Joel David Klimkewicz is a United States Marine whose decision not to pick up a weapon, led to a court-martial, conviction and a seven-month jail sentence. He was released from jail at nearby Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States, on April 6; his pr
A positive comment on the process of church registration, made by the head of the Eritrean Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, brought a welcome from the UN representative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
"Religious liberty is one of the most important issues on the world's agenda today," said United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, who made the case for both freedom of religion and the right not to choose one, at a dinner sponsored by th
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan called for major changes to the way human rights are investigated and applied, saying the current U.N. Commission on Human Rights has been "undermined by the politicization of its sessions," and its "declining c
Fifty-five of the world's largest cities will see gospel outreach programs funded in part by three major offering collections in Seventh-day Adventist congregations worldwide. Donations will support "Hope For Big Cities," a worldwide urban outreach by the
Joining the ranks of approximately two dozen entities, the Republic of the Philippines has released a postal commemoration of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's centennial in the country.