September 21, 2010

Parisitologist Accidentally Booked to Speak at Adventist Forum; Results Still the Same

BY ROB RIGGLE

BERRIEN SPRINGS—Despite the fact that a booking error sent Dr. Nahill Kholar, from the New York University Department of Medical and Molecular Parisitology, to the last meeting of the Berrien Springs Adventist Forum instead of Dr. A. Gregory Schneider, from the Pacific Union College Religion Department, Forum members reported being stimulated and enthralled by the presentation last Sabbath.

Adventist Vegetarianism is the Best Way for Overweight People to Feel Good About Themselves

BY ROB CORDDRY

LOMA LINDA—Adventist Vegetarianism is far and away the best method for overweight and obese people to find security, happiness, and acceptance of their body image, a new study finds.

Loud Minority Pushes Canonizing Newspapers

BY JASON JONES

BERRIEN SPRINGS—Loud Minority is pushing the Seventh-day Adventist Church to recognize newspapers as part of the official canon. Their increasingly shrill voices have urged the General Conference to convene a special session confirming the canonicity of newspapers. According to Loud Minority, newspaper articles give their imagination the freedom to run wild when interpreting the Bible. Keeping up with current events also allows them to read their preconceived notions into Scripture.

Scientists Discover Adventists With Undeveloped Ears

BY OLIVIA MUNN

LOMA LINDA—Scientists have discovered troglobite-like Seventh-day Adventists with undeveloped ears across the United States. Thirty years after the General Conference Session in 2010, these Adventists appear to have inner ears which have lost the ability to detect sound waves.