U.S. commission tracks key offenders; some optimism over new ‘watch list’ countries

Dwayne Leslie, director of Legislative Affairs for the Seventh-day Adventist world church, speaks at a religious liberty event in April at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. Leslie is among religious freedom advocates troubled by this year’s report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. [photo: Andrew King]

Annual report highlights worsening freedom of belief worldwide

New director Ramirez on North America’s tradition of service

Elden Ramirez is the North American Division’s new director of Volunteer Ministries. The division sends nearly half of the denomination’s long-term volunteers. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Church Chat: Building up overseas volunteers

Biomass power plants in Chengdu to generate electricity

Adventist humanitarians in China are studying the feasibility of building biomass power plants in Chengdu, where a growing waste problem has local officials scrambling for answers. From right: Marcel Wagner, project manager; Linda Zhu, ADRA China country director; Arthur Wellinger, president of the European Biogas Association; with representatives from Beijing University and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology. [photo courtesy ADRA Switzerland]

In China, renewable energy project tackles growing waste problem

Board chaired by division president to submit proposal

The North American Division's Adventist Media Center will be sold if its board April 29 proposal is accepted by the division. The Simi Valley, California-based center is home to six media ministries, as well as master control and satellite uplink services for Hope Channel. [photo: AMC file photo]

North America’s media center recommends its own closure

Those asking ‘difficult questions’ today are tomorrow’s leaders, Paulsen says

Former Adventist world church President Jan Paulsen fields questions from young people at the first “Let’s Talk” broadcast held at the church’s Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States, in 2004. Lessons gleaned from some 30 more “Let’s Talk” conversations comprise a new book by the now retired Paulsen.

Church Chat: Former Adventist Church president reflects on ‘Let’s Talk’ conversations

In speech to Liberty dinner, Bennett promises active voice

Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador of Religious Freedom, delivers the keynote address at the 11th annual North American Religious Liberty Dinner, which for the second year in a row was hosted by the Embassy of Canada to the United States in Washington. At the dinner, Ambassador Bennett had the occasion to meet with a broad cross-section of representatives from civil society groups engaged in the matter of religious freedom in the world. [photo: Canada's Office of Religious Freedom]

Religious freedom under global threat, Canadian ambassador says

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