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and painstaking study, but we know that it was worth the wait.” Te institute explained
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The Sound of Music Film OK for Sabbath Viewing
SILVER SPRING, Md. — “Tis is a day of rejoicing for Adventist fans of Te Sound of Music around the world,” said Elaine Biggins, a Sabbath permissions advocate. “Tis morning the GC-based Biblical Research Institute added this upliſting classic to its official Sabbath-approved movie listing.” Te 1965 classic tells
the story of Maria (Julie Andrews), a young woman who leaves an Austrian convent to become the governess to seven children of a widowed naval officer. It has long been a favorite
in Adventist circles and now joins a list of Sabbath- approved titles that had been dominated previously by low-budget nature videos set to elevator music. Te announcement led to an outpouring of joy by Adventists young and old celebrating the news. Gwenneth Jones, 96,
described the decision as the “biggest victory of my life,” sharing how she lobbied for decades for the movie to take its “rightful place next to Charlton Heston as Moses in Te 10 Commandments.” “We are ecstatic to give
Te Sound of Music the recognition it deserves,” said Biblical Research Institute spokesperson Milton Longton. “It’s taken years of discussion
its reasoning for the movie’s Sabbath-worthiness in spite of the fact that nuns appear in it. Integral to its thinking was the fact that “Maria LEAVES the abbey and its papist trappings for a life of singing and service.” Te researchers also
offered some specific viewing guidelines to ensure the film is appropriate for all ages. Topping this list were strict instructions to fast-forward through what they called the “steamy garden scenes.”
7UP Proclaimed “Most Adventist” Soda
SILVER SPRING, Md. — For the first time in its history, the Adventist Church has endorsed a soda. Today, the denomination named 7UP as the most Seventh- day Adventist soda, citing not just its complete lack of caffeine, but also its “perfect name” as top reasons for the endorsement. “Unlike other super-
caffeinated and pointlessly named sodas, such as Coke or Pepsi, 7UP dares to be a Daniel for the best number in the world,” said Miranda O’Doules, Adventist Endorsements Department spokesperson.
O’Doules said that her
department was so impressed with the naming of the beverage that it would be willing to overlook its sugar content. Sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup, the artificially flavored Lemon- Lime soda contains 38 grams of added sugar, which is 76% of the recommended daily value.
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