South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
While flipping through the television channels on Monday night (April 30), I inadvertently came across a series of adverts on E-tv providing porn SMS services to anyone with a cell-phone. Although it was flighted after 22h00, the fact that the next day was a public holiday and thousands of children were probably […]
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Originally published by Barnabas Aid Around 300 Christians have been killed in one diocese alone, and 27 people died in attacks on three church services as anti-Christian violence in Nigeria continues unabated. The Rt Rev Timothy Yahaya, Bishop of Jalingo, Taraba State, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, told Barnabas Fund that […]
By Simba Tian — Compass Direct News NAIROBI, Kenya — A grenade explosion on Sunday killed a 27-year-old university student at a church in Nairobi and injured 16 people, sources said. Kelvin Walumba was killed after a man pretending to be a worshipper at God’s House of Miracles International Church […]
[notice]Christians in Syria are under attack by Islamists and many have fled as the complex and bloody conflict between rebels and the Assad regime continues. In this special report by the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA-RLC) , researcher Fernando Perez sheds some light on the difficulties faced by […]
[notice]An article by writer and political activist Dale McKinley, proposing that cannabis (dagga) offers health benefits and should be legalised has been published in some South African newspapers recently. Dr Albu van Eeden, CEO of Doctors For Life International, a Christian-based organisation, has responded to McKinley’s proposals, with a press […]
By Gateway News UK Correspondent With the recent concerted efforts of several mobile phone companies, prominent banks, and even the Canadian Royal Mint, towards the introduction of cashless transactions through mobile phones, there are growing concerns among some Christian groups that the prophecy of the mark of the beast is […]
Originally published by Barnabas Aid A church and Bible school in Sudan have been torched by an Islamist mob as the country moves closer to an all-out war with the mainly Christian South Sudan. The compound, in the Al-Jiraif district of Khartoum, was set ablaze on Saturday night (21 April). […]
By Sarah Page — Compass Direct News DUBLIN – China’s government is engaged in a three-phase campaign to eradicate Protestant house churches, according to a statement released Friday (April 20) by the China Aid Association (CAA). The government’s strategy was clearly outlined in a document released last September during a […]
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News JOS, Nigeria – One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing centre in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer. At about 10:15 pm at the […]