Two Noteworthy Book Releases Generate Attention

1. Christianity and Homosexuality: Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives

Religion professors David Larson, Fritz Guy and David Ferguson have completed editing a book titled Christianity and Homosexuality: Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives.The book is getting favorable attention for bringing together autobiographical, medical, psychological/sociological, theological, ethical and pastoral perspectives, which are varied. Dr. Roy Gane (professor at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University) and Dr. John Jones (Dean of the School of Religion at La Sierra University) argue diverging points of the issue. Learn more (and purchase)...

2. It's All About Jesus: Observations of a Former Seventh-day Adventist

Former Adventist Edith Fairman Cooper is the author of the latest book that examines the denomination's doctrines and teachings. It's All About Jesus: Observations of a Former Seventh-day Adventist (PublishAmerica) offers extensive and objective research about the SDA church from her experiences as an active SDA member for over twenty-six years. Cooper recounts many positive experiences and her critiques don't come from the disgruntled perspective. She claims that the only reason she left is because of the evidence she examined. It also includes the social history of former Adventists Dudley M Canright, Desmond Ford, Dale Ratzlaff, and Raymond Cotrell.

In Part 2, learn how predatory lenders targeted Frances with illegal mortgage practices, stripping away more than $50,000 of her home equity in fees alone and obligating her to mortgage payments that were nearly three times her monthly Social Security check of $761. More...

In Part 3, the Seattle Times, who covered the story, recounts the positive role played by certain members of her church, Green Lake Church of Seventh-day Adventists. The article ends with "the Green Lake Church is a congregation that truly tries to live out in actuality that which is professed personally and from the pulpit." More...

Readers responded to this ongoing investigation with outrage. Read the letters to the editor.

Anglicans rejoice at rebuilt church
in the Times Colonist

2 1/2 years ago, the historic Holy Trinity Anglican Church building in Sooke, Ontario, Canada went up in flames. Then Seventh-day Adventists came to the rescue and offered their church. That broke down barriers, said SDA Connie McKay, who was at the opening ceremony. "We found out that, oh yes, they are real people. We all love the Lord and that's what counts." More...

Adventist News Down under

Just in case our American readers want to keep up-to-date on the latest headlines making news down under, Adventist News is a weekly 5 minute news bulletin about Adventists in the South Pacific. Their latest Christmas week edition covers the top stories for 2007. Watch the news.

'Young' centenarian
in NationNews.com

People can't believe that the strong, lively, youthful voice on the other end is that of Millicent, who is 102 years old. Much of what she does defies her age too. Probably the only drawback to reaching such a ripe old age is having to see long-time friends and relatives die. More...

From The Odd Adventist Files: The Seven Faces of Seventh-day Adventism
excerpted from A Reform-minded Seventh-day Adventist forum

Just when you thought it was safe to be an Adventist comes the latest self-proclaimed research article by Eugene Shubert, a teacher from Richardson, TX who calls himself "the new William Miller." In his article, he writes that " The Seventh-day Adventist church is composed of seven distinct spiritual factions: Subversives, Legalists, Spiritualists, Papists, Pacifists, Sheeple and true Seventh-day Adventists." He adds, "Ellen White predicted that true Seventh-day Adventists will be a very small minority and that the majority of those who call themselves Seventh-day Adventists will apostatize. More here...