[Photo source: Quielze Miranda,
public photo on Facebook]
In Brazil, a federal court ruled in favor of an Adventist student who was having Sabbath problems at a Catholic university.
The court says the student has the right to skip classes from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
Quielze Miranda, 19, hasn't been able to attend one of her college classes since the beginning of the school year because it is scheduled on Friday nights.
Remember those stories from way back in time about people who went through hard times but still chose to keep the Sabbath, and lived happily ever after? Does that even happen anymore?
Oh, yes it does.
A few days ago, a reality TV show contestant told the show’s host (and the world) that she couldn’t participate in the Saturday-scheduled challenges because she is a Seventh-day Adventist.
The host told the contestant that things would get complicated if she didn't participate in those challenges.
With tears in her eyes, and as cameras rolled, the young Adventist woman decided to drop out of the show.
And boom! She became an overnight celebrity ….but we're getting ahead of ourselves. Here's how it all began:
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