Public Affairs and Religious Liberty News, May 09, 2022

These news briefs are compiled and shared by the Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) to be a useful resource of current events.

This week:

• On May 3, 2022, Becket, a non-profit, public interest legal and educational institution, along with the GC Office of General Counsel and North American Division, filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by the Alabama High School Athletic Association to not make a Sabbath accommodation.

o This story is available from the North American Division at: “Faith and Basketball: High School Team Fights for Right to Compete and Keep Their Sabbath”

• Last week on ANN In-Depth, Jennifer Stymiest and Sam Neves talked with Orlan Johnson, PARL Director for the North American Division and Jennifer Woods, Associate PARL Director for the GC to discuss what we mean when we talk about religious liberty and how to protect it.

o This video is available from the Adventist News Network at: “Religious Liberty [What is It and How Does the Church Approach It?]”

For more information about these stories please contact Jennifer Gray Woods, director of government affairs and associate director for Public Affairs and Religious Liberty at the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters at [email protected]