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Not Everything Published Online is Truth

Posted January 6, 2020

There are allegations presented Online as if they were true, but which are in fact fabrications maliciously put together to discredit the GC and its leadership.

Adventist Religious Liberty Advocates Urge Support for Resolution Against Blasphemy Laws

Posted December 12, 2019

A proposed Congressional resolution calling for the repeal of anti-blasphemy and apostasy laws worldwide will shine a much-needed spotlight on the destructive impact of these laws, according to the Seventh-day Adventist world church’s representative on Capitol Hill.

Pivotal Sabbath Accommodation Case Takes One Step Closer to the Supreme Court

Posted December 11, 2019

The US government’s top Supreme Court lawyer recommended to the Court on December 9 that it should hear a case with potentially far-reaching implications for Sabbath-keepers in the workplace.

With Religious Freedom Under Threat, Is There a Way Forward?

Posted December 11, 2019

Seventh-day Adventist advocates are working to protect this vital human right within a culture that has grown skeptical of many religious freedom claims.

The Inequality of the Equality Act

Posted December 11, 2019

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, which publishes Liberty, has endorsed the Fairness for All Act’s balanced, principled approach to the ongoing conflict between religious freedom and LGBT rights.

PARL Training

The Foundations and Functions of PARL

Posted January 9, 2017

This short manual provides a basic overview—both theological and practical—of the role of a Public Affairs and Religious Liberty director. Although this publication is intended primarily for Division, Union, and Conference-level directors, local church PARL leaders may also find the material helpful.

Church Statements

Freedom of Speech and Defamation of Religion

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was approved and voted by the Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on June 23, 2010, and released at the General Conference Session in Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-July 3, 2010.

Call for Peace

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted during the Spring Meeting of the General Conference Executive Committee on April 18, 2002 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Religious Liberty, Evangelism, and Proselytism

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Administrative Committee (ADCOM), for release at the time of the General Conference Session in Toronto, Canada, June 29-July 9, 2000.

Religious Minorities and Religious Freedom

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted during the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee on Wednesday, September 29, 1999 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted by the General Conference Administrative Committee, November 17, 1998, and released by the General Conference Office of Public Affairs.

International Documents

World Report

World Report 2017

Posted January 6, 2017

In spite of an unprecedented global mobilization to promote religious freedom, including the recent advocacy of the pope, Catholic bishops, and politicians of various parties, the state of religious freedom in the world remains bleak. Various statistics point in the same direction, namely an increase in restrictions to religious freedom.

World Report 2015

Posted November 6, 2013

In spite of an unprecedented global mobilization to promote religious freedom, including the recent advocacy of the pope, Catholic bishops, and politicians of various parties, the state of religious freedom in the world remains bleak. Various statistics point in the same direction, namely an increase in restrictions to religious freedom.

World Report 2010-11

Posted November 6, 2013

This report has come a long ways from our initial endeavor to document the state of religious freedom in the world with a focus on the Seventh-day Adventist experience. In an increasingly interrelated global world, a systemic approach to religious freedom in the context of human rights is warranted and requires a broader, multidisciplinary approach.

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