The Liberty Blog

Seventh-day Adventists have a unique contribution to make in the field of religious freedom. True, we stand on the shoulders of the Protestant tradition that established the separation of church and state in America, and that cherished liberty of conscience as an unalienable, God-given right. But we have also been given unique insight into the outworking of religious freedom in the final events before the coming of Christ, hence, the title more... (4 Comments)

Within Mother Russia today, there is a current push on many social fronts (religious, political, economic, etc.) to preserve its ‘Russian-ness’ – it’s own way of doing things. Russia continually seeks to project and showcase to the world a quintessential Russian independence: an attempt to showcase to the world a strong Russia that will not permit itself to be dictated about by any other foreign nation regarding its own internal affairs. more... Comments Off

Greetings Dear Readers: We will now continue the International Religious Liberty Issues Series, focusing on Eastern Europe. A special myriad of religious liberty issues arise in this part of the world which includes Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, the Balkan countries (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovnia), Albania, and others. The present-day existence and/or repercussions of these religious liberty issues are – in a large part – rooted in the rich and diverse history of this wide region. Within more... Comments Off

There are few words that bring such raw emotions to mind as the word “abortion.” To some it denotes a necessary medical procedure that protects a woman’s right to choose when and if to have a child. To others, the word reminds them of the almost 50 million American babies who have been killed using the abortion procedure since its legalization was mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court more... (8 Comments)