The Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) Department exists to assist members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who are struggling with discrimination because of their religious beliefs. We seek to ensure that religious freedom is respected for all faiths.

For us it is a Biblical principle.

The Scripture teaches us of a God who allows humans the freedom to disobey. The New Testament teaches that God is so committed to the principles of persuasion that He sent His own Son to reveal salvation by love and grace rather than of power and domination. Violence was rejected as a means of conversion. Nothing in Scripture justifies an Inquisition or legislative force of religious compliance. Jesus is our example of freedom, "Whosoever will..." is His message.

At the PARL Department we see ourselves as ambassadors for religious freedom. We preach the Gospel message in a spirit of love and peace. That means there are times when we have to engage in dialogue with the society around us with the view of protecting religious freedom.

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