South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Mail The recently-released Christian film I Can Only Imagine shocked critics this past weekend at the box office by bringing in $17.1 million even though it was only shown at 1 629 locations. The film is based on the true story of the life of […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor The Algerian government has once again been criticised for alleged discrimination against the country’s Christian minority, this time by handing large fines to two brothers for carrying over 50 Bibles in their car. Prosecutors claimed the Bibles were to be used for proselytism, though […]
Originally published in Fox News A 100-year-old Texas man says he’s on “the top of the world” after breaking five world running records for his age group during a championship meet in Maryland last weekend. Orville Rogers, a Dallas resident who trained bomber pilots during World War II, is proof […]
By Freedom of Religion SA Media statements by the chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission, Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, claiming that parliament should answer for the Ngcobo shootings and that lives could have been saved if parliament had acted sooner, were challenged today by the COGTA Parliamentary Portfolio Committee. At a briefing meeting […]
Mary Magdalene may not have been a poor prostitute on the street but rather a woman of wealth and influence, suggest scholars in the light of research and archaeological discoveries in her hometown, first century Magdala. These finds give insight into the environment and common life during Jesus´ period, but […]
Despite the scorching heat, a small group of people turned up to attend a march against false prophets on Wednesday, calling out those who abused their power in the name of religion, reports News 24. Carrying a placard that read “sex in the pulpits”, Alfred Mokoena said he joined the […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Turkish prosecutors demanded life imprisonment for jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson in an official indictment presented to Izmir’s 2nd Criminal Court on Tuesday March 13. Arrested without bail since October 2016, Brunson is accused of being “a member and executive” of the Islamic movement led […]
Originally published in CBN News Aideen Strandsson is a woman without a country. She may live in Sweden, but she is a stateless person, with no passport, no citizenship and no way to get a job. She lives every day with the knowledge she could be deported to her native […]
Originally published in LifeSiteNews As many as 100 000 people attended a rally in Dublin to show their support to the continued right to life of the unborn in Ireland, organizers say. According to the “Save the 8th” campaign, the March 10 All Ireland Rally for Life attracted the biggest […]
Business 4 Transformation (B4T) is looking for suitable kingdom-minded businesses to show to international investors who are due to visit South Africa in October or November, says Rob Wylde who heads up B4T in SA. The businesses should be viable, have been operating for at least one to two years, […]