Prayer on LSU Campus

This was the announcement for the prayer vigil planned by LSU student Louie Bishop. At the request of LSU Board of Trustees Chair, Ricardo Graham, the prayer vigil on campus was canceled. We will have three prayer sessions throughout the day: 8:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Prodigal Son Statue on the…

Comments from the petition

These comments were delivered to La Sierra President, Randal Wisbey, November 2, 2009. This list was also sent to Elder Graham and a number of the other board members on November 8. Petition Comments

Cancelation requested by LSU

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,…

Press Enterprise covers petition

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…

Parent tells story of withdrawing son from LSU

We encouraged our son to go to a “Christian” college, as the other members of our family did. He had been offered a full scholarship at a public university, and though we are not wealthy, we do believe in Christian education and so supported AJ’s decision to enroll at La Sierra. That was a couple…