Originally published in Christian Post A rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes and put on eight months house arrest in the Maldives, sparking international outrage. The 15 year old rape victim was sentenced to the brutal punishment by an Islamic court for having premarital sex, after admitting to […]
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Sick Gaza, West Bank children rescued by Jewish hospital, Christian church
By Dayna Lovelady — Originally published in Christian Post A Christian church and a Jewish hospital in Israel have united to help provide medical care to severely ill, undiagnosed babies and children from war-torn Gaza and the West Bank. Assaf Harofeh Medical Center near Tel Aviv and Living Bread International […]
Sex, power scandals to loom over Vatican pre-vote talks
By Tom Heneghan – Originally published in Charisma News The sex and power scandals haunting the Catholic Church look set to play a big role in meetings before next month’s papal election after two senior cardinals called on Tuesday for more internal debate about them. A leading support group for […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram denies ceasefire
Originally published in Mission Network News Boko Haram, the Islamist group responsible for numerous deadly attacks on Christians and churches in northern Nigeria, has finally clarified the question of a ceasefire: according to them, there isn’t one. The BBC reported that Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital (and stronghold […]
Budget: treading water rather than making real progress — CPLO
[notice]Mike Pothier, research coordinator of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaision Office (CPLO) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, responds to today’s budget speech.[/notice] ‘Conservative’, ‘prudent’, ‘no surprises’, ‘solid’, ‘not rocking the boat’ – these were the most common descriptions of the 2013/14 budget; just as they have been for the […]
Legalising dagga will worsen SA drug problem — ACDP
Legalising illegal drugs would exacerbate South Afica’s drug problem, said African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Member of Parliament and Health spokesperson, Cheryllyn Dudley in the National Assembly today. Calling on the Government to promote awareness of harmful effects of dagga she said: “In response to recent polls and suggestions that […]
Naidoo calls on ‘real men’ to march against rape
Family Values activist Errol Naidoo has called for 10 000 men to join a ‘Real Men March’ against rape and violence in Cape Town on Saturday, March 16. The march will start at 10h00 from Kaizergacht Street, opposite the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and will end at Parliament where […]
Visions, healing at PE school prayer walk
[notice]Paul Clough, a JOT teacher and coordinator of the Port Elizabeth school prayer movement, reports on a memorable prayer walk at Verkenner Primary School.[/notice] Visions, a healing, and heartfelt prayer and worship were all part of the first Port Elizabeth school prayer walk of the year at Verkenner Primary School, […]
Kenyan presidential candidates say NO to abortion
Originally published in Christian Telegraph In a February 19 live presidential debate, dubbed The Christian Edge and organized jointly by the country’s mainstream Church leaders, Christian media, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and the Daystar University, five of the eight lined up presidential hopefuls, tackled various issues, chief among them was […]
Debut Gospel album recorded after God ‘changed plan’
Pretoria singer-songwriter Graham Abrahams was all set to record a mainstream album but it seems God had another plan. A reborn Christian who grew up in a Jewish home, Abrahams’ music career took off after his wife, Sally, entered three of his songs into an American song writing competition. To […]