AP:

In the interview by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Funes said that such a notion "doesn't contradict our faith" because aliens would still be God's creatures. Ruling out the existence of aliens would be like "putting limits" on God's creative freedom, he said.

On April 8, 2008, a group of students held a panel discussion on homosexuality with the support of the School of Social Work and Family Studies, History Department, and Campus Ministries. Eight days later. . .

On April 16, 2008 Southern Adventist University held a panel discussion entitled “Compassion and Clarity: Biblical Perspectives on Homosexuality.”

The Adventist blogosphere is buzzing with news about the Lord Our Righteousness cult.

On Stephen Eyer's Adventist Filmmaker site one of the cult members posted the following:

"The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life invited Laura Olson, author of the forthcoming book with the working title, Generals Without an Army: The Protestant Left in American Politics; Jennifer Butler, author of Born Again: The Christian Right Globalized; and Chris Korzen, Executive Director of Catholics United, to discuss the issue."

April 17, 2008
Vol. 185, No. 11

GENERAL COMMENTS
I awarded the previous issue a "10" for overall excellence. This issue rates a slightly above average "7". The topics chosen were not the problem; it was the writing. With the exception of Why I Don’t “Abstain”, articles and essays lacked clarity and crispness of expression, an original point of view, and economy of style. And some of the letters got "under my skin".

COVER STORY
Is Church Discipline Still Needed?

I'm off to give a lecture at Pacific Union College for the Visual Arts department. I've titled it: Beyond Bored with Good and Evil: HBO's The Wire and the "Why?" Error of Christianity.

Here's a taste:

• PNG Adventist Aviation Service rated best operator,
• The educational arm of the Adventist Church is advocating peace, New boarding school for Indigenous people,
• The new Avondale Retirement Village in Cooranbong has been opened,
• Lakeside church member shaved his head for cancer.

GENERAL COMMENTS