The mysterious missing case of ANN’s women’s ordination story
Silver Spring, Maryland - If you are like many Adventists, what do you think of when you want in-depth, unbiased, breaking Adventist news? If you said Adventist News Network, you are among dozens and dozens of people.
People were scratching their heads Thursday, wondering what happened to a story that was pulled from the ANN website, according to a Spectrum Magazine report.
Chief public relations officer for the Adventist Church Garrett Caldwell says, “what women’s ordination story? Uh, everyone can go to our website and check out what a committee of many conservative thinkers, who are concerned for their jobs, thinks about women’s ordination!” When asked if ANN is backtracking on a previous story about women’s ordination, Mr. Caldwell says, “we at ANN would never be ashamed of covering a story on the ‘W’-word. It would be embarrassing to downplay women’s ordination stories. Just because the President of the Adventist church is openly against women's ordination, it doesn't mean that we should be penalized for having to nod agree with our Dear Leader Ted Wilson.”
ANN is known for its audacious and brave reporting. From reporting about meetings, to quinquennials, to the ever-so-popular “Revived By His Word” campaign, ANN is synonymous with relevancy.
Associate director of the world church's communication department Williams Costa Jr. says, “at the end of the day, who are the Adventist people going to trust? A show that is funded by the Adventist church itself, or a bunch of bloggers with nothing to lose? I think time will tell us that people wanna hear their news from the source.” He adds, “what would the church gain if it were lying to its members? That’s the question we all should be asking.”
