(RNS) — Long before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on the scene — much less overseeing health and human services for the United States — Seventh-day Adventists were trying to make Americans healthy again, promoting a plant-based diet and exercise as keys to physical and spiritual wellness.
“Let the diet reform be progressive,” wrote Ellen G. White, a 19th-century Adventist leader, in “Testimonies for the Church.” ” … Tell them that the time will soon come when there will be no safety in using eggs, milk, cream, or butter, because disease in animals is increasing in proportion to the increase of wickedness among men. … God will give His people ability and tact to prepare wholesome food without these things.”
Now a group of Adventists hopes to take advantage of the rise of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement to show how the Bible can solve America’s health problems. “We believe we have a voice,” said Brian Beavers, an Adventist teacher and pastor. “And we can contribute to making America healthy.”
The “Will You Be Made Whole?” conference begins Thursday (March 27) in Phoenix at Dream City Church, the same congregation that hosts MAGA superstar Charlie Kirk’s monthly Freedom Night rallies. The conference will feature Kirk, Adven …