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Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma is a human disease that exists in multiple forums, and in differing groups of people. It can result in death. My comments below apply to only one form of the disease: * It typically occurs in adult women. * It is typically associated with women who have had a common surgical procedure. * It can be cured by a simple surgical procedure which reverses a previous surgical procedure. NOTE: I am acquainted with a woman who died earlier this year from this disease. For more information on the various forum of this disease see: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24029-anaplastic-large-cell-lymphoma

I don’t understand why the promise didn’t post? I’ll post it again. now all of a sudden it appears ??‍♀️

By Charles Mills Disclaimer: The following is a guest post. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of this blog or its editorial contributors. What Would Jesus Do? Two men walk into a Brooklyn carpenter’s shop and eagerly look around. They examine a carefully crafted... The post Do My Rights Eclipse Yours? appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Eerdmans Press, a well-respected publisher of religious books, is releasing a new book on Adventism, to the public at large. “American Remnant: Seventh-day Adventism and Its Discontents,” This book, by Ronald Osborn, presents Adventism in both positive and negative aspects. On July 26, 2025, at 4- PM Eastern Time, a Zoom Conference will be held to discuss this book. That conference is open to the public. More information and the Zoom link information may be found in the following article. https://spectrummagazine.org/news/ronald-osborn-to-present-upcoming-book-at-rescheduled-asheville-forum/

Court finds legal uncertainty over IVF embryo disposal creates real risk, despite state’s pledge not to prosecute. On July 11, 2025, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that one of three women challenging the state’s abortion statutes may proceed with her case, reversing part of a lower court’s dismissal that found all lacked standing. The... The post Kentucky Appeals Court Revives IVF Legal Challenge Despite State’s No-Prosecution Pledge appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

Stay with the boat! As imperfect as she may be, there’s none other.

It was a reflective time for me, a number of years ago. I had left the U.S. Army and my position as a SDA Chaplain. I was needing employment, which for me as SDA Clergy, was not coming quickly. In my disappointment, I was considering the extent to which I should remain a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. In many ways, in my 25+ years as SDA clergy I had seen both the best and the worst of Adventism. In my 7 ½ years as a congregational pastor, I had worked under five Conference P residents. One was expelled from ministry. Another was removed from office and he refused to return to pastoral ministry. He had attempted to fire all of his Intern pastors. My assignments had taken me to New York City, for a short period of time where I became aquatinted with the work of an administrator who later became a GC President. Other assignments took me to Asia and Central America where I became closely connected to Adventist mission work in those areas. In those assignments I saw a Church at both its best and its worst. As a member of local SDA Congregations I saw both sexual and financial misconduct on the part of clergy, who eventually were dismissed from ministry. My background had included obtaining a graduate degree in psychology from Chapman University. With that background I had exercised hospital admission privileges. As I reflected on my life, I admitted to myself that I was in a spiritual a crisis and I needed help. So, I made a telephone call that set up an appointment with a psychiatrist. In my treatment I came to understand that misconduct that I had seen in others was the concern of the Church, and not my responsibility. My concern was to be myself. My issues was to be who I was. If I was not what the Church wanted in its clergy, the Church could act to remove me as I had seen it do to others. I was not responsible for acting ahead of the Church, as long as I was being true to myself. That was a helpful construct that has remained with me throughout many more years (29+) as SDA clergy. I value the SDA Church and acknowledge its imperfections. I remain committed to it, as I understand it should have mission and ministry. If the time comes when the SDA Church no longer welcomes me, I will sorrowfully accept that decision. In the meantime, I will openly be what I believe God wants me to be.

OPM memo urges telework, flexible schedules, and leave options to prevent conflicts between faith and federal service The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued formal guidance directing federal agencies to take active steps to accommodate religious observance in the workplace. Reported by Fox News Digital, the July 2025 memorandum emphasizes that no federal... The post Trump Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Boost Religious Accommodations appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

The Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy (CRCD) and First Liberty Institute have released their fourth annual “Religious Liberty in the States Report 2025,” a comprehensive analysis of legal protections for religious freedom across all 50 U.S. states. The report, which has significantly expanded its scope since its inception, aims to provide a detailed understanding... The post Religious Liberty in the States 2025 Report Highlights Evolving Landscape appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV / Founders' First Freedom® - News and Updates on Religious Liberty and Freedom. View the full article

The newly elected SDA President speaks to the public, in the following article, on h is plans for mission& ministry. https://apnews.com/article/seventh-day-adventist-new-president-brazil-2ec1ee0bb819a2e14bbfeddd2003f772

Sadly, the New York Conference ended up selling the Lincklaen Center church. I am so frustrated that they let this part of our church's and national/religious history go. I hope the new owners don't tear it down. I wish I did not spend my life paying student loans so that I might have been able to buy it, or form a group to buy it. I wonder what it takes to get a building on a historic regestry. The two churches (the old Seventh-Day Baptist Church, and the now no longer, Seventh-day Adventist church) is rich in the history of the Advent movement and represents at least 400 years of Sabbath keeping. Any suggestions as to what we can do to try to save this history??? While there is not much left to the town itself except for the two churches (and the church members moved into a larger town near by) these two church buildings share the heritage of Sabbath keeping history. How there were Seventh-Day Baptist communities throughout the east coast. And how this specific Seventh-Day Baptist community ended up splitting due to some of the members accepting the preaching of William Miller; first for decades being a church of Sabbath keeping Millerites, then in the 1880s, upon learning about the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, they made contact and became a Seventh-day Adventist church. Eventually, as the church got small, it closed down, however the Coon family (who built it, ran it as the Sabbath Keeping Millerites, then the Seventh-day Adventists) took care to preserve the old empty church. Then nearly 50 years ago took several of us after campmeeting where we really got the church back into working order and there were enough Seventh-day Adventists in the area to attend; however, most tended to have their regular morning church, and so Lincklaen Center's services were in the afternoon. Sabbath school at 3 PM and Church at 5 PM. When I was home this worked out well as my Grandma was finding it harder to wake up as early as I did to go to church (either Oneonta or Binghamton). But when I got home, I usually found Grandma dressed and asking to go to Lincklaen Center. She both loved the beautiful ride in the countryside, and the beautiful church itself, and a chance to attend church. I don't know when, but a while back they changed the church service to the usual morning service with the other churches, and the community is too small to support a regular church holding services at the time of the other area churches. When I was in Loma Linda, and for a while working day shift, I longed for a church service in the afternoon, and would dream of Lincklaen Center's services. Any advice? We need to do something to save this cherished piece of not only Seventh-day Adventist and Millerite History, but American Religious History.