Originally published in UG Christian News A section of Ugandan legislators on Wednesday took a firm stand against a request to grant Hon John Baptist Nambeshe (NRM, Manjiya County, Bududa) leave to introduce a bill aimed at regulating religious and faith organisations in Uganda. Hon Nambeshe said the bill, entitled […]
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Terror attack leaves “trail of pain and untold suffering” — Anglican Church of Kenya
Originally published in ACNS This week’s terror attack in Nairobi has “left behind a trail of pain and untold suffering among innocent and hardworking citizens”, the Anglican Church of Kenya said in a statement. At least 21 people are known to have been killed after militants from al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based […]
Share Christ at your workplace, says Ugandan first lady
Originally published in UG Christian News Ugandan first lady Janet Kataaha Museveni has urged Christians to use their workplaces as a pulpit for sharing the gospel of Christ, adding that fulfilling the great commission is a God-given role to every believer. Mrs Museveni, who doubles as the Minister of Education […]
Uganda’s new policy requires all pastors to obtain theological training
Originally published in UG Christian News The Ugandan government is set to implement a new policy that will require all preachers in the country to have theological training before opening up a church. According to the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Fr Simon Lokodo who says some Church leaders are […]
Nigerian pastors tell president army complicit in attacks on Christians
Originally published in Morning Star News Christian leaders meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria this month delivered a sharp rebuke, saying the military is complicit in attacks on Christians. With the governor of Plateau state in attendance, the Rev. Dacholom Datiri, president of the Church of Christ in […]
Muslims in Kenya give Christian family one day to return to Islam
Originally published in UG Christian News Muslims in southeast Kenya have given a family that put their faith in Christ this month one day to return to Islam or be killed, UG Christian News has learnt. Muslim leaders at the Sera mosque announced the family’s punishment for leaving Islam during […]
Zimbabwean Christians snub peace festival led by Korean cult leader
A “Peace and Family Festival” at the National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday, led by Korean cult leader Dr Hak Ja Han Moon, failed to attract anticipated huge crowds after Zimbabwean church leaders urged members to stay away. Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa who had been scheduled to open the highly-publicised event […]
Government warning: parents, if your children are happy, forgiving, they may be Christians
Originally published in God Reports In Algeria, about 95 percent of the population follows Islam and less than two percent are Christians. The government bans conversion from Islam to Christianity, regulates non-Muslim worship, and enforces blasphemy laws, which can be used as a cudgel against followers of Jesus. “Church growth […]
Nigeria ‘aiding’ Boko Haram by freeing hundreds of jihadis who’ve repented, activist warns
Originally published in The Christian Post The Nigerian government is “aiding and abetting” the deadly Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram by releasing captured militants who have “repented,” a Christian activist has said. As the Borno state-based Boko Haram has made a name for itself as one of the world’s deadliest […]
Trump sends team to Nigeria amid massacre of hundreds of Christians by Islamic radicals
Originally published in The Christian Post The US State Department is headed to Nigeria this week amid the massacre of hundreds of Christians at the hands of various Islamic radical factions. Killings had spiked in October. The State Department says on it website that the visit will be part of […]