South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Worthy News Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Iranian attorney has been convicted of defending the rights of religious prisoners in the Islamic state and may soon begin serving a lengthy sentence. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah was sentenced to nine years in prison and banned from practicing law for another 10. […]
Public comment (or lack of it) on sex, violence, blasphemy and other content in films, magazines and video games plays an important role in setting the standards that the Film and Publication Board (FPB) uses to classify these media. This emerges from comments by Yoliswa Makhasi, CEO of the FPB […]
Riaan Marais (Die Burger Oos-Kaap – 2 Mei 2012): Port Elizabeth — Bendelede van die Baai se noordelike gebiede het gister hande gevat in gebed met die hoop om vrede na hul gemeenskap te bring. “Niemand is gedwing om vandag hier te wees nie. Dié groepe het bymekaar gekom, want […]
[notice]A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] My husband and I decided to give up watching television or movies or entertainment of any kind for seven weeks. I suppose if we were living 100 years ago, this would be no big deal. We, however, are conditioned to resort to packaged entertainment […]
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 […]
How can Gateway News reach every Christian in South Africa with local, national and international Christian news and news from a Christian perspective? — With God’s help and with the participation of His people in South Africa!!! We believe that our brand new 60 seconds promotional video clip that was […]
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 […]