The freedom to follow one's conscience, as it relates to the practice and expression of religion, is becoming a rarer commodity in an ever-increasingly volatile religio-political landscape. The issues also appear to be so complex and varied, making it difficult to find consensus even among Adventists.

We hope the experiences and perspectives presented in this issue will cause us to examine the degree to which we live true to our own conscience, and prompt us to evaluate the degree to which we are willing to allow others to live by theirs.