It has been clear for much of Lawrence Geraty’s distinguished career that he never really did support the “fundamentalist” interpretation of the Genesis account as clearly referring to six literal days of creation. Beyond this, he has not considered such a fundamental doctrinal belief to be all that important to the SDA Church. Even so,…
The following is an excerpt from a document voted by the Michigan Conference Executive Committee May 25, 2010. The document was emailed to Educate Truth by two employees of the Michigan Conference (bold emphasis added): Whereas, the Adventist Review (in the article by Mark Kellner in April 15, 2010) has now publicly addressed the issue…
By Educate Truth Staff Despite an overwhelming vote by constituents of the Northern California Conference against the Oroville Church’s agenda item #3, it turns out that such a policy is already in place. On October 11, 1987, the General Conference Executive Committee approved and voted a document titled “A Statement on Theological and Academic Freedom…
Source: La Sierra University La Sierra University’s constituency met to elect members of the Board Trustees, approve changes to university bylaws, and review the university’s financial status. The 76 session delegates convened on campus May 12. Four individuals were elected to six-year terms on the university’s Board of Trustees: Meredith Jobe, an attorney in Glendale,…
Source: Adventist Review Board Moving to Resolve La Sierra Evolution Issue By Mark Kellner The question of what students at La Sierra University, a Seventh-day Adventist-owned tertiary institution in Riverside, California, learn about the origins of life on Earth is being resolved, said Ricardo Graham, LSU board of trustees chair and president of the church’s…