Category Archives: Adventist

Hanging Out On Facebook With Ex-Seventh-Day Adventists

I am having a rocking time on this ex-Seventh Day Adventist FB group: XSDAs@groups.facebook.com I’ve reconnected with some old friends from Avondale days (NSW, Australia, prior to my moving to CA in 1977). I like it in Orthodox Judaism. It … Continue reading

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Jews Aren’t Afraid To Claim Credit For Their Good Deeds

In my Protestant upbringing, we were taught to not push ourselves forward too obviously. Always appear reluctant to claim credit. Better to moan and groan about what a great sinner you are. By contrast, I’ve noticed that Jews tend to … Continue reading

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When Your Leader Is A Plagiarist

I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. I was taught that our founder, Ellen G. White, was a prophet of God who had visions of divine revelation that the Church was God’s true chosen people and that He was sending Jesus … Continue reading

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I Was Interviewed Last Week On KCVU Radio About Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist

KCVU 1190 AM is based in Boulder, Colorado. My main interviewer was Geoff Anderson, who like me grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. Geoff says he remembers people getting into fistfights over my father. Geoff’s cohost Punkrock Paul also jumps into … Continue reading

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The Conscientious Objector

I just watched this documentary about Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss, a Seventh-Day Adventist hero from my childhood. And I felt split. My heart warmed to his story but my head said that if more people were pacifists like … Continue reading

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