Artur Stele wasn’t sure how to respond, said this was a controversial issue. He asked if there was a second to the motion. Zirkle pointed out that there were various seconds to the motion on the Zoom system. They weren’t able to get through.
Read moreThe New Censorship
The place where God speaks to the person is in the conscience. It is where we reason with God (Isa 1:18-20). For this reason, the conscience is hallowed ground. Protection of the conscience is the essence of religious liberty.
Read moreSDA Pastoral Group Releases Christian Declaration of Conscience
The Church must not impede the promptings of the Holy Spirit upon an individual’s conscience nor do the bidding of the State by denigrating believers’ consciences.
Read moreIt's YOUR Conscience
Due to the sacred nature of conscience, coercion of conscience is an infringement of God's domain. To violate conscience is to violate God's work and man's dignity. Forcing conscience undercuts man's right to communicate with God.
Read moreA Canadian Reviews The Village Church Religious Liberty Sabbath
This same upper-room ambiance, attitude and purpose is essential to our end-time work and people. During this Religious Liberty Sabbath occasion, I was able to see, although from a distance (I live in Canada), a semblance of these qualities in the early church.
Read moreAre Vaccine Mandates Conditioning Us for History’s Final Act?
In some cases, former God-fearing individuals gradually became betrayers of righteousness, siding with oppression, and rewarded for obedience to the state.
Read moreA Formal Appeal in Defense of Liberty of Conscience to The Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a duty to vigorously protect religious and civil liberties for its members and others in light of its long-held understanding of Bible prophecy that certain freedoms would be restricted in the last days before Jesus comes.
Read moreLake Union Herald, Please Retract the Call for Persecuting the Unvaccinated (Part 2)
To quote the NAD “Therefore, as Jesus did, we must stand with and for those who are marginalized.” Amen! And when in the last half century has there been a more marginalized group in American society than the unvaccinated are becoming right now?
Read moreMy Review of The Village Church Symposium
Halfway through the detour my car was attacked by a suicidal turkey who charged into the road, determined to hit my car. Instead, my car hit him, the left mirror whacking him with a Thanksgiving-sized thump. Feathers flew.
Read moreVoting and Virtue
In this short article, my final point is this: the battle between Jesus Christ and Satan is raging, not only in our hearts, our homes, our churches, and in our communities, but in the halls of government.
Read moreThe Barrett Nomination
President Trump’s nominations to the Supreme Court have been excellent, well-qualified jurists, but Amy Coney Barrett is the best of the lot. She is superbly qualified to serve on the nation’s highest court.
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