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resources pertaining to systems of law
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Adventist Lawyer Tertiary-LifelongThis website was launched with the purpose of drawing together Adventist lawyers from around the world. It also has a secondary purpose of keeping church administration and legal minds up to date with relevant litigation and developments in the law. Adventist... -
Death Penalty & Bible Versions Tertiary-LifelongReid talks about the death penalty from an Adventist point of view. Kubo talks about new Bible translations and their importance in today's society. -
Do We Need Adventist Lawyers? Tertiary-LifelongDoukmetzian talks about the increasing amount of Adventist lawyers, and encourages a strong commitment to God for those considering law as a career. -
Eardell Jenner Rashford - Dialogue with an Adventist judge in New York City Grade 11-LifelongEardell Jenner Rashford answers questions regarding her life, faith, and career - Have you always wanted to be a judge? Has your religion created any challenges for you in your work? What do you feel about Adventists in court? -
Freedom of Conscience, Religious Freedom, Freedom of Worship Tolerance in the Context of Human Rights - Historical-biblical Perspective TertiaryThe history of humanity in the conquest of human rights and, among them, the respect for the freedom of religious conscience and worship, is written in some luminous and some dark and atrocious pages. Although from classical antiquity to post-modernity there... -
Graciela Fuentes - Dialogue with an Adventist judge at the United Nations Grade 11-Lifelong"My mission regarding human rights is to help people understand that society as a whole is no stronger, no freer, than the individuals who compose the society." -
How to Fight Drug Abuse Through Legislation Grade 5-LifelongThis JAE article examines alcohol-related legislation and tobacco laws. Statistics on alcohol-related accidents and changes in alcohol-related laws are presented. Tobacco use, laws, and advertising are discussed. Home and school organizations, student groups,... -
Jonathan Gallagher - Dialogue with the Adventist Liaison at the United Nations Grade 11-LifelongAn interview with Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, associate director of the Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty and liaison for the church at the United Nations. Dr. Gallagher discusses how he became an Adventist, his call to ministry, and his work... -
Mary Atieno Ang'awa, an Adventist Judge in Kenya's High Court Grade 11-LifelongMary Atieno Ang’awa answers questions such as: "As a woman judge in a part of the world where male dominance is prevalent, how do you feel? You are known as a no-nonsense judge. Being a judge and a Seventh-day Adventist at the same time, do you... -
Paul Chibuike Anonaba - Dialogue with an Adventist Senior Advocate of Nigeria Tertiary-Lifelong"The lessons he learned in childhood led him to embrace two ideals that became an inseparable part of his life: a love for God as Creator and a commitment to responsible living...Today Paul is a leading legal practitioner in his homeland. The Government... -
Persecution Grade 5-LifelongIt seems that the instruction given by God to go out of the cities is related to three periods in the history of the great controversy. 1. Before the promulgation of the Sunday law at the national level. 2. At the time of the promulgation of the national... -
Rebecca Oyindamola Olomojobi - Dialogue with a Nigerian Adventist Judge Tertiary"Rebecca Oyindamola Olomojobi is a housewife, mother, and Federal High Court judge in Nigeria." -
School and the Law - Today's Teachers Spooked by the Law Preschool-Grade 12"Over the last couple of decades there has been a change in our society where litigation and the threat of it in all aspects of life has significantly increased. The schools and, in particular, the teachers have not escaped this change. Child protection... -
The Bible, Law, and Freedom - Biblical Insights into Natural Law and Human Freedoms Tertiary-Lifelong"The Bible has strongly influenced the foundation and framework of the development of the Western legal system over the last two thousand years. Several key ideas that are critical to the legal frameworks of liberal democracies are deeply imbedded in... -
The Ideal Lawyer TertiaryWalter Carson tells a story about a lawyer defending his client. As Christians we will have Jesus Christ, our Lawyer, appearing before the Father, before the Judge of the universe. -
Umutoni Aïssa - Dialogue with Rwanda’s National Human Rights Commission Officer Grade 11-Lifelong"That early crucible of intense struggles of the soul shaped Aïssa into who she is today. She chose to study law, worked tirelessly for the causes of human rights and equality, and finally ended up working as Rwanda’s National Human Rights...