Liberty Magazine
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Liberty is a magazine published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church
that covers issues involving separation of church and state, and current events in politics. It has a circulation of over 200,000.
Liberty is one of three religious freedom outreaches sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the other two being the North American Religious Liberty Association
and the International Religious Liberty Association
.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
that covers issues involving separation of church and state, and current events in politics. It has a circulation of over 200,000.
Liberty is one of three religious freedom outreaches sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the other two being the North American Religious Liberty Association
North American Religious Liberty Association
The North American Religious Liberty Association is a regional chapter of the International Religious Liberty Association . The IRLA was founded in 1893 and now has over 50 national and regional chapters around the world....
and the International Religious Liberty Association
International Religious Liberty Association
The International Religious Liberty Association is a non-sectarian and non-political organization promoting religious freedom. It was originally organised by the Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in 1893 to campaign for religious freedom for all when the danger of restrictions from blue laws...
.
History
Liberty was first called American Sentinel and then Sentinel of Liberty before being shortened to its current name.The American Sentinel (1886-1900)
The first edition of the American Sentinel, January, 1886 proclaimed:"THE AMERICAN SENTINEL. AN EIGHT-PAGE MONTHLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO: The defense of American Institutions, the preservation of the United States Constitution as it is, so far as regards religion or religious tests, and
the maintenance of human rights, both civil and religious. It will ever be uncompromisingly opposed to anything tending toward & union of Church and State, either in name or in fact."
See also
- Review and Herald Publishing AssociationReview and Herald Publishing AssociationThe Review and Herald Publishing Association is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America and is the oldest institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The organization publishes books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches,...
- North American Religious Liberty AssociationNorth American Religious Liberty AssociationThe North American Religious Liberty Association is a regional chapter of the International Religious Liberty Association . The IRLA was founded in 1893 and now has over 50 national and regional chapters around the world....
- International Religious Liberty AssociationInternational Religious Liberty AssociationThe International Religious Liberty Association is a non-sectarian and non-political organization promoting religious freedom. It was originally organised by the Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in 1893 to campaign for religious freedom for all when the danger of restrictions from blue laws...