(WNS)–A public health expert and Seventh-Day Adventist preacher who lost a job offer from the State of Georgia over sermons posted to YouTube is suing for discrimination. A week after offering Eric Walsh a job in 2014 as district health director for Northwest Georgia, state officials combed through his online sermons, which allegedly ranged from topics such as the sin of homosexuality to the corrupting influence of pop culture. They met together the following morning, and revoked his job offer the next day. Walsh holds a medical degree and a doctorate in public health, served on President Barack Obama’s Presidential […]

Westminster Academy School Board recently announced the selection of Joel Satterly to serve as its headmaster beginning in July. Satterly currently serves as superintendent of Southwest Chicago Christian School and has a great deal of experience in Christian education, serving as head of school for four institutions and formerly as a secondary principal and teacher. He has a passion for the gospel, for worldview development, and leadership. Formerly president of Christian Schools of Florida (CSF), Satterly was a colleague and friend of Dr. Ken Wackes, executive director of CSF and headmaster of Westminster Academy from 1973 to 2005. Wackes congratulated […]

There are many conversations that sons and daughters must have with their parents as they age. Children must plan for all aspects of their parents’ care. But one conversation that often gets missed is a discussion on the many prescription drugs that seniors often take and their ability to remember to take them. It is an issue deeply buried and rarely talked about, but one that must come into the light. According to a recent study performed in 2015 by Home Instead Inc., one in five seniors who take five or more prescription medications said they experienced challenges in taking […]

Last year, even before the U.S. Supreme Court announced its Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage, Christian Family Coalition (CFC) Florida launched a series of statewide Marriage Protection Conferences (MPCs) to teach pastors how to legally protect themselves from having to conduct same-sex marriages in their churches. A new Florida law passed in March has prompted them to convene again with a Pastor Protection Conference planned for May 9th in Fort Lauderdale. “The purpose of these conferences was to teach the clergy in Florida how to legally update their internal documents, such as corporate papers, bylaws and constitutions, […]