Public Affairs and Religious Liberty

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty News, September 15, 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:

Northern Nigeria – September 8, 2022
Adventist women marched with the initiative EndItNow to speak up on gender-based violence in northern Nigeria. The Nigerian government was called to help address the root causes of gender-based violence and end impunity.
Link: https://adventist.news/news/adventist-women-speak-out-on-gender-based-violence

Brazil, Espirito Santo – September 6, 2022
The movement of the project Quebrando o Silencio (Breaking Silence) marched on the streets of Espirito Santo on August 27 to denounce psychological violence, raise awareness of its consequences, and introduce possible legal steps that can be taken by victims.
Link: https://adventist.news/news/marches-combat-psychological-violence-in-espirito-santo

The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, & Turks and Caicos Islands – September 7, 2022
Adventists marched to call for an end to violence and abuse in the Caribbean Islands, as part of the global initiative ‘enditnow.’ Government leaders congratulated the Seventh-day Adventist Church for “being the first church to march through the streets to call for a stop to abuse and violence.” Leaders expressed their desire to work with the church to eradicate all forms of abuse and violence.
Link: https://adventistreview.org/news/across-caribbean-islands-adventists-march-to-enditnow/

Seychelles – August 23, 2022
SDA Women’s ministries met with President Ramkalawan (Seychelles) and his wife to introduce the Seventh-Day Adventist church. Women’s ministries introduced their initiatives to empower women and young girls facing poverty, abuse, and illiteracy. They discussed a possible collaboration between the government and the Adventist women’s ministries.
Link: https://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news/5631/president-ramkalawan-meets-general-director-of-the-seventh-day-adventist-womens-ministry

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]

Adventist Women Speak Out on Gender-Based Violence Enditnow Emphasis Day in Northern Nigeria

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Weekly News, May 02, 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 April 23, 2022, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tirana Albania celebrated its 30th anniversary. The former Albanian President and Prime Minister Sali Berisha sent a congratulatory video and commended the Religious Liberty Association for promoting religious liberty and peaceful coexistence with other religions in the country.

o This story is available from the Trans-European Division at: “Albanian Church Celebrates 30th Anniversary” https://ted.adventist.org/news/albanian-church-celebrates-30th-anniversary/

For more information about this story 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].

Albanian Church Celebrates 30th Anniversary – tedNEWS Network "Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter repeatedly asked me to support the Adventist Church in Albania," said Sali Berisha, former Albanian President

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Weekly News, April 25, 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:

• Seventh-day Adventist church members in Australia are being asked to help encourage their local members of parliament to pass the Religious Discrimination Bill (RDB). The RDB would, in part, allow faith-based schools to maintain their distinctive doctrine and teach their beliefs to students.
o This story is available from the Adventist Record at: “Push to get important legislation back on the agenda"
https://record.adventistchurch.com/2022/04/20/push-to-get-important-legislation-back-on-the-agenda/

For more information about this story 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]

Push to get important legislation back on the agenda In the lead-up to Australia’s federal election on May 21, Adventists are being asked to contact their local Member of Parliament and the federal senators in their state, urging them to support the Religious Discrimination Bill without amendments.