For 7.5 years Network Seven News has been the Christian News Service of Adventist World Radio. It existed to provide the public with accurate, insightful and helpful news of Christian events around the world and to reflect on current news stories from a Christian Perspective. 

Network 7 News ceases airing as of December 25, 2004.  For a press release sharing the rationale behind this decision please click here.

Here are the latest editions in REAL AUDIO and MPEG formats. Rebroadcast rights are available for all radio stations.  Editing of the programme is not permitted without the express permission of AWR.

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Network Seven News Edition 391 for airing December 25, 2004:

Welcome to our special Christmas edition!

In this special edition we find youth who gave up more than their Christmas dinner to have the best Christmas ever!  We discover what shortwave enthusiasts get up to in the Christmas season and celebrate Christmas in the Czech Republic.   That, along with poetry and seasonal music and the very real question, "How Merry is your Christmas?"

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Network Seven News Edition 390 for airing December 18, 2004:

News:  1 Million Devotees Flock to Saint's Remains. German Lutherans Protest Against Belarus Travel Ban on Children.  ADRA Philippines Responds to Three Typhoons.  Spiritual Britain Worships Over 170 Different Faiths.  Seventh-day Adventists Support UN Celebration on Human Rights Day.  Trappist Monks Win Praise for Fruitcake.

 Feature 1:  We look back over 7 1/2 years of this program.

Feature 2:  We hear the remarkable story of one woman who survived the 1994 Rwanda massacre.

Comment:  And Santa is good for you!  Can that be true?

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Network Seven News Edition 389 for airing December 11, 2004:

News:  Plane Crash Kills Adventist Leaders in the USA. African churches stress need for Congo peace after Rwanda tension. Philippine churches join outpouring of support for typhoon victims. ADRA Ghana Facilitates Donation of Cardiac equipment. Muslims Reject Christian Organization’s Food Donation. Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Head to Jerusalem. Religious leaders in Indonesia urged use pulpits to fight terror.

 Feature 1:  We discover what’s meant by the “soy gold rush” in Argentina? Interworld Radio brings us this feature

Feature 2: Sharing the gospel in song, we meet Malawi’s  “Endless Joy”. Kirsten Oster Lundqvist met  up with them in Thailand.

Comment:  And Thinking through peace. We see Theology in action. Victor Hulbert takes a look at this weeks news.

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Network Seven News Edition 388 for airing December 4, 2004:

News:  Afghani Women Rally Against Violence.  World Council of Churches Support Code of Good Practice for HIV/AIDS response. Swedish soccer club helps Congo church promote peace among youth.  Chile Passes Law to Allow Divorce.  Cardinal tells Myanmar Christians that faith will help combat problems.  Williams Tells Clergy: Stop Gay Bashing.  Religious leaders in Nairobi back an end to the use of landmines  

Feature 1:  With world Aids Day this last Wednesday we ask: How do you as a person of faith respond to the Aids and HIV pandemic?  Dr Kurian of the World Council of Churches shares a challenge.

 Feature 2: What progress is being made in the control of AIDS?  We talk to a medical team on the cutting edge.

Comment:  Needing a challenge?  Get involved.  It does make a difference!  We take an example from the world of Israeli/Palestinian relations.

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Network Seven News Edition 387 for airing November 27, 2004:

News:  USA National Council of Churches Head Welcomes Catholic Church Decision to Join Christian Churches Together.  Sudan and southern rebels promise peace as Christmas gift.  Philippine churches look at how liturgy can become indigenous.  Christian Aid issues warning about HIV.  Adventists face struggle in Azerbaijan .  Vatican Seeks Priests from Africa to Re-Evangelize the West.  Church and trade. Starbucks in the foyer?

Double Feature:  Looking back 60 years to the day the world entered the atomic age with the Hiroshima A-Bomb. Can hope come from tragedy? For more details and links on this story click here.

Comment  As the world's oldest man dies - we look at secrets for longer living.

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Network Seven News Edition 386 for airing November 20, 2004:

News:  Ivory Coast violence threatens region say African church leaders.  Adventists in Turkmenistan Seek End to Sabbath Schooling Threats.  Christians mourn Arafat ' s loss to Palestinians. Asian Corrupted churches urged to revitalise. Indian Human Rights Commission Censures Anti-Conversion Laws. Canadian Clergy Plan to Join Trade Union to Protect Their Interests. US Catholic Appoint New Head Bishop. European Adventist Leaders Call for End to Religious Freedom Violations.

Feature 1: Is church a museum or a place of worship?  We meet two young people who have started a new church in Latvia.

Feature 2: An exclusive interview with Take 6 on their England tour, talking about their music and ministry.

Comment:  And Feeling tired? Victor Hulbert looks at sleep in the 21st century

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Network Seven News Edition 385 for airing November 13, 2004:

News:  Liberian Muslims and Christians establish Trust Funds.  Thai government, NGOs, World Vision link to fight sex tourism.  Adventist Church Joins Coalition Against Worldwide Human Trafficking.  Indian Christian leader urges Bush to promote religious freedom.  Anglican African Bishops meet in first conference.  Foreigners Evacuated as Ivory Coast Violence Continues.  Christian and Muslim leaders call for calm in Netherlands .  ‘Noah’s Ark ’ Tests Negative.

Feature 1:  Taking a look at Holistic Medicine. Would you use it?

Feature 2:  Coincidence of providence?  We'll hear  what four people experienced as a turning point in their lives.

Comment:  And Hate or Healing, how to react to an atrocity in your area. Olga Buderova reflects.

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Network Seven News Edition 384 for airing November 6, 2004:

News: Anglican Archbishop despairs over infighting. Ordination of women Bishops. European Commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione stands down over his moral stance on homosexuality and role of women.  Fighting for God in Secular Europe .  Jamaican Adventists plan 10,000-man march to rebuild family unity.  Internet Paedophiles don’t get caught.  Centenary for Adventists in Sri Lanka .  Ethiopian Orthodox Church leaders on HIV/AIDS Tour. Christian Bookstores Hurt by Success.

Feature 1:  It used to be European missionaries taking the Gospel to Africa.  Now, its role reversal.  We talk to some Africans bringing God to secular Europe.  

Feature 2:  Putting your church to the test: Is it family friendly? We'll have a closer look.  

Comment:  What makes us human?  Reflections on the Flores island “hobbit”.

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Network Seven News Edition 383 for airing October 30, 2004:

News:  Christians and the American Election.  Pornography a big threat to the church.  Assemblies of God Minister at risk of death penalty.  Maranatha celebrates 35 Years.  Religious leaders seek to boost immunisation rates in Africa .  VOAR 75th anniversary.  World Health Organization commends Seventh-day Adventist Church .  Jesus “Top of the Pops” for Blacks.

Helpful Links for Pornography story:

http://www.xxxchurch.com/ -- Helpful site for those struggling with porn or for those who want to help others.

http://english.awr.org/bible/ -- Bible Answers: look under relationships.

http://www.care.org.uk/ -- Care for the family.

Feature 1:  Thriving in the countryside.  Helping Youth in Rural Africa .

Feature 2:  Living to be a missionary.

Comment:  And red, green and black. Kenya 's new national costume.  But do they like it?

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Network Seven News Edition 382 for airing October 23, 2004:

News:   Iraqi Christians Fleeing to Jordan, Syria.  Anglican Church Report Calls for Moratorium on Gay Clergy.  Kenya: Drought Ravages Land, Native Missionaries Work to Bring Aid.  Russian President Putin Meets Nation's Religious Leaders to Counter Terrorism.  Catholic Cardinal Demands Reforms to Global Economy.  ADRA Liberia Rehabilitates War-Ravaged Schools.  Religious, Cultural Conflict Behind Terrorism, Says Thai PM.  It's 'Happy Birthday, World' According to Ussher.

Feature 1:  We talk with CompassHealth - a company that's making a difference - worldwide - in people's lives.

Feature 2:  We travel to the House of Lords in London to meet an English baroness who actively speaks out on human rights and religious liberty.

Comment:  And take a sideways look - among other things - at the US election.

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Network Seven News Edition 381 for airing October 16, 2004:

News:   ADRA Aids Flood Survivors in Myanmar.  UK Government to Introduce New Laws Against Religious Discrimination.  New Cleric Elected Patriarch of Orthodox Church in Africa.  Critical Zambian Clergy Challenged to Join Politics.  A New Drive to Teach Islam in UK Schools is Set to be Launched.  Bishop Denounces Treatment of Bosnia's Catholics.  Adventist Review Magazine to Create Global Edition.  'America for Jesus' Plans Major Pre-Election Prayer Event.

Feature 1:  Second-hand clothing.  Is it a help or a hindrance in developing economies?  We have a report from Uganda.

Feature 2:  We hear how former student volunteers to Argentina are continuing to support a college that became home to them.

Comment:  Finding the world's oldest birthday - can you guess what it is?

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Network Seven News Edition 380 for airing October 9, 2004:

News:   Ignore the Church to Your Detriment - African National Leaders Warned.  Irish Bishop's Plea Over Suicides.  Turkmenistan: When Will Seventh-day Adventist Worship be Permitted?  Pope Says African AIDS Victims Need Moral, Spiritual and Medical Help.  TAGnet and Hart Research Combine.  WCC's Kobia Says Poverty and Weapons of Mass Destruction in Same Camp.  Botswana Health Official and Adventist Hospital Head Encourage AIDS Action.  World Methodist Leaders Adopt Statement on Witness to Muslims.

Feature 1:  Student volunteers help in the Florida cleanup.

Feature 2:  We meet Roxy the Rockfish - and find out how some Australian youth are learning to work with children.

Comment:  Finding peace in the unexpected.  Victor Hulbert heads to the countryside to find peace in the midst of a storm.

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Network Seven News Edition 379 for airing October 2, 2004:

News:  Seventh-day Adventist Church Mourns and Prepares to Rebuild After Hurricane Tragedy.  U.S. Releases 2004 International Religious Freedom Report.  Presbyterians and Jews to Meet on Mideast.  Negotiator Tells of Days of Hope.  ADRA Angola Improves Food Security.  A Sweet Temptation Back to Church.

Feature 1:  Getting back to normal life.  We talk to child soldiers in Sri Lanka.

Feature 2:  Lilo Lubesic, gold medal winner at the para-Olympics, returns for the second half of her testimony.

Comment: Managing risk - and reaping rewards.

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Network Seven News Edition 378 for airing September 25, 2004:

News:  Priest Boycotts His Trial for Rwanda Killings.  Indian Christians Decry 'Coerced' Conversions to Hinduism.  Nigeria's Christian Leaders Unite Against Corruption Pandemic.  Religious Bodies, Traditional Rulers Urged to Support Ghana Government.  Changes to AWR's Global English Language Service.  Horoscopes are new Religion in Britain.  Iraqi Christians Seek Refuge in Syria.  Debate on Whether to Tax Philippine Churches Heats Up.

Feature 1:  We look at some challenges of getting older.

Feature 2:  We visit with gold medal winner at the para-Olympics, Lilo Lubesic.

Comment: I want it now!  That's the current message.  But how much is really instant?

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Network Seven News Edition 377 for airing September 18, 2004:

News:  Churches Warn on Exploitation of Southeast Asia's Stateless Children.  Death of Patriarch of Alexandria in Helicopter Crash Stuns Orthodox Church.  Iraq: No Injuries as Car Bomb Explodes Outside Baghdad Adventist Church.  UN in Indispensable but Must Reflect Realities Say World Church Leaders.  Church Leaders in Africa Warn of Land Conflict After Kenya Dispute.  Global Church Heads Query Sudan's Sincerity on Ending Darfur Turmoil.  Serbia's Orthodox Bishops Appeal to UN on Kosovo.  Zimbabwe Church Groupings Deplore Government Bids to Split Them.

Feature 1:  We find that being in "community" saves lives.

Feature 2:  We meet Ixsus - a band that fishes for God.

Comment: And, - Don't sue me.  Please!

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Network Seven News Edition 376 for airing September 11, 2004:

News:  Religious Leaders Revile Russian School Massacre.  Darfur Violence in Sudan Condemned by Lutheran Churches.  Expelled Seventh-day Adventists Reinstated in Ghana.  Anglicans and Muslims to Meet for Dialogue in Cairo.  Three Life Terms for Man Who Killed Palau Missionaries.  Kenyan Churches Enhance Links with Catholic Church.  Netherlands Antilles: St. Maarten Court Rules in Favor of Sabbath-Keeping Students.

Feature 1:  Heart touching friendships - we'll have closer look at one recent study which claims that happy relationships mean healthy hearts.

Feature 2:  How 9/11 made one man think of God.

Comment: And, the Bible on terror: "What would Jesus do?"

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Network Seven News Edition 375 for airing September 4 2004:

News: De-westernise theology, Catholic academics urged by WCC leader.  Lift sanctions on North Korea , global church body urges.  AWR Reformats South American Services.  Nigerian church leaders denounce 'ritual killings' .  The Gospel is Filipino pastor's prescription for managing stress.  Iraqi inter-faith body forms London link.  ADRA Buildings Damaged by Kabul Blast.  Rally anti-apartheid-type support for Dalit untouchables, says Lutheran.

And in a series of Special Reports from Japan:

Feature 1:  Enjoying your hobby and doing good -- all at the same time.  We meet some Radio Amateurs who spend their time helping others

Feature 2:  We talk to music producer Kozo Abe and find out how music changed his life.

Comment: And 14 months floating on the Pacific Ocean .  Could you survive?  The story of how Christianity reached Japan.

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Network Seven News Edition 374 for airing August 28 2004: