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Memes. Oh, memes...
2012 definitely flooded our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds with those pictures.
In case you you don't know what a meme is (we won't judge you), a meme is "an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture," according to the dictionary.
Well, soon people started creating memes about Seventh-day Adventist culture in North America.
These memes —part humor, part commentary, and part self-reflection— gave us a chance to look at ourselves and laugh.
And while you may be as tired of memes (as we are), we thought we'd take one last look at some of our favorite Adventist memes of 2012 (give or take a few days).
So here are our favorites, in no particular order. Credit for each meme can be found beneath each image. At the bottom of the post, vote for your favorite meme. Enjoy!
Photo credit: Nathan Brown / Facebook
1,500 Adventist young people decided this week that #enoughisenough.
On Jan. 3, around 1,500 Adventist kids and teens marched the streets of Brisbane, Australia asking people to do more to end world hunger, Record magazine reported.
Photo credit: Nathan Brown / Facebook
More than 1,800 Adventist young people are camping out and worshipping together at a division-wide youth congress in Australia, Record magazine reported.
Kids from more than 14 countries across the South Pacific are attending the South Pacific Division's World Changers Youth Congress in Brisbane, Queensland.
The 13th annual Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) conference is scheduled to happen January 1-5, 2014 in Orlando, Fla.
According to the event website, the theme will be “Before Men and Angels,” and is based on a Bible verse found in 1 Corinthians 4:9:
"For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men." 1 Cor. 4:9 (NKJV)
This year's Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) conference is taking place from Dec. 28, 2012 through Jan. 1, 2013 in Seattle, Wash.
"Acts: The Revolution Continues," is the theme for this 5-day youth event.
In 2006, a skit was performed illustarting how God never gives up on you, even when you abandon Him. Since then, this skit has been performed countless times by youth groups around the world. If you still haven't seen Lifehouse's Everything Skit, you can watch it here.
On Dec. 1, Seventh-day Adventists around the world will be fasting and praying for the release of two Christians imprisoned on false charges in Africa.
Even though local authorities have recognized the men's innocence, they refuse to release them, according to Adventist News Network.
Pastor Antonio dos Anjos Monteiro and church member Bruno Amah have been locked up since March 2012 in Lome, Togo "without hope of bail or trial."
Here's what happened and what you can do to help release our brothers in Christ, according to Adventist News Network (ANN):
UPDATE: Angus T. Jones responds about his comments. Read it here.
Read the Adventist Church's official statement on Angus T. Jones here.
What happens when a famous TV star decides to follow Jesus and become a Seventh-day Adventist? We're all finding out right now.
Angus T. Jones, 19, is one of the stars from the popular CBS comedy "Two and Half Men." He recently got baptized and became a member of a Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Los Angeles area.
On Oct. 8, Jones taped an interview at the Adventist Media Center for a new program called Turning Point.
In the interview, Jones talks about how he accepted Jesus in his life and how he ended up getting baptized at small Adventist church in southern California.
You can watch the full interview here:
Cherise Miller, a sophomore nursing major at Southern Adventist University died Wednesday night, according to students at the university. The Tennessee-based Adventist university has not yet released any information concerning the student at this time.
Please keep Cherise Miller's friends and family in your prayers.
Update: Southern Adventist University commented Friday on Miller's death:
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