Statement Voted Against Racism, Casteism, Tribalism, and Ethnocentrism; and other world news

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This week on ANN...Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders vote the "One Humanity" statement, addressing global issues surrounding racism, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency help those with Albinoism in Tanzania; and later we talk to World Pathfinder Leader Andres Peralta about some exciting events planned for the future. These stories and more coming up. The moral duty of declaring biblical principles in the treatment of fellow human beings has become paramount as the world increasingly recognizes the lingering scourge of racial injustice, tribal conflicts, and caste system bigotry suffered by millions of persons in every society and world region. God “has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth” (Acts 17:26) and Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matt 22:39). The Seventh-day Adventist Church acknowledges the important responsibility of making its commitments and compassion clear to a world expecting both words and deeds in harmony with the teachings of Jesus. Our commitment flows from our mission to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to “every nation, tribe, tongue, and people” (Rev 14:6) in our troubled world as we recognize only Christ can change the human heart. Seventh-day Adventists are committed to the unchanging biblical truths which reveal that human beings are made in the image of God (Gen 1:27)... To read the full statement, visit: https://www.adventist.org/articles/one-humanity-a-human-relations-statement-addressing-racism-casteism-tribalism-and-ethnocentrism/