Jay Gallimore, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Michigan Conference, released this article on the Michigan Conference website August 1, 2009. It was also published in the official newsletter for the Michigan Conference, “Michigan Memo,” August 2009, Volume 21, Number 5. Source: Michigan Memo By Jay Gallimore Adventists have always shown a keen interest in science. After…
The following article is take from Star-Banner, Saturday, November 6, 2004. “Yet at Adventist colleges, according to a 1994 survey of 121 science teachers, only 43 percent agreed with the church’s view that “God created live organisms during six days less than 10,000 year ago.”
By Gerhard Pfandl, Ph.D. At its 1980 world session in Dallas, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists officially voted the church’s statement of faith in terms of 27 fundamental beliefs. Belief No. 6 states: “God is Creator of all things, and has revealed in Scripture the authentic account of His creative activity. In six days…
The following is taken from the La Sierra University Biology Department website, called “Important Reasons to Study Biology at La Sierra University.” Various points have been bolded by us. Compare these statements with the La Sierra material, and draw your own conclusions. _________________ When you study biology at La Sierra University, you: Will study with…
By Shane Hilde Jan Paulsen released an appeal recently, addressing the issue of evolution in Adventist education. I’m excited Paulsen has acknowledged the issue, and hope his appeal adds to the momentum for reformative action in some of our schools, such as La Sierra University. There are a couple of points Paulsen makes in his appeal I…