A Historical Review of the Creation Debate Among SDAs

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…

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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…

Press On, It’s Not Over Yet by Shane Hilde

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…

An Appeal

Source: Adventist News Network Paulsen speaks on issue of origins Adventist position on creation affirmed by church president 19 Jun 2009, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States ANN staff Responding to ongoing discussions in the church, the president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church urged Adventists to look to scripture as the validity of their faith…