Maybe it was because she was Muslim or still smoking, or maybe it was because she had two children and she wasn't married, but the pastor did not want to baptize Fatiha Bernazza.
"If music be the food of love, play on...." The words of Shakespeare re-echoed in my mind as delegates discussed the Church Manual revisions on music.
Baptism is an important "rite of passage" for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, so perhaps it is not surprising the proposal of the Church Manual Committee for an alternative set of baptismal vows engendered some hot debate.
The Seventh-day Adventist world church strongly advocates tobacco control and works to stop sexual trafficking, said James Standish, associate director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department to of the world church. This is based on our bel
As the St. Louis experience heads toward a conclusion, delegates are already starting to look toward 2010.
One of the joys of working as part of the news team at the 58th business session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, here in St Louis, is the privilege of wearing the badge.