The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Department of Religion and Theology will host a one day conference themed “The Quest for Identity in Mainline Churches in South Africa” on Friday, May 24, 2013. The conference in Cape Town is the fourth in a series of 10 “think tanks” and […]
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DNA! ‘Do Not Abscond’ from opportunity to curb crime
[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] A time to act has arrived. The goal of this month’s article is simply to spur you […]
NMB churchmen seek meeting with Mayor over ‘catastrophic state of affairs’
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay today requested an urgent meeting with the Executive Mayor Ben Fihla following media reports of explosive tensions between the political leadership and administrative head of the metro. The churchmens’ request is made in a letter to Fihla, who was summoned yesterday by the African National […]
Israeli experts, church support effort to assist emerging farmers
Post-apartheid reforms gave land to the people – but without proper training, says aid worker Originally published in Jerusalem Post With the help of Israeli agricultural expertise and the support of the Roman Catholic Church, a South African NGO is aiming to professionally train rural residents who have become the […]
Iranian Christians face ‘systematic persecution and prosecution’
Iran’s human rights record questioned in run-up to June elections By Steve Dew-Jones — World Watch Monitor Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani greets his wife Fatemah after his release from prison in September 2012.Nadarkhani family for World Watch Monitor Iran’s treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent […]
Fisikus en kerkman sterf op 89
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Beeld Die bekende wetenskaplike en kerkman dr. Louw Alberts (89) is gister in Pretoria dood. Alberts was ’n fiskus en onder meer professor aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat en die destydse Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, visepresident van die Raad vir Atoomkrag, direkteur-generaal van mineraal- en energiesake, en […]
Another Gosnell? Photographic evidence reveals abortion atrocities in Texas
Originally published in Charisma News Just days after a Philadelphia jury found abortionist Kermit Gosnell guilty of the murder of three newborn children and the negligent death of a patient, evidence of similar atrocities has surfaced in Houston. The Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) President Marjorie Dannenfelser implores the […]
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill Christian leader in Nigeria
Shooting occurred within hour of State of Emergency declaration Originally published in Morning Star News JOS, Nigeria, May 15, 2013 (Morning Star News) – Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group yesterday killed the Rev. Faye Pama Musa, secretary of the Borno state chapter of […]
‘Pro-Palestinian ads misrepresent apartheid’
By Rev Dr Kenneth Meshoe — Originally published in the San Francisco Examiner On my recent trip to San Francisco, I was deeply disturbed to learn about the posters in The City accusing Israel of apartheid. As a black South African who lived under apartheid, this system was implemented in […]
Cloning human embryos becomes dangerous reality
Originally published in Charisma News Scientists in Oregon say that they have created cloned human embryos, and then destroyed the embryos to extract embryonic stem cells. The cloning technique is essentially the same one used to create Dolly the cloned sheep, with some modifications to make cloning work using human […]