South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute The May 29 General Elections signalled a fundamental shift in South Africa’s political landscape. The ANC lost its 30-year majority in Parliament and coalition government became a reality. The official opposition also changed hands when the DA joined the Government of National Unity (GNU). However, the country’s […]
Orginally published by The Christian Institute British pro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has received R302 000 (£13 000) and an apology from the police after being wrongfully arrested for silently praying outside an abortion clinic. The director of March for Life UK has been arrested twice by West Midlands Police for […]
Religious institutions in South Africa still enjoy a high degree of religious autonomy. But in a disturbing trend, various democracies in Africa are currently facing pressure to impose state regulation of religion and some states have already done so. Several years ago, after some widely-reported cases of pastors abusing their […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Muslims burned down a church building in the early hours of Saturday Auguust 10 in central Nigeria’s Niger state, sources said. The razing of the building of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) congregation in Kontagora town at about 3am was the second […]
In this week’s Transforming A Nation podcast Janet Brann-Hollis discusses Kingdom Culture, addressing the question: “Did Jesus live out a culture that was ‘counter culture’ to His era! Each week we publish the latest episode of the podcast which can be viewed at the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hLMkCPnQ9TfBC-mbDNiUw
Originally published in Christian Today Donald Trump has told tech billionaire Elon Musk that his close brush with death has made him even more of a believer than before. The Republican presidential hopeful survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, when a lone shooter’s bullet […]
At least 50 Christians were murdered in Nigeria’s Benue state last week during an attack on their villages by Fulani jihadist herdsmen and a criminal gang, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. On Thursday August 8, Fulani terrorists and affiliated bandits raided the predominantly Christian village of Ayati village in Ukum […]
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Q: My husband and I are expecting our first child (a boy). We want to raise him to be kind and respectful, but as we watch other parents we’re beginning to realise that it might be easier said than done. Do you have any suggestions? Graeme: […]
Christian nation-building movement Time2Rise (T2R) urges Jesus followers throughout South Africa to attend a revival meeting it is hosting at the farm, Camp Unity, 40km south of Bloemfontein, from September 27 to 29. It will be the first T2R national gathering since October last year when believers from around SA […]
Originally published in CBN Amid talk of a broader war in the Middle East, there is also news that a Jesus revolution may be underway. An unprecedented number of Muslims are choosing to follow Christ, especially in Iran as people search for a better life, says Todd Nettleton of The […]