By Samuel Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett — Originally published in The Hill This week marks 75 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) — the document that has become the blueprint for our international architecture of rights. The UDHR references “the […]
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Finnish MP’s trial told Bible verse tweet was ‘insulting’
This is post 8 of 8 in the series “Jesus Take The Wheel – SA” Jesus take the wheel: week 1 — Julita Kok Jesus take the wheel: week 2 — Julita Kok Jesus take the wheel: week 3 — Julita Kok Jesus take the wheel: week 4 — Julita […]
Documentary about Finnish MP accused of hate speech crime for Bible-tweet to be released in 2023
Originally published in Christian News A documentary about the prosecution and trial of a Finnish MP who was accused of hate speech for sharing her thoughts on sexuality and gender identity on social media is set to be released in 2023. The film, directed by Matti Reinikka, will give an insight […]
Public comments on PEPUDA bill pouring in as June 30 deadline approaches
South Africans are responding in numbers to calls from the religious community and civil society to take action against a serious threat to religious freedom and freedom of opinion by commenting on the controversial PEPUDA Amendment Bill So much so that last Friday the Department of Justice email address designated […]
Chief Justice ‘did nothing wrong’, says Meshoe at picket outside ConCourt
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng did nothing wrong from a biblical, constitutional or political point of view when he spoke about Israel during a webinar last June, said ACDP president Rev Kenneth Meshoe today. “That is why we are convinced he is going to win his appeal,” he said in a […]
Mogoeng says God gave him ‘rock solid’ grounds for appeal
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said last night that even before he had finished reading through a Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) finding against him regarding remarks he made in a webinar last June, God gave him “rock solid” grounds for appeal. At first he was shocked by God seemingly giving him […]
WATCH: FOR SA highlights potential threat to rights of religious marriage officers
By Advocate Nadene Badenhorst, legal counsel for Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) was tasked by the Minister of Home Affairs with investigating the possibility of a single marriage statute, regulating all the different kinds of marriages in South Africa. The SALRC has now released a discussion […]
Messages of support from Christian community handed to Office of Chief Justice
A petition started in July last year calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to support Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s right to express his Christian views on Israel has enjoyed a renewed surge of public support over the past week as South African Christians have responded to attempts to muzzle the nation’s […]
Call on Church to pray, fast for chief justice
The Healing of the Nation of Africa campaign is calling on the Church to pray and fast for Chief Justice Mogoeng for three days. The call follows a report by Apostle Linda Gobodo that she received a word from the Lord on Sunday, that the The Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) […]
JCC sanction on Mogoeng may be disproportionately harsh, says FOR SA
The sanction imposed by the Judicial Conduct Committee on Chief Justice Mogoeng for contravening the Judicial Code of Conduct by becoming involved in political controversy may be disproportionately harsh, says Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA). The JCC has given Mogoeng 10 days to withdraw and apologise for comments […]