Andrews University will host a conference dealing with “Marriage, Homosexuality and the Church” from Thursday evening to Sabbath afternoon, October 15-17, 2009. Sponsored by a number of church institutions including the Biblical Research Institute, this conference will provide an opportunity for sound theological presentations and discussion of the Bible’s teaching on homosexual practice, religious liberty and social implications of gay marriage, as well as dealing responsibly with issues of gender orientation in ministerial settings and counseling. “We think this conference will be useful and necessary in light of questions that have been raised and attempts made by some within the church to undermine the official Adventist position on homosexuality,” says BRI director Ángel Manuel Rodríguez. Presenters include biblical scholars Richard Davidson and Roy Gane of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University and Robert Gagnon from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, professors of psychology Stanton Jones and Mark Yarhouse of Wheaton College and Regent University respectively, and Pastor Dwight Nelson of Andrews University. More information, including registration cost, is available at plusline.org (Event Registration) or by contacting Fran McMullen at fran@andrews.edu or 1-269-471-3541.