Adventist Perspectives
Religious liberty topics and analysis.
PARL, Michigan Conference
Rest, Worship, & Government
A faith-driven vision for work and rest raises church-state questions in the future of U.S. labor policy.
Andy Im
Michigan Memo
A House Divided
Has division & distrust infiltrated the church? In an age of deception, how can we stay grounded in truth & mission?
Andy Im
Adventist Review
Politics, Liberty, & the Christian Vote
What’s the most important issue in the upcoming U.S. presidential election?
Shane Anderson
Liberty Magazine
Tightening the Screws on Religious Hiring
More state legislatures venture into culture-war territory. One target? The hiring practices of religious institutions.
Melissa Reid
Liberty Magazine
America’s Spiritual Warriors
The New Apostolic Reformation may be the most important movement you’ve never heard of.
Matthew D. Taylor
Michigan Memo
Should SDAs Push for a Christian State?
Should SDAs participate in using government to promote Christianity in America?
Andy Im
Liberty Magazine
How Not to Build a Christian America
Does posting the 10 Commandments on classroom walls make America more Christian?
Bettina Krause
Office of Archives, Statistics, & Research
American Sentinel: Archives
In 1889, Ellen White stated, “For three years, warnings have been sounding forth to the world through the. . . [American] Sentinel.” The events that occurred in the US then find their striking parallels today.
Various authors
Adventist Review
Responding to Christian Nationalism?
I have found three basic reactions, and all three have flaws. What to do, then?
Nathaniel Gamble
Liberty Magazine
Red Church, Blue Church, Purple Church
The moment a church becomes energized by political activism, its mission becomes seriously compromised.
Joe Reeves
Michigan Memo
Christian Nationalism & Bible Prophecy
A litmus test for identifying the end-time dragon-speaking beast of Revelation 13 requires a professing Christian establishment.
Andy Im
Adventist Review
The Right to Vote – Shall I Exercise It?
Should Adventists get involved politically? Is it OK to campaign for a party or person? What about social issues? We can learn a lot by looking to our past.
Liberty Magazine
The Real Problem with “Project 2025”
Is Project 2025 a proposal for an unconstitutional conservative takeover? Or is it a legitimate policy advocacy effort? Is it constitutional?
Lake Union Herald
Why Christian Nationalism Matters
When Christian leaders assume control of a government to serve the interests of a single religion, the state ceases to protect the religious freedom of all faiths.
Andy Im
Adventist Review
A Christian America: Book Review
Christians promoting “true religion” need to take control of America and enforce the faith, says author.
Clifford Goldstein
Liberty Magazine
In Praise of the Establishment Clause
It’s fair to assume there are few Americans who’ve given more thought to the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment religious clauses than Michael W. McConnell.
Michael McConnell
Michigan Memo
What to Make of House Bill 4474
On June 20, 2023, the Michigan House passed the bill HB-4474. The proposed bill adds to the list gender identity and sexual orientation as protected classes. What are Adventists to make of this bill?
Andy Im
General Conference
Answers to Questions on the Mark of the Beast & End Time Events
Questions regarding end time events, the Mark of the Beast, & statements by Ellen G. White are briefly answered.
Biblical Research Institute
Liberty Magazine
Framing the Religion Clauses…First Things First
Much of the contemporary debate over the framers’ intent in the wording of the religion clauses focuses on the Establishment Clause. What was the intent of the Framers?
Derek H. Davis
Huffington Post
Keeping Church at Arm’s Length from State
There’s a difference between government allowing certain actions with which we might disagree on moral grounds… as opposed to compelling them. That is the fine line that is religious liberty.
Ted Wilson