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They told their clergy to ensure the will is up to date, as they may end up giving their lives for their neighbours. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/18/nx-s1-5678579/ice-clashes-new-hampshire-bishop-urges-clergy-prepare-wills#:~:text=Bishop Rob Hirschfeld in the,Hirschfeld's comments quickly went viral.

I saw a YT short of a woman saying "I am glad Charlie Kirk is dead. He got what he deserved". A comment was that some people are evil now. It is evil to wish people dead. Is there a growing spirit of evil in America? We always talk about a shaking time in the church, but could there be a shaking time in the general population?

As many of you know I spent 20 years as a Denver VA Chaplain, and also as a chaplain for other hospitals. In part, due to my background, I was appointed to join a special group of area hospital people to work with HIV infected people. So, as a chaplain to that group, I spent one day a week working with HIV infected people for 13-months. Each week I shared a meal with such. * These included, men, women & children. * Some were former Adventists. * Some were present Adventists. * Just about all of the adults acknowledged that they were homosexual. * Some were celibate. * As they got to know me, they shared their journey with me. * I shared God's love for each of them in return. * No, I did not tell them that homosexuality was part of 'God's plan for humans. But, I could tell them of God's personal love for them. How many reading this have ever sat next to a HIV infected person at a shared meal?

Interesting. You have indeed studied this topic.

I wonder if they told their clergy to expend as much energy, money, and man hours into as a group trying to change the laws that are responsible for the mess and loss of life. Then all want to be seen as the righteous ones, those that care ready to lay down their lives, not those nasty unchristian conservatives. The mess we have going in MPLS is manufactured according to many, .Those constantly fanning the flames are not from MN, they are professionally trained agitators . .It is a deflection from some of the most corrupt administrations in the U. It did as was intended ,drawing attention away fromthe fraud and theft They know exactly what they are doing attention away from our governor, AG and our Somali congress woman. The tide has turned in a rapid way to support of this corruption when it had been building against the democratic administration. Families are being encouraged publically to rid the landscape of conservatives. "Sadly it will be necessary to take a harsh stand against family,even your own children or your parents" The leaders of this mess do not give a fig for the poor "illegals". They are simply useful idiots. Democrats and republicans have had ample time to correct that border mess with common sense laws. laws that would eliminate the need to come illegal,would stop that hideous practise of trafficking children. I know what the dems get in return for this,for the life of me I cant understand the republicans for this to remain as it does. Everyone has to gain something or when one party basically has the rule this would change. There have been times when both parties have had control and we have not made any headway.

I have in person and online, we had some here,

For informational purposes, I am posting my approach to moderation as to posts that other people make: * I almost never make a change in what a person has posted. On rare occasions I correct a typo that is clearly a major error, and I may notify the author that I did so. * I generally edit in the following three areas: Civil: Debate the issue and do not attack the person. Porn: This is not a place to post photos of people not wearing clothing, as has been done many times in the past. Commercial: This forum costs money to operate. It is not generally a place to promote commercial activity. Every year, I have to deal with a person who promotes a roofing company. This is not a place for you to advertise your income producing service. NOTE: On a limited basis, I do post information related to materials and services that I believe foster Christianity. This thread remains open for comments.

thanks I am going to set up a different email address for paypal, this may take a couple of days, It is so appreciated

Keep in mind that the central purpose of Club Adventist is to provide a place for people of differing views to discuss them in a civil manner. This generally involves a comparison of differing views. So, yes, we do address LGBTQ issues. However, we do ask that such discussion do not use adverse language in reference to such people. God loves all persons including LGBTQ people. On a personal basis, I am probably a bit more conservative than you might think. I welcome civil discussion here on all issues.

Stephen Smith and the Unopened Testimony - Adventist Review Amazing. 12 miles each way. In who knows what kind of weather. Life back then was very different.

Is it possible for humans to have some organs that have a XX configuration and other organs that have a XY configuration? " Intersex people might have sex organs that include both XX and XY sex characteristics. " See : https://scienceline.org/2020/10/beyond-x-y-chromosomes-and-sex-organs/ NOTE: i first learned about this many years ago when I was a chaplain to a large military police unit (Brigade). This has implications for the use of genetic material in criminal investigations.

"Yes, it is possible for a human to have some organs with an XX configuration and other organs with an XY configuration. This is a common occurrence in individuals with intersex conditions, where the body's reproductive organs and sexual anatomy do not conform to the typical definitions of male or female. Intersex is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of conditions, including Klinefelter syndrome, where an individual is assigned male at birth but has an extra X chromosome, and Morgan's syndrome, where an individual is assigned female at birth but has an extra Y chromosome. These conditions are part of the natural variation in human biology and do not indicate any underlying disease or disorder. " Arizona State University+5

The debate over church-state separation at the United Nations hinges on whether presence equals partnership or a defensive legal necessity. TLDR The movement at FaithfulAdventist.org argues that the Seventh-day Adventist […] The post Advocacy or Alliance? Rebutting the Case Against Church Participation at the UN appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

Let me tell you something. AI health info is a great blessing to the Third World. Here in the Philippines, often there are no doctors around with the expertise needed. And if they were, they would probably in accessible to the poor. My wife has become good at prompting facebook meta AI. It has given people enormous insight to their medical problems. Sometimes the solution is simple, like dehydration. Other times it helps them understand their problem. Sometimes it saves lives because it identifies the danger, and that immediate care is necessary. It is also fantastic about health care for animals. Quality veterinarians are very rare here.

NEW METHODS MUST BE INTRODUCED "New methods must be introduced. God's people must awake to the necessities of the time in which they are living. God has men whom He will call into His service – men who will not carry forward the work in the lifeless way in which it has been carried forward in the past." ~ Ellen G. White, The Review and Herald, September 30, 1902

The following article reports on the visits of an Adventist to churches of other denominations. It is interesting. https://atoday.org/adventist-student-documents-church-hopping-reviews-in-instagram/

⛸️ 1 for the road: "Minions" routine iced out Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté competes in the U.K. on Jan. 15. Photo: Yuan Tian/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Spanish figure skater can't do his "Minions" routine at the Winter Olympics due to copyright problems, ESPN reports. 🤳 Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté said on Instagram: "This season I have competed with my Minions routine to bring joy and a fun style to the ice, while complying with all of the obligatory elements and demonstrating that ice skating as a male Olympic figure skater can also be fun." The Opening Ceremony is Friday (2 p.m. ET), and the Games run through Feb. 22. Go deeper ... See the routine.

Nailed it!

Utah Senate Bill 193 proposes adding Good Friday to the state holiday calendar while removing the statutory reference to Easter Sunday. TLDR Utah Senate Bill 193, introduced by Senator Keven […] The post Utah Lawmakers Debate Good Friday as Official State Holiday appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

Very few incidents like the post use actual photographs of events; they often purchase from stockphoto sites like stockphotos.com or istockphoto.com. etc Stock photos cost a few dollars each; getting a photographer on-site is so expensive. Sometimes they are posted to Getty Images, or other sites, and that can cost several hundred or thousands of dollars each.

Whenever I hear this I try to stay away from people like that, because something is definitely wrong with them!!

Most people ignore the economy because it feels boring and disconnected from real life. That usually works, until it doesn’t. I’m writing this because something unusual is happening right now […] The post Something's Not Normal: Stocks and Gold Rising Together Mean Serious Trouble is on the Horizon appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

The arrest of Don Lemon on January 29, 2026, represents a significant moment where the boundaries of the First Amendment are being tested by a determined executive branch. While Attorney […] The post BREAKING – The Witness on Trial: Why the Prosecution of Don Lemon Faces a Steep Constitutional Climb appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

TLDR (Too Long / Didn’t Read Summary) South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden introduced Senate Bill 113 (SB 113) on January 23, 2026. This legislation classifies the disruption of religious worship […] The post South Dakota Declares Disrupting Religious Worship a Felony in Response to Minnesota Protests appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

I have appreciated the work Little Light Studios does for many years. I have not seen everything they produce, but I believe I have been blessed by the majority of what I have seen. I was a follower of them on a social media outlet. Earlier this year they came out with, what I believe is a very misleading video about The Chosen. I wrote a post here evaluating the video piece by piece. For a while, their anti-Chosen video was popular on social media and I would post a link to my commentary here (Club Adventist) in the comments area of the link to their video whenever I saw it posted. It turns out, I have been removed from the followers of their social media page. That is a first for me I think. One of their administrators must have went into their list of followers, did a search for my name, and then removed me from their followers. I guess I got someone's attention. I take no issue with doctrinal disagreement. We are all different. We have different histories, families and many of us are even from different cultures. We simply are not going to see everything the same way. What most concerns me isn't doctrinal differences but rigidness. When I see a lack of humility which results in rigidness, that is what concerns me far more than doctrinal differences. Most of the videos I have seen produced by Little Light Studios are a total blessing. I think it just goes to show that none of us are not without errors. I do a lot of ministry work but, there are probably things I have done in ministry that were in error. It hurts, but when someone points out those errors to me, I hope with a little time I can be grateful to them for it.

I don't recall knowing him, but we had a pastor at Atlantic Union College who's name was David Osborne!!

These are always so interesting.

A new Board of Peace is taking shape under President Donald Trump, charged with managing Gaza after the war and staffed by political insiders, financiers, and foreign power brokers. One […] The post A Seat at the Table or a Step Too Far? Trump’s Board of Peace and the Pope's Hesitation appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

A fringe group with billboard money is pushing old heresy with new volume, but Scripture speaks louder There it is, again. Along another freeway, towering over traffic, a black-and-white billboard […] The post Controversial Billboards Spark Questions About Jesus, the Trinity, and Truth appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

Policy suggestion from conservative think tank stirs religious liberty worries among Seventh-day Adventists, but gains little national traction On January 8, 2026, the Heritage Foundation released a broad policy report […] The post Heritage Foundation’s Sunday Rest Day Proposal Draws Concern in Adventist Media, But Little Wider Attention appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

I'm puzzled why so many people have increased paranoia over the WEF? It is a FORUM as this is a forum, It does not override any Gov't boidies. This is a forum and we do not override the Governing Body of the Adventist Church. Stan

Prime Minister La’auli Schmidt seeks guidance from National Council of Churches regarding the exclusion of faiths not founded on Christian beliefs. TLDR Samoan Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt […] The post Samoa Prime Minister Proposes Ban on Non-Christian Religions Citing Extremism Concerns appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

? Parting shot! Photo: Brian MacDonald A gorgeous sunset at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Ore., on Thursday — captured by reader Brian MacDonald.

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Religious Liberty event in Berrien Sorings on January 17, 2026. It includes chronological segment markers to help viewers locate the presentations within the […] The post Overview of Berrien Springs Religious Liberty Event Presentations appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

The court ruled the group cannot sue because it failed to name a single pregnant member affected by the law. The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit […] The post Seventh Circuit Blocks Satanic Temple Challenge to Indiana Abortion Ban appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

This is article 2 of 2 as it addresses the other case the Court heard today on Transgender Athletes. Justices examine whether Title IX permits schools to define sex strictly […] The post Supreme Court Reviews West Virginia Law Banning Transgender Athletes from Girls' Sports appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

One must admire the consistency with which the modern progressive turns a blind eye toward what is inconvenient and glares with moral indignation at what is harmless. Former Irish President […] The post The Curious Crusade Against Baptism appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

On January 14, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections that political candidates automatically have standing to challenge vote-counting rules in federal court. Chief […] The post Supreme Court Grants Candidates Broad Standing to Challenge Election Rules in Bost v. Illinois appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

There ae more than 7,100 languages that are in use today. of those, some 3,124 are near extinction. An example is Zazao which is only spoken by a few people in the Solomon Islands. Reference: Jen Rose Smith, writing in the "Spoken Word" in the November/December, 2025, issue of The Saturday evening Post.

In light of the emergence of Donald Trump’s “Donroe” doctrine following the arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro, we’re going to take a few moments to explore […] The post From Papal Bulls to Presidential Messages: The Doctrine of Discovery, the Monroe Doctrine, and the Catholic Church’s Earlier Role appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

RE: SHUT DOOR EGW: “Others rashly denied the light behind them, and said that it was not God that had led them out so far. The light behind them went out leaving their feet in perfect darkness, and they stumbled and got their eyes off the mark and lost sight of Jesus, and fell off the path down in the dark and wicked world below. It was just as impossible for them to get on the path again and go to the City, as all the wicked world which God had rejected. They fell all the way along the path one after another, until we heard the voice of God like many waters, which gave us the day and hour of Jesus' coming. (From Ellen White’s first vision received in December 1844. Published as “To the Remnant Scatter Abroad,” in “A Word to the Little Flock, May 30, 1847, p.14.) Sounds like probation HAD closed for those who denied the 1844 message, and the "shut door" message. In February of 1845 Mrs. White received another vision confirming the closed door. She speaks of this vision in a letter to Joseph Bates, written in 1848. The vision took place while she was in a meeting with believers who had not accepted the doctrine of the shut door. Because of the vision given to her at that moment, the group - including a woman teacher who had been very opposed - accepted the shut door doctrine. The following is a passage from the letter written by Mrs. White to Joseph Bates. EGW: “The view about the Bridegroom’s coming I had about the middle of February, 1845, while in Exeter, Maine, in meeting with Israel Dammon, James, and many others. Many of them did not believe in the shut door. I suffered much at the commencement of the meeting. Unbelief seemed to be on every hand. There was one sister there that was called very spiritual. She traveled and [had] been a powerful preacher the most of the time for twenty years. She had been truly a mother in Israel. But a division had risen in the band on the shut door. She had great sympathy, and could not believe the door was shut. I had known nothing of their difference.” . . . “At length my soul seemed to be in an agony, and while she was talking I fell from my chair to the floor. It was then I had a view of Jesus rising from His mediatorial throne and going to the holiest, the Bridegroom to receive His kingdom. They all said it was entirely new to them. The Lord worked in mighty power, setting the truth home to their hearts." . . . Sister Durben knew what the power of the Lord was, for she had felt it many times; and a short time after I fell she was struck down, and fell to the floor, crying to God to have mercy on her. When I came out of vision, my ears were saluted with Sister Durben’s singing and shouting with a loud voice. Most of them received the vision, and were settled upon the shut door. Previous to this I had no light on the coming of the Bridegroom, but had expected Him to come to this earth to deliver His people on the tenth day of the seventh month. I did not hear a lecture or a word in any way relating to the Bridegroom’s going to the Holiest.” Manuscript Releases Volume Five pg.97 - “Three Early Letters” The reason for the explanation given in the last paragraph was a paper, published by Mr. Joseph Turner, which taught exactly the “truth” given to Ellen White in her vision, that the door of probation had closed when Christ entered the Most Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary. This paper was published before Ellen White’s “vision.” A copy of the paper was in Ellen White’s house, but she claimed never to have read it, prior to her own vision. (A.L.White, “Ellen G. White and the Shut Door Question,” Letter 3, 1847, pp. 49-51. Printed in Ford, “Daniel 8:14,” pp.417-419.) EGW: “With my brethren and sisters, after the time passed in forty-four I did believe no more sinners would be converted. But I never had a vision that no more sinners would be converted. And am clear and free to state no one has ever heard me say or has read from my pen statements which will justify them in the charges they have made against me upon this point.” Selected Messages Book 1, p. 74, (Written in 1874.)