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The early Adventist pioneers often faced financial challenges while building the movement, relying on both practical action and divine guidance.

Prayer doesn't always change our circumstances immediately, but it changes us and how we face those circumstances.

Push a person to the limits of suffering, and they just might become a revolutionary.

A quick thought: When the Bible talks about "Egypt," it's not about the modern country. It's about a type of power.

See the difference?

This quote from tonight’s debate is nothing short of remarkable🇨🇦

“the charter of rights and freedoms exists to protect Canadians from people like us on stage, politicians who may use their power to override fundamental rights, but the issue is not where you start, but where you stop”.

Mark Carney

Canadian physician, Dr. Danielle Martin owns the Americans!
#cdnpoli

How about Southern Saskatchewan?

What the Right Kind of Nationalism Sounds Like. Justin Trudeau gives an international lesson in leadership.

Why Justin Trudeau's speech was the right kind of nationalism.

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Their response?

They arrest him and conspire to hand him over to Pontius Pilate, the Roman Empire governor, for crucifixion—a punishment reserved for political treason and religious dissenters.

He is boldly identified as a REBEL leader, “the king of the Judeans.”

#Resistance
#ResistTheEmpire

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is undeniably portrayed as a powerful prophet akin to Moses and Elijah, spearheading a critical renewal of Israel that directly challenges the corrupt rulers—including the high priests, scribes, and elders in the Temple.

This suggests that his execution was not merely a religious matter but was deeply rooted in the political climate of the time, marking him as a significant figure in the struggle against Roman Empire.

#resistance

Crucifixion was a brutal method of execution employed by the Romans, primarily reserved for political dissidents and agitators throughout the empire.

In this context, Jesus was likely condemned to death due to perceptions that he posed a threat as a rebel against the established Roman Empire.

Jesus was a profound social critic and agitator—advocating for justice, compassion, and equality.

Be like Jesus.

Instead, they even disfellowshipped those of Jewish background.

They kept quiet about the 1933 purges when hundred were murdered, and they said nothing against the persecution of Jews or about the occupied territories.

It is ironic that while Adventists had insisted upon religious liberty, they did not raise a voice against the persecution of countless Jews.

Nevertheless, in an editorial Sinz could write that in view of the 'inhuman tortures our Volkskomrads have suffered among this foreign people', the German attack was probably justified.

After the liquidation of Czechoslovakia on 16 March 1939, Adventists still raised no objections.

Even for this act of cruelty and oppression they found some justification. Then came the attack on Poland which the whole of Europe recognised as an act of aggression.

They believed that by God's help and through 'God's assistance our capable Fuhrer Adolf Hitler became the liberator of Austria'.

Adventists supported Nazi foreign policy and, eventually, the war.

When Austria was incorporated into the Reich, German Adventists 'shared in the happiness over Austrians' return home to the motherland'.

Johannes Langholf strongly supported the Labour Service.

He wrote in Aller Diener, 'We expect every member to follow the divine command, "pray and work".

It would be absolutely contrary to our understanding if we refuse the Labour Service.'

The same doctrine of German superiority to other nations was carried into Adventist education in Germany where students were encouraged to learn to 'will and to think in German'. To will in German was a mystical Nazi concept, the Party taught, Germans 'will' differently from any other nationals.

Adventists did frequently print negative comments about the Jews, they tacitly supported sterilisation of the mentally disabled, and many were caught in the quickened pride of German nationalism.

Another prominent Adventist writer and the editor of various Adventist church papers, Kurt Sinz, saw Hitler's strong command at the beginning of National Social rule as designed by God.

The resistance would be unfortunate because it would mark Adventists as opponents of the new state, a situation that should be prevented.’

He concluded: 'under no circumstances did any Adventist have the right to resist the government, even if the government prevented him from exercising his faith.

When some Adventists refused to salute the Swastika flag and to use the Hitler greeting, the President of the East German Conference, W. Mueller, argued that it was bad for the church's image.

As early as 1928, before Adolf Hitler came to power, Adventists were calling for a strong Fuhrer. Article after article dealt with this Fuhrer ideal in German writings as well as in Adventist publications.

The Adventist town of Friedensau had voted by 99.9 per cent for the Nazi parliamentary state.

They kept quiet about the 1933 purges when hundred were
murdered, and they said nothing against the persecution of Jews or about the occupied territories.

It is ironic that while Adventists had insisted upon religious
liberty, they did not raise a voice against the persecution of countless Jews.

Instead, they even disfellowshipped those of Jewish background.