Adventist publisher ousts executives

Four executives employed by the publishing arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church were sacked recently at the organization's Hagerstown, Md., headquarters because of "mounting financial losses," denominational officials said.

The Maryland-based denomination, which has 16 million members worldwide in 203 countries including 1 million in North America, forced the resignations of top officials for the Review and Herald Publishing Association (RHPA) - a sign of the greater weakness in the religious publishing industry. ...