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===Dress and entertainment===
{{Further|Plain dress}}
Adventists have traditionally held [[social conservative|socially conservative]] attitudes regarding dress and entertainment. These attitudes are reflected in one of the church's fundamental beliefs:

{{Blockquote|For the [[Holy Spirit|Spirit]] to recreate in us the character of our Lord we involve ourselves only in those things which will produce Christlike purity, health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and entertainment should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty. While recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit.<ref name="webfundamentals">{{cite web
| title        = Fundamental Beliefs
| publisher    = Seventh-day Adventist Church
| url          = http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/fundamental/index.html
| access-date  = January 18, 2018
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060310104717/http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/fundamental/index.html
| archive-date = March 10, 2006
| url-status   = dead
}}</ref>}}

Accordingly, Adventists are opposed to practices such as [[body piercing]] and [[tattoo]]s and refrain from the wearing of jewelry, including such items as earrings and bracelets. Some also oppose the displaying of wedding bands, although banning wedding bands is not the position of the General Conference.<ref>{{cite web
| last         = Roger
| first        = Coon
| title        = The Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church
| publisher    = [[Biblical Research Institute]]
| date         = December 10, 1987
| url          = http://www.adventistbiblicalresearch.org/documents/weddingband.htm
| access-date  = January 11, 2007
| archive-date = December 6, 2006
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061206145352/http://www.adventistbiblicalresearch.org/documents/weddingband.htm
| url-status   = dead
}}</ref> In 1986, the North American Division permitted the wearing of [[wedding ring]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reference.com/world-view/can-seventh-day-adventists-wear-wedding-rings-236ec50656499fe6|title=Can Seventh Day Adventists Wear Wedding Rings?|date=2020-04-08|website=Reference|access-date=2022-09-29|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929192949/https://www.reference.com/world-view/can-seventh-day-adventists-wear-wedding-rings-236ec50656499fe6|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before that, it was a source of friction, since Adventists [[Expatriate|overseas]] have worn wedding rings for many decades.<ref name=ring/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/03/30/seventh-day-adventists-ring-case-carried-to-district-agency/2bc380fa-f37f-4682-96a2-8effde465a74/|title=Seventh-Day Adventist's Ring Case Carried to District Agency|last=Hyer|first=Marjorie|date=1979-03-30|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=2022-09-29}}</ref>

Conservative Adventists avoid certain recreational activities which are considered to be a negative spiritual influence, including dancing, rock music and secular theatre.<ref>{{cite news
| title      = Adventist students sanctioned for attending dance (2001)
| agency     = Associated Press
| year       = 2001
| url        = http://www.eijkhout.net/rad/dance_other/banned3.html
| access-date = January 11, 2007
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Pipim |first=Samuel |title=Applause, Hand Waiving, Drumming, & Dancing in the Church |url=http://www.drpipim.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=48 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711201745/http://www.drpipim.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=48 |archive-date=July 11, 2010 |access-date=September 14, 2010 |work=drpipim.org}}</ref> However, [[Valuegenesis|major studies]] conducted from 1989 onwards found that a majority of North American church youth reject some of these standards.<ref name="SteveCase">{{cite web
| last        = Case
| first       = Steve
| title       = Shall We Dance?
| publisher   = Dialogue
| url         = http://dialogue.adventist.org/articles/06_2_case_e.htm
| access-date  = January 11, 2007
| url-status   = dead
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070203183504/http://dialogue.adventist.org/articles/06_2_case_e.htm
| archive-date = February 3, 2007
}}</ref>

On June 29, 2000, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists adopted a [[resolution (law)|resolution]] on [[gambling]]. The church encourages its members not to gamble and it will not accept funding from it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stvincenttimes.com/seventh-day-adventist-church-position-on-gambling/|title=Seventh-Day Adventist Church Position On Gambling|date=2019-01-28|website=[[St. Vincent Times]]|access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>