Lake Union Herald

Edward Woods III

director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Lake Region Conference.

Articles by Edward Woods III

  • A Threat to Religious Liberty

    A Threat to Religious Liberty

    As Adventists, Project 2025 (sponsored by Heritage Foundation) represents a real and present danger to religious liberty. It identifies the default Sabbath as Sunday and requires employers to pay time and a half for hours worked on the default Sabbath.  

    Edward Woods III
  • Legacy of Our Pioneers. Is It Dead or Alive?

    Legacy of Our Pioneers. Is It Dead or Alive?

    As the territory where the Adventist church was organized, the Lake Union has a unique and distinctive legacy as the resident voice of our pioneers. Our pioneers represent courageous voices who boldly proclaimed and personified the gospel.

    Edward Woods III
  • Chicago pastors address escalating murder rate

    Chicago pastors address escalating murder rate

    LAKE REGION–Concerned about the escalating murder rate in Chicago, the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) Department held a meeting with the City of Chicago pastors to identify ways the church could help in reducing the murder rate. Glen Brooks, director of Community Engagement for the Chicago Police Department, participated in the August 25 meeting.…

    Edward Woods III
  • Branding or Being: Letter from the Birmingham Jail and Its Relevancy Today

    Branding or Being: Letter from the Birmingham Jail and Its Relevancy Today

    In considering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he appears more revered in death than in life. Cornell West, professor at Union Theological Seminary who also taught at Yale, Harvard and Princeton, declared, “Although much of America did not know the radical King — and too few know today, the FBI and U.S.…

    Edward Woods III