South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Pearl Kupe — Originally published in Joy! News In a judgement handed out in March 2017 in the case of Mphela v Manamela and others (2016), case no 1/2016, Seshego Magistrates Court, the Equality Court in Limpopo, a transgender secondary student was represented by the South African Human Rights Commission. […]
Originally published in Christian Today MPs have approved the UK Government’s extreme abortion framework for Northern Ireland despite widespread opposition in the province. The new regulations were passed by 253 votes to 136 in the House of Commons, meaning that the fight against the changes now heads to the Northern […]
By Stella McMillian — Originally published in Baptist Press In West Africa, truck driving is a dangerous and stressful job. Drivers face job insecurity, the threat of being robbed, extortion from corrupt policemen, and cultural and linguistic barriers as they cross borders taking imports from the coast to landlocked countries farther […]
By Ps Sipho Mahlangu, president Soweto Ministers Fraternal “Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world” – The Second Coming by WB Yeats The illustrious Chinua Achebe famously quoted this passage as […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute. A US bishop has continued to defend the biblical position on sex and marriage during a disciplinary hearing, where he stands accused of “failing to conform” to the Episcopal Church’s backing for same-sex marriage. The Bishop of Albany, William Love, is accused of breaking […]
By Ryan Zepeda — Originally published in God Reports Because he didn’t much believe in prayer, Roy Davidson declined when some men on a missions trip offered to pray for his sharp ulcer pain. “Well, gosh, these are just common guys,” he thought to himself, as narrated in a CBN […]
Originally published in Fox News Amy Grant is thankful for having loved ones by her side after she had the “really unique experience of having an unanticipated open-heart surgery”. The singer took to Instagram on Sunday where she revealed the scar from her procedure. The 59-year-old previously shared she had […]
Originally published in CBN NEWS. Despite an Islamic government that systematically harasses and imprisons Christian converts and indoctrinates its youth into Islam, Christianity is growing at unprecedented rates in Iran. Islamic Clerics are warning against the spread of Christianity, authorities are routinely targeting house churches, and conversion to Christianity is […]
During a committee meeting yesterday evening, the Select Committee on Security and Justice adopted the contentious Civil Union Amendment Bill which proposes removing rights of civil marriage officers to object to presiding over unions that violate their conscience or sincerely-held beliefs. The committee’s decision followed a media announcement yesterday by Human […]
J D Greear, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention in the US on Tuesday, implored Southern Baptist members to accept and promote that “black lives matter” as a Gospel issue but criticised the Black Lives Matter organisation in his 2020 presidential address to church members. Speaking from his office […]