Lawmakers in the Netherlands have crossed a dangerous threshold in moving to legalize "mercy killings," says Dr. Allan Handysides, health ministries director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church
"This is a significant case for the hundreds of small church groups and clubs around the country that currently hold meetings or events in public schools and halls," says Mitchell Tyner
Adventist church members throughout Russia and central Asia will observe a day of prayer and fasting December 23 in response to ongoing persecution of Adventists and other religious groups in Turkmenistan
Another Seventh-day Adventist Church has been burned in East Indonesia, adding to the toll in human lives and destruction that has been mounting during the two-year-long conflict between Muslims and Christians in the region
"The ultimate purpose of this center is to create a pool of professional religious freedom advocates at every level of the Adventist Church," says Dr. John Graz
At a top-level briefing, leaders of the United Nations Office in Geneva called for non-governmental organizations to help end poverty and child labor