North American Division Statement on Orlando, Florida Mass Shooting

Daniel R. Jackson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, issued the following statement on June 12, 2016, in response to the mass shooting at the Pulse Club in Orlando, Florida: “The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America is heartbroken as we mourn the loss of innocent lives in the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. We extend our deepest condolences and prayers for the 50 people killed, the 53 wounded, their families, loved ones, and friends. We…

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VIDEO: ADRA report from Petra Refugee Camp in Greece

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (EUD/TED Staff) Frank Brenda, programs director for emergency response for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Germany, speaks frankly about the issues and hopes of more than 1,000 Yazidis refugees based in a remote refugee camp in the foothills of Mt Olympus, Greece. The Seventh-day Adventist Church for the Trans-European and Inter-European regions sent this report.

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The 2016 International Religious Liberty Summit gives advocates a platform to address scarce media coverage of worldwide discrimination and persecution cases

By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bettina Krause, communication director, International Religious Liberty Assosication)

The Seventh-day Adventist Church organized the summit, which took place in Washington D.C., to highlight its core value of protecting religious freedom for all.

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