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Conscientiously Opposed to Bearing Arms - Seventh-day Adventists and the Faith of Jesus Grade 9-LifelongThis article outlines the history of the Adventist position on bearing arms, military service and national conflicts or wars. The author concludes: "While respecting individual conscience on matters of carrying arms, the Seventh-day Adventist Church must... -
Critical Thinking Skills Grade 9-LifelongThe process of writing is also the process of thinking. Leading students away from the misconception that writing is an event is the focus of this article. This article suggests ways a teacher can cultivate critical thinking and writing by providing opportunities... -
Desmond Doss Conscientious Objector Grade 9-Lifelong"Infantry men who once ridiculed and scoffed at Desmond's simple faith and refusal to carry a weapon owed their lives to him. In the midst of a fierce firefight on Okinawa that felled approximately 75 men from the 1st Battalion, Private Doss refused to... -
JAE Editorial: Why Teach About Peace? Grade 9-LifelongThis editorial frames this special issue on conflict resolution and peacemaking in Adventist education, with the following questions: What is peace? Is it solely the absence of conflict or violence? Is it the same as passivity or inaction? Are our students... -
The Great Disappearance - Adventism and Noncombatancy Grade 9-LifelongKnight recommends that Adventists 'educate and agitate' to counter the loss of an important part of Seventh-day Adventist Christian identity as a generation voluntarily enlists in the US army as combatants, unaware of the "deeper issues of what it means...