wfn.org | Adventist News Network: Taiwanese Adventists Gain Exemptions

["Beckett, John" <BeckettJ@gc.adventist.org>]

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> February 5, 2002
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> Taiwanese Adventists Gain Exemptions from Sabbath Exams
> Taipei, Taiwan .... [Viola Hughes/ANN]
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> The Taiwan Central Government has said it will grant Seventh-day Adventist
> students exemptions from exams scheduled on Saturdays, the day the
> students keep as Sabbath. Local Adventist officials say the January 23
> decision represents a breakthrough for Adventist students, who have faced
> 50 years of conflict on this issue.
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> Last year, 26 Adventist students chose not to take university exams on
> Sabbath, an action that was noted by local authorities. After pressing the
> issue, Adventist school administrators were granted a hearing with members
> of the Taiwanese government's Ministry of Education.
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> Present at last month's hearing were 30 government officials, along with
> Dr. Paul Cho, Taiwan Adventist College board chair, Dr. Alice Magarang,
> college president, and Dr. Bob Folkenberg Jr., president of the Taiwan
> Adventist Mission. The Adventist delegation was given 15 minutes to
> present its case, and the next day received notice that the Ministry of
> Education would grant Adventist students exemptions from Saturday exams.
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