Saturday, December 01, 2012

Renewed statement of Adventist to every form of anti-Semitism

NOTE: This is a rudimentary Google Translation from an article in German.


Renewed opinion of the Adventists' to any form of anti-Semitism



12th November 2012 by EANN


The so-called Star of David was in Nazi Germany introduced compulsory labeling for those who were to Nazi law as Jews. Recently he has served their discovery and collection for the deportation of Jews to ghettos, concentration and death camps. - Picture: Daniel Ullrich / Threedots



[Collonges-sous-Salève Cedex / France (APD)] The heads of the Free Church leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany (North and South German federation), Austria and German-speaking Switzerland have, during a session at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in Collonges  / France together near Geneva, a "Re-statement of the Seventh-day Adventist to every form of anti-Semitism" was adopted.The boards consist of the President, his deputy and also Secretary (CEO) and the Treasurer.

The opinion on the " Declaration of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany and Austria 60thAnniversary of the end of World War II "in May in the 2005 reference. Is the Adventist church leaders known in both countries their failure during the Nazi dictatorship.

In the Declaration of 2005 was "deeply deplored" that it had during the Nazi era in Adventist publications statements given to the Jewish people that "the racist ideology of anti-Semitism gave expression in a way that unbelievable from today's perspective" is. Apart from some positive exceptions, "many Seventh-day Adventists to the plight and the suffering of their fellow Jews do not share" would have taken. They are "marginalized and excluded, left to itself, and so delivered imprisonment, banishment or death" was. Known why the church leaders, "that we have become to the Jewish people ... guilty." They wanted to continue, "strongly" to enter, "that no one is excluded because of race, religion, nationality or gender and disadvantaged." Should also "the past is not forgotten," advised "but as a lasting memorial to us today before our eyes" stand.

"These words make clear," it says in a new statement that "we firmly reject as Seventh-day Adventists do not tolerate any anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic remarks in our communities."

Reason is the opinion of the lecture "king of the north", Part 2, by Dr. Walter Veith, an Adventist from South Africa, on 20 October 2012 in Nuremberg held and was also webcast. "In it, he defended the thesis that Freemasons and Jesuits had used the Nazi era, the Jews finally get to Palestine to Christianity get distracted from the real biblical statements and misled," said the statement. Embedded in this "conspiracy theory" approach using the speaker terms, such as "Verherdung" of the Jews in the sense of cooperation and bustle. He also plays down the Star of David as a "yellow handkerchief". "We believe that such designations antisemitic discriminatory and get a criminal trivializing the Nazi reign of terror, very close."

The Adventist church leaders emphasize: "We dissociate decided by such statements and conspiracy.We see this as not our mission to evangelize. Here is a speculative worldview is widespread, there is no basis in the Bible and the real purpose of the gospel distracting. Moreover, that the manner of the presentation is not an ethically justifiable dealing with other religions. "The Adventist departments and municipalities will encouraged to ensure" that such events take place either in our name nor in our premises. "

Walter Veith, born in 1949, received his Ph.D. in 1979 from the University of Cape Town about the diet of the fish clip Clinus superciliosus in the embryonic state. At South African universities he held for a time as a professor lectures in zoology and physiology. Mid-1980s he joined in South Africa at the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Veith, who speaks German, developed lectures on creationism (belief in creation), nutrition and biblical end-time prophecy, which he holds in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.He works closely with the private, independent of the Free Church Association "Amazing Discoveries" together, offering to buy recordings of his lectures.

The following is the text of the statement:

Renewed opinion of the Seventh-day Adventist to every form of anti-Semitism

As church leaders, we recall the "Declaration of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany and Austria for the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II "in May 2005. Is the Adventist church leaders admit their failure in Germany and Austria during the Nazi dictatorship.

The statement deeply laments that at that time in Adventist publications gave statements to the Jewish people that "the racist ideology of anti-Semitism gave expression in a way that unbelievable from today's perspective" is. Apart from some positive exceptions, took "many Seventh-day Adventists to the plight and the suffering of their Jewish fellow citizens no part." They were "marginalized and excluded, be left alone and so delivered imprisonment, banishment or death." Known why the church leaders, "that we have become to the Jewish people ... guilty." They announced their intention, "strongly" to enter, "that no one is excluded because of race, religion, nationality or gender and disadvantaged." Also to "the past is not forgotten," advised, "but as a lasting memorial to us today before our eyes" stand.

These words make it clear that we as Seventh-day Adventists strongly oppose any anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic comments not tolerate in our communities.

Walter Veith held on 20.10.2012 in Nuremberg the talk "king of the north (2)", which was also broadcast on the Internet. In it, he defended the thesis that Freemasons and Jesuits had used the Nazi era, to bring the Jews to finally to Palestine so that the Christians get distracted from the real biblical statements and misled.

Embedded in this conspiracy theory approach the speaker terms, such as "Verherdung" the Jews used in the sense of cooperation and bustle. He also played down the Star of David as a "yellow handkerchief". We believe that such designations are anti-Semitic, discriminatory or view a criminal trivializing the Nazi reign of terror is very close.

We dissociate decided by such statements and conspiracy. We see this as not our mission to evangelize. Here is a speculative worldview is widespread, there is no basis in the Bible and the real purpose of the gospel distracting. Moreover, that the manner of the presentation is not an ethically justifiable dealing with other religions. For this reason we encourage our departments and municipalities to ensure that such events take place either in our name nor in our premises.

 Collonges/ France, 07.11.2012

The boards of directors of the Free Church of Seventh-day Adventists in Germany, North and South German Association of Seventh-day Adventists in Austria Free Church of Seventh-day Adventists, German Swiss Association

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