If we have a decentralized structure, why do lay people get the impression that neither lay people below nor the GC above can do anything against a rebellious union/conference? Does this not mean that power is centralized “in the middle”?
Read moreOne Conference President is Standing Against The LGBTQ Flood in Germany
Clear statements in the Bible are being reinterpreted and boundaries are being crossed, leading many people astray and making them think that they are on God's path. We cannot and will not stand by and watch this happen.
Read moreOfficial Church Paper of SDA Germany Affirms LGBTQ+ in September Issue
There are faithful conservative Seventh-day Adventists in Germany. They are beaten down weekly, if not daily by powerful liberal leaders.
Read moreThat Bisexual German Pastor? He Just Welcomed a Gay Married Couple in His Church
He is gayer than ever. This past Sabbath, his church (Grindelberg SDA) celebrated a recently-married gay couple in their midst, just before a sermon by the self-pronounced bisexual pastor.
Read moreBisexual German Pastor Must be Removed
What happens when God’s order is replaced by a buffet of sexual “identities?” By proclaiming he is bisexual, and suggesting that bisexuality is a non-negotiable part of his person, Gunjevic endorses the contemporary buffet.
Read morePreaching in Hitler's Shadow—Kirkpatrick Reacts, pt. 2
In exchange for recognition and an appearance of legitimacy, in practice, coopted leadership acts to minimize the influence of "true believers." Members that are the most earnest and serious are marginalized.
Read morePreaching in Hitler's Shadow—Kirkpatrick Reacts, pt. 1
And so, we should be interested in the messages given to believers trapped under Nazi oppression. We should learn from their failures and successes in living their faith, for today's society is free-falling into a new totalitarianism.
Read moreOrdinary Men: Reserve Police Batallion 101
Normal individuals enter an 'agentic state' in which they are the instrument of another's will. In such a state, they no longer feel personally responsible for the content of their actions but only for how well they perform.
Read moreBonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
The Nazis worked relentlessly to take over the church, with most Germans happy with their new leader. Rules were eventually made requiring all pastors to take an oath of obedience to the Fuhrer. Most pastors took the oath.
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