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Roy Branson

Articles by Roy Branson

  • The Crisis of the Nineties

    The Crisis of the Nineties

    With Adventists advocating views similar to those of the most active champions of Black men’s rights from before the Civil War through Reconstruction, with Mrs. White providing firm theological underpinning for equality among races, how can one explain her statements such as these, which endorse segregation? “Let the colored people work chiefly for those of…

    Roy Branson
  • Slavery and Prophecy

    Slavery and Prophecy

    Many prominent Adventist leaders held views on slavery similar to those of Mrs. White. Through the Civil War years, such revered names as James White, Uriah Smith, and J.N. Andrews used the pages of the Review and Herald to attack laggards who did not endorse the emancipation position. An example is Uriah Smith’s explicit criticism…

    Roy Branson
  • Ellen G. White: Racist or Champion of Equality?

    Ellen G. White: Racist or Champion of Equality?

    How does one resolve the apparent contradiction in the following statements from Ellen G. White? “Christ came to this earth with a message of mercy and forgiveness. He laid the foundation for a religion by which Jew and Gentile, black and white, free and bond, are linked together in one common brotherhood, recognized as equal…

    Roy Branson