How are Prohibition Laws Related to Religious Liberty?

The link below is to a PDF of a letter written several decades ago by Francis D. Nichol, prominent Adventist leader and editor of the Review & Herald. Here’s an excerpt from his concluding remarks: “There was a time in the history of our country when various of the colonists, especially the Puritans, took the […]

America’s “War on Christians” & the End of Time

The book of Revelation indicates that church and state will one day unite here in America and the result will be persecution of God’s people (see Rev. 13:11-18)

Do Not Let Anyone Judge You Regarding a Sabbath Day: Understanding Colossians 2:14-17

Do Not Let Anyone Judge You Regarding a Sabbath Day: Understanding Colossians 2:14-17 By Stephen N. Allred, J.D., M.Div. (Downloadable PDF Version: DO NOT LET ANYONE JUDGE YOU REGARDING A SABBATH DAY-UNDERSTANDING COLOSSIANS 2) “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, […]

God & America’s National Day of Prayer

What does God think about a day of government-endorsed prayer and worship? Enjoy this video: God & America’s National Day of Prayer

Celebrating the Godless Constitution

On this 225th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States of America, I am thankful for the Constitution. As a Bible-believing Christian, I am grateful that the Constitution lays the foundation of a government that is secular in nature and not religious – one of the first of its kind in history. One of […]

The Adventist Perspective: Is America a Christian Nation? By Francis D. Nichol

The link below is to a PDF of an old article written in the 1940’s (hence the slightly antiquated language) by Francis D. Nichol, the long-time editor of an Adventist periodical, the Review & Herald. He was responding to the argument of the National Reform Movement (a group of American Christians pushing for a National […]

Why Liberty of Conscience Is the Most Important Issue in 2012

Why Liberty of Conscience Is the Most Important Issue in 2012 By Stephen N. Allred When it comes to discussing political viewpoints with fellow church members silence is often eloquence. After all, haven’t we been wisely counseled to check our political views at the door when we come together as believers in Christ?[i] […]

Lord, Help Me Remember to Remember

These days, I’m reading through the books of Psalms and Proverbs simultaneously for my personal devotions in the New International Version of the Bible. (Each year or so, I try to read through a different translation of the Bible to see it from a slightly different perspective). So far, I’ve only gotten to Proverbs 4, […]

“The Great Disappearance: Adventism and Noncombatancy” – by George R. Knight

It was the summer of 1961, in the midst of the Berlin Wall crisis, when I was threatened with a court martial by none other than a military chaplain. The circumstance was that I was a trained infantry soldier who had up to that time been a confirmed agnostic. But throughout the first half of […]

My Problem With Conspiracy Theories: A Christian Perspective

There was a time in my life when I was preoccupied with conspiracy theories. I believed that the church organization of which I am a member had been infiltrated by a secret order of evil men and that some of the members of this order were masquerading as leaders in my church. As a teenager, […]

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