Comment on Hope? Slim to none by Holly Pham.
Lydian: Would someone please explain to me where the seven-day week came from? The only reason for it that I know of is Genesis 1. That these were literal, 24 hour days is shown by God saying “the evening and the morning were the 1st day, the evening and the morning were the 2nd day–and so on. As I recall there have been a few attempts to change the number of days in the weekly cycle but all have failed.Please correct me if I’m wrong.
I’ve done some research on this topic, and nobody really knows why. Oh, I forgot–the Bible tells us why. I guess we believers DO know!
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Most do not want to admit that God started it. He said He did. Is He lying?
Hope? Slim to none
Is trying to field a competetive basketball team another way La Sierra is trying to recruit secular students? I mention this because their mens basketball team just got walloped again today (Sunday) after being beaten handily by the previous teams it has faced so far this year.
Does La Sierra have sports scholarships?
Ervin Taylor: It will be very entertaining to see how the supporters of the EducateTruth(sic) anti-LSU campaign will react to the announcement in the recent issue of the Pacific Union Conference Recorder that the enrollment at La Sierra University (LSU) for the second straight year has continued to increase at a historic rate. It appears that the misguided attacks of the EducateTruth (sic) group on LSU actually helps this Adventist institution of higher education attract more and more students.
No misguiding at all Dr. Taylor. As you very well know, many of the students at La Sierra are non-adventist, and they are heavily recruited. They would probably have no problem with “evolution as fact.”
What are the latest stats on non-SDA students at La Sierra? Does anyone know?
The last figures published sources were several years ago–over 30% non-SDA. Does President Wisbey want this number to grow? To over 50%? Over 75%? Becoming more secular will help La Sierra attract more non-SDA students, especially with the heavy recruiting done.
Regarding growth–most SDA colleges are growing in enrollment. Does that have anything to do with whether they are teaching biblical truth? I doubt it. The issue is not “growth” “who’s larger?” or any such nonsense.
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@Sean Pitman, I agree with the lack of transparency at LLU and virtually anywhere in our SDA system. The hiding behind closed doors is rampant, not only at LLU, but on the Conference level, Union, and even the GC. Try to ask anybody a really specific question. All you get is either nothing or another set of vague responses. Try it some time, and you will see what I mean.
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Any insiders know WHY this happened? Was it part of a “deal” with AAA for accreditation?
