South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
But do you know in whose? See, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreaded day of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and […]
Originally published in Christian Today Pope Francis opened a landmark Vatican conference on the sexual abuse of children by priests yesterday by saying the Church would “listen to the cry of the little ones seeking justice”. Victims expected “concrete and efficient measures” to address the abuse and scandal and not […]
A family movie ‘Show Dogs’ that was released in South Africa on July 6 does contain scenes and references normalising unwanted genital touching – portraying techniques often used by child abusers to groom children for sexual abuse, says Cause For Justice (CFJ). CFJ which has been sounding an alert about possible […]
It sounds like a great movie for the school holidays, but beware, Show Dogs, which releases in South African cinemas on July 6, may contain scenes that groom children for sexual abuse. Gateway News carried out an investigation into this concern after receiving an email alert from Cause for Justice (CFJ) […]
A ruling in the Johannesburg High Court last Thursday that makes it illegal for parents to apply any form of physical discipline to their children made serious inroads into parental authority and freedom of religion, said Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) executive director Michael Swain in a media statement […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. Since the high-profile reports of the murder and abuse of women and children, hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about the most shocking acts of violence and abuse. Recently the Minister of Social Development brought […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Originally published in Testimony Nancy Dunn suffered unspeakable abuse at the hands of her father and the Satanists he led. According […]
It is never easy for best-selling Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer to talk about her traumatic childhood experiences. However, she recently decided to talk about it at length in the hope that this will give hope to people facing a similar situation that recovery and healing through God is […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] The issue of child protection and the wellbeing of South African youth have recently been on the […]
Originally published in Times Live Porn addicts are at high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own. This is according to research by Dr Antoinette Basson, of Unisa’s youth research unit, who interviewed convicted child-sex offenders in prisons in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The study, which focused on […]
