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The Advent Mission Institute (AMI 365) is having a combined Grand Opening and Religious Liberty Conference on August 20—22. The speaker lineup is fantastic. If you can make it, you won’t regret it.
The blighters want to change the word mum or mothers to “gestating parent” on the birth certificates? And poor old dad? He’s been demoted to “non-gestating parent.” Fancy that.
Before the close of the May 12 meeting, NPUC committee members approved a recommendation from the President’s Council to send a letter to the General Conference to request that women’s ordination be reconsidered for the 2030 GC session agenda.
The Bible prohibits women from doing two distinct things. First, women may not teach the Bible to men in the church. Second, women may not exercise authority over men in the church.
The Northwest Present Truth Association (NWPTA) provides faith-based seminars and training to inspire and equip Seventh-day Adventists and their friends for spiritual growth and mission service.
As Bible-believing Christians, we believe that pride is not a virtue to be celebrated, but rather a sin to be turned away from. Pride is exalting oneself above God and others.
Pastor Shreider’s arrest and imprisonment are the direct and sole consequence of his exercise of the right to practice and lead a religious community that has not submitted to state registration.
Much of our contemporary culture sees inclusion as the ultimate virtue and exclusion the ultimate vice. Equality is the new moral righteousness of ideologically-captured (former) SDA institutions.
Our advice? Be liberal with your generosity, conservative with your character, and avoid politics like a vegan at a Texas barbeque.
Austrian study finds that Muslims often hold Muslim beliefs and attitudes
Collegedale Police worked with Tennessee Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify the source of the threats.
The North American Division invited the Democratic leader of the House, Hakeem Jeffries, to give the keynote address at their annual Public Affairs/Religious Liberty Dinner
This fits a long historical pattern of date-setting for the Second Coming (which mainstream SDA has long rejected since the 1844 Millerite disappointment era).
This created more questions among members, because very serious accusations were being made without clear evidence.
Adventist theologian and long-time director of the Biblical Research Institute, George Reid, passed away on May 2nd.
A retired Irish pastor has been convicted for preaching a generic Christian sermon—not about abortion—near a hospital where abortions are performed
Trump has designated next Sabbath, May 15 to 16, a national Sabbath celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and America’s 250 years of independence.
Director Doug from the Discovery Mountain team just happened to be near Cape Canaveral when he learned Artemis II was about to launch. So he moved into position on the water—and watched it LIVE from his sailboat.
Another option is to allow local elders to lead the church for a period of one to three years. Our church did that in the past and it worked out well. People stepped up to the plate and worked together.
In their pride, they believe that their own culturally-influenced agenda is more authoritative than the Bible narratives themselves. This gives them the right to re-interpret Bible stories to fit their progressive agenda.
Objecting to this abomination will get you called ‘homophobic.’ The truth is these people are Biblephobes and Holinessphobes.
I wonder if Israel’s trying to spur tourism while dodging rockets. Because nothing says “come visit!” like throwing the gayest party in history on the ashes of divine fire-and-brimstone real estate.
Y’know, you can find a study or doctor to condemn almost any good thing, or praise any bad thing. In fact, I’ll wager you one dollar that somewhere out there is a study that says heroin is good for you.
The most concerning aspect of the bill is what it removes rather than what it adds. It repeals a longstanding legal defense that protected religious speech in certain hate speech prosecutions.
Dr. Hilliard will serve as President‑Elect through June 30, partnering closely with current President Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, who will remain in office through the transition.
AFM remains committed to staying focused, correcting course when needed, and directing all of our energy toward the urgent task of sharing Christ with those who have not yet heard.
I believe that the government should not mandate religion. I do not believe that a government is best when it is godless or God-hostile (see Proverbs 19:2).
The Free Indeed & Recovery Road Health & Wholeness Expo takes place in Tampa, Florida at the Florida State Fairgrounds on May 28-30, 2026.
AFM also appointed Philip Brantley as a board member. Brantley isn’t quite as well known as Nelson, but he has engaged in online discourse for a couple decades.

Multiple organizations, including the Orthodox Union, National Jewish Advocacy Center, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Seventh-day Adventists, filed amicus briefs supporting Grand, emphasizing the issue transcends one faith.