Tuesday, July 21, 2020

While they first defended themselves, the German 7th Day Adventist Church only apologized for Nazi collaboration in 2005




While at first they defended themselves (here), the 7th Day Adventist Church in Germany only apologized for their collaboration with the Nazis 60 years later in 2005.

In 2005, 60 years after WWII, when most of the victims had died, the church in Austria/Germany officially apologized on the record. That, I suppose is progress, since no such recognition of sorrow or acknowledgement of wrong has been expressed officially by the church’s higher leadership about South Africa or Rwanda. But is it fair or even Christian to essentially “run out the clock” on those who were directly impacted by these events? 

Matthew Quartey. "THE IMMORALITY OF SILENCE: ADVENTIST LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CONFLICT"Spectrum Magazine. Published 21 Nov 2019. Retrieved 07/21/2020 from: https://spectrummagazine.org/views/2019/immorality-silence-adventist-leadership-times-conflict

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