This morning we received an email from LSU Board Chair Elder Graham, requesting that “as a token of respect to La Sierra University … and the work of the trustees that you would arrange no one participating in the prayer vigil actually come to the campus during the Board meeting.” As requested by Elder Graham,…
Source: Press Enterprise By David Olson A Riverside Seventh-day Adventist university is under fire for teaching evolution in its biology classes without telling students that the scientific explanation for the origins of life contradicts church beliefs. The controversy has spurred debate among Adventists across the country. Some say La Sierra’s biology classes are guided by…
There is a growing concern amongst parents and students about which Adventist professors teach and believe in the historicity of Genesis 1-11. Over 6,300 Adventists have called for full disclosure of what is being taught in our universities and colleges. We feel it is vital parents and prospective students know and understand what they will…
In a Q&A session held at Andrews University Seminary Chapel August 15, 2009, Elder Jan Paulsen was reportedly given an anonymous question from an AU faculty member that said: I am someone who believes in God and creation, but not in a literal six-day creation. Should I resign from my teaching position in an Adventist…
The following are quotations taken from “Creating Controversy” by Jack Stripling. Emphsis added. “Bradley says he’s felt no pressure to change anything about his course, and says bluntly that he doesn’t plan to turn his class into a theological seminar, or to present evolutionary theory only to then dismantle it for students. While he’s fine…