President, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: Stop Asking Courts to Imprison Creation Seventh Day Adventists

The Issue

We, the undersigned, hereby declare that we understand the Creation 7th Day & Adventist Church to be a separate and distinct organization from the Seventh-day Adventist Church denomination. We are not confused as to their respective identities.

We further demand that the Seventh-day Adventist Church immediately cease requesting contempt of court and the imprisonment of Creation Seventh Day Adventists for the use of the name of their religion and stop all such litigation.

We demand that the Seventh-day Adventist Church act in accordance with the principles of religious liberty and freedom of conscience, and we protest the use of civil power to coerce this or any group to cease using what they believe to be a God-given name. 

 

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The Issue

We, the undersigned, hereby declare that we understand the Creation 7th Day & Adventist Church to be a separate and distinct organization from the Seventh-day Adventist Church denomination. We are not confused as to their respective identities.

We further demand that the Seventh-day Adventist Church immediately cease requesting contempt of court and the imprisonment of Creation Seventh Day Adventists for the use of the name of their religion and stop all such litigation.

We demand that the Seventh-day Adventist Church act in accordance with the principles of religious liberty and freedom of conscience, and we protest the use of civil power to coerce this or any group to cease using what they believe to be a God-given name. 

 

The Decision Makers

Ted N.C. Wilson
Ted N.C. Wilson
President, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Karnik Doukmetzian
Karnik Doukmetzian
General Counsel, Seventh-day Adventist Church
Todd R. McFarland
Todd R. McFarland
Associate General Counsel, Seventh-day Adventist Church
Dionne A. Rowe
Dionne A. Rowe
Associate General Counsel, Seventh-day Adventist Church
Carol Rasmussen
Carol Rasmussen
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Seventh-day Adventist Church
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