Adventism and the Intersex Problem
The Adventist church, like many conservative Christian denominations, takes an official position condemning homosexuality. The 1999 General...Read More
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Written By: Rich HannonNovember 06, 2011The local church is the hope of the...
Over the past few weeks the Spectrum website has featured multiple articles focusing on denominational year-end meetings, both at the GC and NAD...
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Written By: Rich HannonSeptember 29, 2011Could Baby Jesus Solve Quadratic...
Consider this thought experiment: You are placed in a time machine and transported back to Bethlehem shortly after Jesus’s birth. You enter the...
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Written By: Rich HannonAugust 14, 2011Global Leadership Summit and an...
In 1995 Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington, IL) started a two-day event called The Global Leadership Summit (TGLS). It exists to “...
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Written By: Rich HannonNovember 02, 2010Galileo Goes to Jail
An often-believed subtext in the Adventist Faith/Science conundrum is that here are two worlds in collision. From the disparaging and presumably...
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Written By: Rich HannonJuly 19, 2010Interpreting the Bible Can Be Difficult
These days the word ‘interpret’ is a red flag to some people, who fear it is a license to distort the ‘plain reading’ of scripture down some slippery...
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Written By: Rich HannonJune 02, 2010Flipping the Argument
Recently on this website there has been heated discussion regarding the Michigan Conference’s decision to deny tuition subsidy for its workers who...
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Written By: Rich HannonJune 14, 2009Reasoning Backwards
The current intense discussions concerning La Sierra curriculum, evolution and Genesis have generated much passion and polarization mingled with some...
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Written By: Rich HannonApril 05, 2009When People Disagree
Unless you are a hermit you spend much of your waking hours in relationships – with family, friends, neighbors, country and world. In physical...
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Written By: Rich HannonAugust 03, 2008Malwebolence and the Ring Of Gyges
This Sunday’s N.Y. Times published an article titled: Malwebolence – The Trolls Among Us. The term ‘troll’ is internet slang for someone who...
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