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Babcock Ranch should be a study for the future. See: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/02/us/solar-babcock-ranch-florida-hurricane-ian-climate/index.html

The University of Iowa College of Public Health has selected [Seventh-day Adventist] David R. Williams, the Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health and chair of social and behavioral sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as the 2022 recipient of the Richard and Barbara Hansen Leadership Award. Williams, also a professor of African and African American studies and sociology at Harvard University, is an internationally recognized authority on social influences on health. His research has enhanced understanding of the ways in which race, socioeconomic status, stress, racism, health behavior, and religious involvement can affect physical and mental health. The Everyday Discrimination Scale that he developed is the most widely used measure of discrimination in health studies. To watch a 17 minute video on this subject, see: [NOTE: If you do not want to be challenged, do not watch the video.] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzyjDR_AWzE

The IJ doctrine was developed in response to Christ not returning in 1844. It was sometimes referred to as the cleansing of the sanctuary, not the investigative judgment, depending on who wrote the article, pamphlet, or book. Uriah Smith, not EGW, wrote one of the early, most extensive treatments in 1857. EGW wrote on the topic decades later, including an emphasis on the investigative nature of the judgment. Psalm 130:3 says If the Lord marked iniquities, who could stand? but there is forgiveness with Him.... That word "mark" can refer to "finding fault." This psalm contradicts any IJ interpretation that positions God as our enemy, looking for reasons to shut us out of heaven. The IJ doctrine leads some people into perfectionism, legalism and uncertainty. The gospel leads us into rest in Christ. If people don't like the IJ doctrine, they can be delivered from diabetes, obesity, hypertension, constipation, etc. through the SDA health message. A person must have faith in Christ to appreciate [?] the IJ. An atheist can be benefitted by the teachings found in "Counsels on Diet and Foods."

Global climate change: For a sense of what is happening in Europe, see: https://www.wired.com/story/the-drying-up-of-europes-great-rivers-could-be-the-new-normal/

In the following article Carsten Thomsen comments on why he believes the SDA Chruch is successful. https://atoday.org/why-is-the-adventist-church-successful/

Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country music icon, dies at 90 “I would have given anything in the world if (my father) would have been here when I recorded 'Coal Miner’s Daughter,' but I think he hears me,” Lynn said in 2018. “And one day I will sing it for him.” https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/loretta-lynn-coal-miners-daughter-country-music-icon-dies-90-rcna42483