South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by International Christian Concern The Nigerian military has rescued nearly 300 girls and women who were captives of Islamic terror group Boko Haram (BH), but one military official said that they are not the missing schoolgirls from Chibok. “The troops rescued 200 abducted girls (not Chibok girls) and 93 […]
Originally published in CNN Hundreds of Nepalese Christians died as their churches crashed down upon them when last week’s devastating earthquake hit during their weekly worship services. Overall approximately 500 Christians are feared dead as latest reports indicate that the death toll from the Nepal earthquake has gone above 5 […]
Originally published in Christian Today The eight men executed in Indonesia overnight recited the Lord’s Prayer and worshipped God in the moments before their deaths, witnesses say. Pastor Karina de Vega, who was assigned to counsel Nigerian prisoner Okwudili Oyatanze – dubbed “The Death Row Gospel Singer” and one of […]
By Tod Starnes — Originally published in Fox News “We will not obey.” That’s the blunt warning a group of prominent religious leaders is sending to the Supreme Court of the United States as they consider same-sex marriage. “We respectfully warn the Supreme Court not to cross that line,” read […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice]Nelson Mandela Bay University Computing Sciences Department Head and regular Gateway News reader, Prof Jean Greyling suggested this week’s video — made by […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] The recent xenophobic attacks and its reverberating effect on the entire South African landscape raised a plethora […]
NEWS FLASH — JUDGE GRANTS ASSISTED SUICIDE APPLICATION The High Court in Pretoria today (Thursday, April 30, 2015) ruled in favour of Robin Stransham-Ford for an assisted death with no legal implications. Doctors For Life say they will definitely appeal against the judgement. See Eye Witness News report. See also […]
Originally published in Charisma News A Kentucky court ruled on Monday (April 27, 2015) that a Lexington printer is free to decline to print messages that conflict with his religious beliefs and that the government cannot force him to do otherwise. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission ruled last […]
[notice]By Elizabeth Kendal, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate. She is Adjunctnct Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology. She is Director of Advocacy for Christian Faith and Freedom based in Canberra, Australia. [/notice] On the night of 24 April 1915 the […]
Originally published in God Reports “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.” (Matthew 21:31, NLB) And so he angered the religious people of his time by associating with sinners, with liars, thieves and prostitutes, accepting […]