Main speakers at a recent international conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief stressed the importance of respecting religious freedom while fighting terrorism.
Joined by Botswana President Festus Mogae and other national leaders, 2,000 women, members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 13 African nations, met for a five-day women's ministries congress at the University of Botswana.
A total of 143 Seventh-day Adventist young people from Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, the Sudan and Cyprus, as well as Britain, Tanzania and South Africa, gathered recently in this resort city to share a common faith in Jesus.
Addressing Seventh-day Adventist theological educational leaders, world church president Dr. Jan Paulsen called for unity and a commitment to nurture the spiritual lives of Adventist youth attending their schools.
Presenting religion to what has been called a "post-modern society" is an issue that Seventh-day Adventist theologians and educators are facing in their college and university level classes.
In spite of the political turmoil and high poverty that has stricken Haiti for years, the Seventh-day Adventist Church continues to grow and meet the challenges it faces there.