July 27, 2010

Young Peers for Jesus Struggle to Find Meaning in Church After Winning War with Evolutionists

BY AASIV MANDVI

ANN ARBOR, MI–They raised an uproar over evolutionist beliefs in the church. They launched a concerted effort to fire church employees who held such belief. Their dedication paid off. They succeeded. La Sierra fired its entire biology department, and shortly thereafter the church decided to close the university altogether. Yet two years after their spectacular victory, members of the Young Peers for Jesus (YPJ) are complaining of losing religious meaning. They once burned for the sake of righteousness. But today, in 2012, the zeal has waned.

La Sierra Biologists Create Puppy that Attacks Its Own Mother While Nursing

BY JON STEWART

RIVERSIDE, CA—La Sierra University is pleased to announce the successful completion of an experiment in genetic engineering by its biology department. Canis Lupus Evolvere, the world’s first genetically-modified dog, is stable and healthy at two weeks old.

Ferdinand Cannal: Franz Mann Practices Corrupt Theology, and Still Owes Me $1.75 from College

BY LARRY WILMORE
BERRIEN SPRINGS—Continuing a scholastic feud that has burned for nearly five decades, Ferdinand Cannal has published Systems and Theology, a scathing response to Franz Mann’s Theological Mindsets. Cannal is a professor of systematic theology at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. Mann is the Research Professor of Philosophical Theology at La Sierra University.

Seminary Professor Argues to Define Creation as “Six, Literal, Consecutive 86,400-second Days”

BY SAMANTHA BEE

BERRIEN SPRINGS— Dr. Wayne Bingham, a professor of church history in the Seminary, is concerned. Momentum has built to modify Fundamental Belief 6: Creation to include the phrase “six, literal, consecutive, 24-hour days”. Conservatives are rejoicing, seeing this as a way to strengthen the Adventist Church’s literal interpretation of Genesis 1. But Dr. Bingham sees trouble.