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When religious practitioners and organisations go wrong — Michael Swain
Apr 11, 2019 7:29
By Michael Swain, executive director of Freedom of Religion South Africa How greater levels of voluntary and self-regulatory...
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Court asked to clarify judgment against Dutch Reformed Church
Mar 27, 2019 12:37
Pretoria High Court. The Alliance Defending the Autonomy of Churches in South Africa (ADACSA), who appeared as a Friend of...
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Dutch Reformed Church won’t appeal judgment
Mar 19, 2019 21:36
Dr Gustav Claassen (PHOTO: kerkbode). The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) synod has decided to abide by a controversial Pretoria...
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Muslim majority Azerbaijan opens arms to Evangelical leaders
Mar 13, 2019 18:12
Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. Originally published in CBN News The Shi’ite Muslim majority country of Azerbaijan...
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‘New CRL Commission needed to rebuild trust between state, religious communities’
Mar 12, 2019 16:18
Professor Christof Sauer addressing a recent academic conference on religious abuse and gullibility. The South African government...
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DRC judgment doesn’t force all churches to marry gays, but sets dangerous precedent
Mar 12, 2019 14:46
Judge Joseph Raulinga delivers a judgment in the Pretoria High Court last Friday in which he ordered the Dutch Reformed Church...
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Proposal to outlaw physical discipline at home scrapped
Mar 5, 2019 21:00
SA House of Assembly (PHOTO: parliament.gov.za). In a major turnaround, a proposal which would have criminalised parents...
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CRL launches “astounding” new push for state control of religion
Feb 28, 2019 17:49
Attendees at this week’s National Consultative Conference of the CRL Rights Commission (PHOTO: Facebook). At a national...
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Religious leaders tell CRL they will sort out their own problems
Feb 14, 2019 13:39
Pastor Larry Matlala speaks from the floor at the national religious leaders’ summit in Randburg, yesterday. More than...
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Bill seeking to regulate churches raises emotions in Ugandan parliament
Jan 31, 2019 12:15
Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga. Originally published in UG Christian News A section of Ugandan legislators...
