News and Resources

Brazil's Supreme Court Gives Sabbath-keepers Historic Win

Posted December 7, 2020

A Deeper Understanding of PARL’s Mission and Functions

Posted November 30, 2020

Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) for the Seventh-day Adventist world church, explores the foundational principles of PARL work.

Mingling, Mission and Misunderstandings: A Conversation About Interchurch Relations

Posted November 10, 2020

Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty at the General Conference, speaks about his work representing the Seventh-day Adventist Church among leaders of other world communions.

Response of the GC Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department to the I Will Go Strategic Plan

Posted October 20, 2020

The General Conference PARL department has adopted 12 areas of focus for the coming quinquennium that will be adapted and contextualized within each Division territory.

Why Adventists Have a Unique Contribution to Make to the Racism Discussion

Posted October 15, 2020

"Every person is a temple of the Holy Spirit of God, and therefore deserving of at least as much respect as holy places such as temples, cathedrals, churches, mosques, or shrines.”

The Foundations and Functions of PARL

Posted January 9, 2017

This short manual provides a basic overview—both theological and practical—of the role of a Public Affairs and Religious Liberty director. Although this publication is intended primarily for Division, Union, and Conference-level directors, local church PARL leaders may also find the material helpful.

ONE HUMANITY: A HUMAN RELATIONS STATEMENT ADDRESSING RACISM, CASTEISM, TRIBALISM, AND ETHNOCENTRISM

Posted October 22, 2020

On September 15, 2020, the General Conference Administrative Committee voted to adopt the statement, “One Humanity: A Human Relations Statement Addressing Racism, Casteism, Tribalism, and Ethnocentrism.”

Freedom of Speech and Defamation of Religion

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was approved and voted by the Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on June 23, 2010, and released at the General Conference Session in Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-July 3, 2010.

Call for Peace

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted during the Spring Meeting of the General Conference Executive Committee on April 18, 2002 in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Religious Liberty, Evangelism, and Proselytism

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Administrative Committee (ADCOM), for release at the time of the General Conference Session in Toronto, Canada, June 29-July 9, 2000.

Religious Minorities and Religious Freedom

Posted May 6, 2016

This statement was voted during the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee on Wednesday, September 29, 1999 in Silver Spring, Maryland.