South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Errol Naidoo, executive director Family Policy Institute Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister, John Jeffery released a statement on February 8 indicating he has begun “a series of consultative meetings with various stakeholders and interest groups to discuss the possible decriminalisation of “sex work.” The statement says: “The SA Law Reform Commission […]
Originally published in Assist News Service “Unstoppable” local churches in Ukraine and Russia are launching a large-scale humanitarian outreach across Ukraine as war erupts around them and many suffer. Supported by US-based Slavic Gospel Association (SGA, www.sga.org), the church-driven emergency response will provide food, winter clothes, blankets and medicines for thousands of at-risk […]
The case against Simeon Bradley Chetty, a young evangelist who was taken to court by the South African Hindu Dharma Sabha (SAHDS), was settled by mutual agreement between the parties at the Chatsworth Equality Court on Thursday February 24, reports Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA). The SAHDS wanted […]
Originally published in TGC The latest issue of Time magazine features an essay by Jessi Hempel telling the story of her brother’s friend, Evan, giving birth to a son. That opening sentence might catch you off guard, especially since human biology does not allow for biological men to give birth. Such an idea is common […]
Originally published in Faithwire In the days leading up to what is unfolding in Ukraine, Christians and Jews came together in prayer. Anatoliy Raychynets of the Ukrainian Bible Society posted photos earlier this month of Jewish and Christian leaders in Ukraine joining together in prayer. The gathering — an “appeal […]
By Nicola Miltz — Originally published in South African Jewish Report The highest court in the land last week ruled that recently retired Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s so-called controversial Israel comments made during a webinar in 2020 were “nothing more than his religious and personal views”. Earlier this month, Mogoeng […]
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward encountered a powerful prayer scene Thursday inside Ukraine — and she took to the airwaves, where she called the emotional moment “very moving.” The invocation perfectly captured the painful uncertainty inside Ukraine as citizens continue to endure explosions, chaos, and apprehension amid Russia’s brutal invasion of […]
Erna Goedhart the founder of East London-based Unity Corporation, a national restoration and reconciliation initiative she has been pursuing over 24 years, wants an audience with President Cyril Ramaphosa. She told Gateway News that in an on-camera message to the nation in front of the Union Buildings last Saturday she […]
Originally published by Premier Christian News A new trailer has been released of a upcoming docuseries called Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed by Discovery Plus, which will centre on Hillsong Church and highlight it’s recent scandals, such as the extramarital affair of former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz. In a service […]
By Freedom of Religion South Africa (For SA) After much prayerful consideration, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has decided not to pursue its appeal against the judgment by the Johannesburg High Court in its case against the COGTA Minister. The court handed down judgment in December 2021, dismissing FOR SA’s challenge to […]