Pakistan: Death Sentence for "Blasphemy" Draws Protest
A Pakistani man, accused of blaspheming Islam, was sentenced to death June 29 by a district court in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Colombian Kidnapping Victim Returned; One Remains Missing
After being held for eight days by one of Colombia's largest guerilla groups, Camilo Ramirez, a student of the Adventist University in Colombia, was released July 4, report church leaders in the region.
July 8, 2002
Australian Archaeologist Defends Bible in National Newspaper
Archaeologist David Down defended the reliability of the Scriptures in a feature published by the Australian Financial Review on July 5.
International Conference Advances Battle Against HIV/AIDS
Representatives from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International are participating in the 14th International AIDS Conference currently underway in Barcelona, Spain.
Report Links Lack of Basic Freedoms and Social Underdevelopment
A United Nations report released July 2 on human development in Arab countries shows that countries lacking fundamental freedoms are also likely to suffer underdevelopment in key areas, including education, technology, and the economy.
July 8, 2002
Hispanic Festival in Los Angeles Starts Month of Personal Evangelism
More than 12,000 Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist lay people were on hand at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 4 to 6 for the launch of Un Million de Amigos, a campaign to take 1 million copies of a special issue of the Adventist magazine El Centinela