Church Sexual Abuse

Presunto Agresor Sexual Asociado al Club de Conquistadores de la Conferencia de Nueva Jersey

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Fuimos contactados por una víctima de Colombia que actualmente estudia en una institución educativa de Estados Unidos. Desde los 12 hasta los 16 años, fue manipulada por un líder de jóvenes/conquistadores de su iglesia adventista local y violada por él. Su iglesia local en Colombia lo desfraternizó el 22 de marzo de 2022.  Ella lo […]

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Iceland Conference Mining Story

Iceland Conference Mine Asset Management Controversy Part 2

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IA Editor’s Note:  This story is about managing mining assets that the Adventist Icelandic conference controls through a trust. The author contends that the EXCOM of the Iceland Conference has refused to answer questions of the members and has acted on incomplete information and, at times, self-contradictory to the original agreements. This story below is […]

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Iceland Conference Mining Story

Icelandic Conference Wrestles Over Mining Asset Management Controversy Part 1

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By: Jón Hjörleifur Stefánsson IA Editor’s Note: The global Adventist church possesses natural resources entrusted to it. Often members will gift an entire company, land, or other resources that can be used to further the gospel. Occasionally, the resources are not managed well, and the church loses financially due to mismanagement. This story below is […]

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We are hiring Investigative Journalists

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We are looking for investigative journalists for our team. Join us if you are ethical, fearless, and want to work on some of the most complex and intractable problems inside and outside the Seventh-day Adventist church. Our investigative journalistic standards for reporting are similar to the International Consortium for Investigative Journalists and ProPublica. Our general […]

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Internships at IA

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Perhaps you’ve read our work here on Intelligent Adventist and wondered what it would be like to work with us on our projects. Here is your chance to work directly with us. You will work on some of the most advanced investigative journalism in Adventism. Please get in touch with us if you would like […]

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Adventist Philosophy

Adventism & Evolution Part 2

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The Inherent Bias of the Scientific Methodology People who have an opinion on the topic of Evolutionary science can be divided into three groups: Atheists, who are, naturally, pro-Evolution, theists who are pro-Evolution and anti-Evolution theists. I will start with the latter group, because, after this paragraph, I will ignore them for the rest of […]

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Adventist Philosophy

Adventism & Evolution Part 1

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Science and Theology as Uncompromising Methodologies Modern science is a strictly all-or-nothing approach to human knowledge. Science follows a particular methodology and only that which is learned through following this methodology is considered legitimate science. You cannot force science to arrive at conclusions you desire to be true a priori. You cannot seek a middle […]

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Weimar University

Dr. Randy Bivens Letter of Resignation

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Dr. Randy Bivens was COO of Weimar Institute from August 2013 to May 2022. A whistleblower sent us this document. IA reached out to Dr. Bivens for authentication. He confirmed that it was indeed his letter. He expressed his personal preference that it not be published. We will publish our analysis of the document later. […]

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Abuse Victim Series

Change Comes to the Trans-European Division

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Pastor Raafat Kamal was not returned to the office of Division President. The General Conference nominating committee nominated Doctor Daniel Duda, who served as the director for Education. According to Adventist.uk, “Duda has served as the Education Director at the Trans-European Division in St Albans, England since 2005. Since 2015 he is also the Field […]

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