September 4, 2000
Mixed Response to World Religious Summit
The meetings, which ran from August 28 to 31 in New York, aimed to encourage dialogue on the role religion can play in reducing conflict and violence around the world.
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Adventists Encouraged by UN Call for Partnership
Representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church attending a top-level conference at the United Nations on August 28 said they were encouraged by the Secretary-General's call for partnership with civil organizations
Teens with Personal Religious Beliefs Less Likely to Abuse Drugs, Alcohol
Teenagers with personal religious beliefs are half as likely to become alcoholics or drug addicts, the study reports.
August 28, 2000
Church Places Strategic Planning High on its Agenda
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has entered a new phase in which intentional, long-range planning is essential, says Dr. Michael Ryan
Church Leader Expresses Condolences to Russian People
Seventh-day Adventist Church president Pastor Jan Paulsen expressed "sympathy and sadness for the tragedy of the sunken submarine Kursk and the loss of the 118 men aboard."
Adventists Flee Violence in Eastern Indonesia
Seventh-day Adventist Church members from the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi are among the thousands of people enduring ongoing anti-Christian violence