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‘New CRL Commission needed to rebuild trust between state, religious communities’

The South African government must wisely choose new commissioners for the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights (CRL) in order to regain the trust of religious communities, says religious freedom scholar Professor Christof Sauer. “The actions and attitudes of the Commission in the past five years […]

DRC judgment doesn’t force all churches to marry gays, but sets dangerous precedent

Last Friday a full bench of the Pretoria High Court ruled that a 2016 decision by the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod to reverse its 2015 decision to remove the celibacy requirement for homosexual ministers and to solemnise same-sex civil unions, was both procedurally and constitutionally unlawful. While technically nothing […]

Company of Prophets meeting in Cape Town

The annual Cape Town Company of Prophets conference is taking place at Bay City Church, Muizenberg on Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16. The conference theme is Restoring The Glory and the speakers are Paul Bevan, Anita Giovannoni, Sheldon Kidwell and Tony Cooksey. Entry to the Friday session from […]

Court’s same-sex ruling “a big moment for us”, says Dutch Reformed Church

Translated from a report in e-kerkbode Judgment is expected tomorrow (Friday March 8) at the High Court in Pretoria in a court case over a Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod decision on homosexual relationships. BREAKING NEWS High Court scraps Dutch Reformed Church decision against same-sex marriages Read more at https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/high-court-scraps-dutch-reformed-church-decision-against-same-sex-marriages-20190308 […]

‘The Spirit-led vote from the Church will cleanse the nation from bloodguilt’

Clementia Pae reports and comments on a prophetic word released by Vuyokazi Matu at the Marketplace Calling International Conference in Johannesburg on February 20 It was during the session, Technology, Digital Innovation and Media, when our moderator asked the first question; I couldn’t answer it, without releasing what the Lord heavily […]