January 20, 2003
Egypt: Church Responds to Public Insult
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Egypt has reacted to comments made on Egyptian national television by Coptic Pope Shenouda III Jan. 7.
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Ghana: Church Appeals to Parliament
The Seventh-day Adventist Church made an appeal to the Ghanaian Parliament Jan. 8 asking that the government recognize the church's Sabbath, or Saturday, day of worship when state assignments are being made, including examinations.
Adventists Affirm Church Stance Against Child Soldiers
The ongoing use of children as young as eight years old as combat soldiers was protested at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York Jan. 14 that included representation from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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ADRA Employee Receives Prestigious Award -- First Prophecy Message Broadcast in Martinique.
Youth Congresses Held in War-torn Areas
Amid the war-torn areas of South Sudan and Northern Uganda, two youth congresses were held last month for several hundred young people.
January 13, 2003
Egypt: Coptic Pope Publicly Insults Seventh-day Adventist Church
In a television interview with Egyptian TV on Jan. 7, Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt said that Christians and Muslims are united in Egypt, but that Seventh-day Adventists, along with others, are disturbing the unity in the countr