Kyrgyzstan Summit Highlights Religious Freedom Concerns
A meeting of religious and political leaders last month in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will help put religious freedom concerns on the public agenda, say organizers of the event.
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February 4, 2002
Fire at Pacific Press Causes Limited Damage
A fire at the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Pacific Press on January 27 was quickly extinguished and did not cause significant damage to the plant, reports Robert Kyte, president of the Pacific Press Publishing Association.
"Jesus Film" Stirs Controversy in Russian City
Plans by a group of Protestant churches in Novomoskovsk, Tula, to screen a film about the life of Jesus has drawn sharp opposition from some of the city's religious leaders.
Serbia: Adventist Television Series Captures Public Attention
An estimated one million homes tuned in to view a series of programs produced by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Serbia and broadcast by 14 cable television stations December 3 to 22.
January 28, 2002
Effort to Raise Cigarette Taxes Launched in United States
Raising taxes on cigarettes will significantly cut rates of child smokers, say members of a coalition who this week launched an initiative aimed at getting religious groups more involved in the fight against tobacco.
New HIV/AIDS Program Benefits South African Community
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency has started a new HIV/AIDS program in the town of Mooi River in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa.