Two Peruvian congressmen, addressing the inaugural meeting of the International Congress of Religious Liberty in Lima, spoke strongly in support of religious freedom, describing it as a way to promote peace and avoid religious violence.
Six Seventh-day Adventist Church members were arrested while meeting in a private apartment in Turkmenabad, Turkmenistan, on November 16
A volunteer worker with Maranatha Volunteers International, a Seventh-day Adventist supporting organization, disappeared last month while on a project in Costa Rica and has since been declared missing by Costa Rican authorities.
A special issue of the Adventist Review depicting the "tapestry of Adventism" was released last month during a special reception at the Adventist Church world headquarters.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's social and humanitarian work in India and the challenges faced by religious minorities were just two of the issues discussed during a November 27 meeting between India's President K. R. Narayanan and Pastor Jan Paulsen,
Seventh-day Adventists make up a vibrant, growing, and positive force in Indian society, said Adventist world president Pastor Jan Paulsen during his five-state visit to India, November 26 to December 2.