In Northern Mexico, Adventists mourn killings of two young members <br> Case of mistaken identity in border town with warring drug cartels Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua/Mexico | 22.09.2010 | International Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Ciudad Juarez are concerned about the safety of their church members following last week's murder of two young Adventists. The killings are believed to be a case of mistaken identity in a border city at the center of an ongoing war between drug cartels. Jose Ines Martinez, 18, and his sister Maribel Martinez, 26, both active members of the Zaragoza Adventist Church, were found shot to death in their vehicle on September 12. Both were among 17 victims killed i
Christian Communicator Walter R.L. Scragg 84 dies <br> Headed Adventist World Radio and World Church Communication Department Wahroonga, NSW/Australia | 21.09.2010 | Media Walter Robert Lambert Scragg, a retired president of two Seventh-day Adventist world regions, a former president of Adventist World Radio (AWR), and a former General Conference communication director, died at Lady Davidson Hospital, North Turramurra, NSW, on September 20, aged 84. Scragg gave 48 years of distinguished service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church mainly as Christian Communicator, and in many leadership and departmental roles around the world. He attended Avondale College,
Adventist world church president dismayed by planned Qur’an burning <br> Inciting religious tensions Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 09.09.2010 | Statement on... The Seventh-day Adventist Church is deeply dismayed by a non-denominational pastor's plan to burn copies of the Qur’an on September 11. In a statement released September 8, Adventist world church President Ted N.C. Wilson said the so-called "Burn a Qur’an Day" is "directly contrary" to the belief that Christians ought to relate to others with mutual respect. Terry Jones, pastor of the Florida-based Dove World Outreach Center, recently announced his intention to burn copies of the Qur’an
New Zealand: Massive Earthquake in Christchurch - Adventist Church services canceled Christchurch/New Zealand | 08.09.2010 | unknow A state of emergency remains in Christchurch September 7, as aftershocks as large as magnitude 5.4 continued to rumble through the region. More than 100,000 homes were damaged after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit at 4:35 a.m. on September 4 (Saturday morning), disrupting power, water and sewage services. Another 5.1-magnitude aftershock has hit Christchurch on September 8, causing more damage and another evacuation of the city's central business district. Most Seventh-day Adventist chur
