Change Comes to the Trans-European Division

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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(Serbian Translation) Optužbe za seksualno eksploatisanje i zlostavljanje, ponovo se pojavljuju protiv Rafata Kamala predsednika Trans-Evropske divizije (Članak 11/15). 

Tokom našeg izveštavanja o slučaju zlostavljanja u porodici Anite Trto, bili smo upozoreni na optužbe za zlostavljanje iznete protiv pastora Rafata Kamala tokom njegovog reizbora 2010.godine. Hitno smo kontaktirali kancelariju generalnog savetnika pri Generalnoj konferenciji, i nikada nismo dobili odgovor od njih. Pozadina priče Žrtva/e zlostavljanja je svedočila pred izvršnim odborom, sa svojim terapeutom/ima zaduženim […]

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Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Resurface Against Raafat Kamal, President of the Trans-European Division (Article 11/15)

(This story was updated) During our reporting on Anita Trto’s domestic abuse case, we were alerted to allegations of abuse raised against Pastor Raafat Kamal during his re-election in 2010. We immediately contacted the Office of the General Counsel at the General Conference and never received any communication from them.  Background to the Allegations The […]

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A Match from Hell and the Myth of a Safe Church (Article 9/15)

Most victims of domestic violence and sexual assault that I spoke to for this series in the Seventh-day Adventist Church are aware by their own experience of how ill-equipped the Church is to deal with their trauma. They, however, aren’t prepared for the vast army of church lawyers and self-serving administrators to deny them any […]

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Seventh-day Adventist Church Retaliates against Abuse Victim and her family. (Serbian Translation)

Hrišćanska adventistička crkva sedmog dana čini odmazdu nad žrtvom zlostavljanja i njenom porodicom Ovo je priča od ženi koja je govorila o seksualnom, emocionalnom i duhovnom zlostavljanju od strane svog sada bivšeg muža. Njena mesna crkva, Oblast i Unija nisu poverovale u njenu priču. Danas Hrišćanska adventistička crkva sedmog dana i dalje čini odmazdu nad […]

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Expanded Whistleblower Audio Transcript (Serbian)

Adrijanova beleška: Intelligent Adventist objavljuje kompletan prevod audio zapisa načinjenog od strane uzbunjivača radi dodatnog konteksta našim čitaocima. U članku u kojim smo objavili uzbunjivačev transkript rekli smo da je to „reč za reč“ prevod. To nije bila precizna karakterizacija. To je bio prepis „istaknutih“ delova razgovora koji se dogodio u Nišu, 2. Marta. Propovednik […]

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Expanded Whistleblower Audio English Transcript

Adrian’s Note: Intelligent Adventist is publishing a full translation of the audio recording by the whistleblower for additional context for our readers. In the article in which we published the whistleblower transcript we said the audio was a “word for word” translation. That was not an accurate characterization. It was a transcription of the “highlights” […]

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Thanks for Your Support

Thank you for all your financial donations and support so far. All donations are tax-deductible in the US. We have a donation button the right of every page. We have three areas or funds right now that we need support for: 1. Abuse Victims Fund: The money from this fund after transaction costs go directly […]

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New Feature: Letters to IA

We are getting quite a bit of fan mail, questions, and what can charitably call “notes of concern.” We want to point people to our Facebook page (Intelligent Adventist), where at least once a week, we will answer questions people have emailed us. We want to answer on occasion, but we don’t have the time […]

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News Flash: Union President Forces Pastors to Turn over Electronic Devices in a Hunt for Whistleblowers

Today, we received information about a meeting held at the South Conference of the South-Eastern Union-Conference in Niš, Serbia. The Union President Dragan Grujicic presided over the meeting. The union president gave a moralizing speech in which he stated that the person who did the recording should repent. He threatened the pastors in attendance with […]

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GoFundMe for Anita Trto

If you would like to help Anita with her court costs and associated medical care costs, you can donate directly here. https://gofund.me/f3c42b5e Update: As a commitment to financial transparency, we are posting the receipt of the transfer of funds. We have transferred over $6000. The campaign to raise funds is ongoing. You can click on […]

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