Dominican Republic: Adventist Youth Celebrate Faith
More than 15,000 Seventh-day Adventist young people gathered in Santo Domingo June 30 for the first National Youth Congress to be held by the Adventist Church in the Dominican Republic.
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July 2, 2001
Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Questions Religion Law
Current Russian laws do not provide equal rights to all religious bodies, said Oleg Mironov, Russia's commissioner of human rights, during his recent visit to two Seventh-day Adventist institutions south of Moscow.
July 2, 2001
National Summit Marks Opening of Australian Drug Rehab Center
A long-term drug rehabilitation center established after the lobbying of a local Seventh-day Adventist Church member opened in Port Macquarie, Australia, on June 24.
July 2, 2001
Polish Bible Society Honors Work of Adventist Leader
The National Committee of the Bible Society in Poland has awarded the title "Honorary Member of the Bible Society" to Dr. Bert B. Beach, director for inter-church relations for the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide.
Adventists Welcome Russian Anti-Smoking Legislation
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in Russia have voiced strong support for legislation, passed June 22 by Russia's lower house of parliament, which would restrict smoking in public places.
Mass Baptism Held in Tanzania
More than 10,000 people were baptized June 23 in what Tanzanian Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders are calling the largest baptism ever in the history of the church in East Africa.