the cafeteria and pelting Police officers. The rioting, which began March 22 and lasted for two days, came after rumors spread that the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) had shut down the school's examinations board when administrators failed to comply with the national standards. At least 17 students sought medical
Adventist Church reaffirm mission focus; saving relationships with Christ <br> 'Roadmap to Mission' document Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 14.04.2009 | International Seventh-day Adventist world church leaders affirmed last week that evangelistic and outreach efforts among adherents of world religions are to bring people to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, and not to simply enhance their current spiritual experience. The world church's Executive Committee tentatively approved a statement concerning church working policy during the 2009 Spring Meeting, one of two yearly business meetings held by the church. "God is constantly engaged in saving whomever H
After 200-Year Prohibition Liquor Now Flows On Pitcairn Island Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands/South Pacific | 10.04.2009 | Health & Ethics The tiny Pitcairn Island, home to some 60 descendants of the sailors of the famed mutiny on the Bounty - which hasn't had too good a history with the stuff in the past - now has laws permitting the consumption of alcoholic beverages. An ordinance permitting the sale and consumption of liquor on Pitcairn has been signed by the island's Wellington-based governor on March 17, 2009. It carries the weight of law on the island. Interestingly enough, the ordinance prohibits the consumption of liquo
Adventist Church finance report highlights giving patterns, economy Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 07.04.2009 | International Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders from around the world gathered to discuss financial adjustments, outreach strategies and other organizational issues during the 2009 Spring Meeting, April 5 and 6. About 200 delegates and other attendants continued to monitor the economy as it relates to tithing patterns and how the world headquarters reacts to the current economic situation. In a report to the world church's Executive Committee presented April 5, finance officers revealed savings from
