** ADVENTISTS ON PBS — Roscoe J. Howard III, NAD executive secretary, was interviewed in March about the history and basic beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church by Dennis Wholey at a taping of a new weekly PBS series entitled, “I Believe”. The “I Believe” crew also traveled to Sligo Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, to do a tour and talk to Sr. Pastor Ron Halvorsen Jr. about weekly services at the church.

The "I Believe" episode featuring the Seventh-day Adventist Church is scheduled to air May 2. Check local listings at www.pbs.org to see what time "I Believe" will air in your area. For more information on “I Believe,” please visit www.ibelieve-tv.com.

Each week, veteran television host and interviewer DENNIS WHOLEY will go on location to visit a different house of worship -- church, mosque, synagogue, or temple -- to learn about that religion or faith.

The centerpiece of each half-hour program in the 26-part series is a one-on-one interview with the featured house of worship’s religious leader about the essential beliefs of his or her faith.The program also includes a brief visit inside the house of worship highlighting elements of a typical service.

Initial programs include: Baltimore’s historic Roman Catholic Basilica of the Assumption (Cardinal William H. Keeler); Non-Denominational & Evangelical: Virginia’s McLean Bible Church (Pastor Lon Solomon); The Islamic Center of America: (Imam Hassan Al-Qazwini) in Dearborn, Michigan; and Seventh-day Adventists World Headquarters (Elder Roscoe Howard) in Silver Spring, Maryland.

I BELIEVE is presented by DENNIS WHOLEY ENTERPRISES, which now produces the nationally and internationally distributed PBS public affairs series, THIS IS AMERICA.

Wholey, a Catholic, was inspired to create I BELIEVE one Sunday when he drove past a Protestant church with a full parking lot and wondered, “What goes on in there; what do those people believe?”

Wholey adds, “The goal of I BELIEVE is not to create controversy or practice “gotcha” journalism but to learn about different religions and faiths. In America’s rapidly changing culture, it’s not enough to tolerate diversity; we need to actively seek to learn and respect the way other people live, what they believe, and how they worship.”

Wholey is also the author of six books on personal and spiritual growth including the New York Times bestseller, THE COURAGE TO CHANGE. His latest book, WHY DO I KEEP DOING THAT? WHY DO I KEEP DOING THAT? is published by HCI Books.

I totally agree with that. It was that type of thinking that made me want to try out the SDA church in Mena, and I'm very glad I did! We should always be on a quest to understand what other people belive. At least for the sake of putting up a good arguement! :D