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Report on the Lawsuit Against Raphael Perez

May 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff

It is with regret and sadness that we share this report regarding the lawsuit filed by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists against Raphael Perez and the Eternal Gospel Church of Laymen Seventh-day Adventists.

The Road to the Inquisition

May 3, 2020 by Mike and Amanda Bauler

Has Adventism begun down the road to the inquisition? We will begin our investigation with the General Conference Session in 1888.

Conviction vs. Preference

March 5, 2020 by Raphael Perez

the Seventh-day Adventist faith, to you, a preference or a conviction? As a minister, is the name Seventh-day Adventist a preference or a conviction…

Editorial – What is Behind Religious Lawsuits?

March 4, 2020 by John J. Grosboll

We live in an age when lawsuits are common in all areas of society. Some years ago it was church policy (as well as a Biblical prohibition, see I Corinthians 6) that Adventists did not sue one another.

Contending For the Faith

March 2, 2020 by Barbara Bender

The trial of Raphael Perez vs. the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists began March 13, 2000, and involves a lawsuit against Pastor Perez for illegally using the trademarked name, Seventh-day Adventist.

Silver and Marik Betrayed

March 2, 2020 by Barbara Bender

April 1978, Merikay Silver settled out of court for $60,000; half of which went to her attorney. The very next month, the EEOC took Pacific Press to court.