Story behind Natural Disasters

Even if man can explain the natural disasters as part of El Niño, global warming, or some other 'natural' phenomenon, that does not keep them from being genuine signs of the end.


"The time is at hand when there will be sorrow in the world that no human balm can heal.  The Spirit of God is being withdrawn.  Disasters by sea and by land follow one another in quick succession. How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss of life and property!

"Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of disorganized, unregulated forces of nature, wholly beyond the control of man; but in them all, God's purposes may be read.  They are among the agencies by which God seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger".
Prophets and Kings, 277, e g white

from:  Battle of the Spirits, 164, G Edward Reid, Omega Productions, Fulton, MD

Religious Liberty in Public School

Public elementary school, District 66 in Omaha, Nebraska, had many memorable, spiritual moments!

 In sixth grade we discussed the Biblical Flood, the long lives of pre-Flood people, why Pilgrim women did not wear make-up, and how our weekdays received their names from paganism.

In grades 1 through 12 our class sang songs based on the Old Testament and this in Public School!

 However, when I checked out a Bible from the school library the principal promptly reprimanded me, saying Bible reading was for the home!

In sixth grade all the students explained different aspects of their religion (Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Atheist). From these discussions the varied backgrounds understood each other better. We were taught everyone has the right to believe as they wish despite anyone's opinion to the contrary.

We were taught to believe in religious freedom, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble peacefully, and liberty of conscience.