I was raised adventist and would not recommend it to anybody. I married one (for a short tine), what a mistake that was! I am not sorry I went to Laurelwood , but only because I still have friends that I stay in touch with. I think living together at school made us closer than if I had gone to public school. Some of the adventists (and I did say SOME, are the most judgemental people I know). I believe that most of the faculty were hypocritical. They were more interested in shoving legalist religion down your throat than they were of helping students came from abusive homes. There were exceptions, Jerry Miller #1, Mr. Carter, Briggs, Mr. J......There were students there that could have used a kind, caring, understanding adult (like Jerry Miller), but heard instead that you wouldn't be saved because of your attitude, or your dress being a 1/2 inch too short, or because you said Gee Whiz! Give me a break...any religion that makes you follow a list of legalistic rules, that takes a minor thing, i.e., drinking a coke, eating shrimp etc, wearing make up or jewelry, and makes it into a major sin against God (or was it a sin against EG White?) is a religion to stay away from.
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