The SECC stands for something

By Educate Truth Staff Doug Batchelor preached a sermon in February about women pastors. The Southeastern California Conference released this statement in response to Batchelor’s sermon. Along with the statement a document was released, accusing Batchelor of the following: 1. A misuse and distortion of Scripture in a variety of ways 2. Not using the…

LSU student writes about controversy

By Educate Truth Staff The Criterion is the student quarterly of La Sierra University. In the fall 2009 edition, an article titled “The Evolution of a controversy” by Nick Smith was published. Educate Truth spoke with Criterion editor, Israel Carreon Mar. 9, 2010, to request permission to re-publish Smith’s article. The request was denied, according…

Creationist students find little support from LSU

By Educate Truth Staff Christopher Olmo, Nayeli Lemus, and Carlos Cerna, former students of La Sierra University, spoke recently with Educate Truth about their experiences with LSU biology professors. During their talk with Educate Truth they related one experience that occurred after a Breakout Worship on LSU campus in 2009. “Sean Pitman came to school…

LSU leaves out key facts

By Sean Pitman, M.D. While Larry Becker makes it appear that LSU is substantially addressing this issue and that the Adventist Review did not publish the whole story, Becker himself left out a few key details and misstated several facts. 1. While it is true LSU’s board of trustees has spent many hours considering and…

A little-known history about Belief 6

By Educate Truth Staff This forty-eight slide presentation briefly outlines the history of fundamental belief six. It sheds light on why La Sierra University can accept Belief 6 and still continue to endorse long ages of life on earth. It is also noteworthy that two of LSU’s previous presidents were key players in the wording…