In a great victory for religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church to govern her own affairs, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday shut the door on lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange’s unfair discrimination claim against the Methodist Church of South Africa. The Court unanimously held that “it would not […]
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The high but worthy cost of keeping God in schools
Keeping God in schools is a costly cause but it is well worth the price says civil rights organisation Afriforum which to date has spent more than R2-million towards the legal costs of six South African schools that are opposing a court application to prevent them from maintaining their Christian […]
Praying bus driver says he made a promise to serve God after close shave with a bullet
41 year old Jerome Rose is determined to continue an uncompromising walk of obedience to the call of God. He was dismissed by the City of Cape Town as a MyCiti bus driver on November 13 after repeatedly leading passengers in prayer despite receiving a written warning on November 6. But he maintains […]
Churches probe: CRL Commission ‘willing to talk, but not willing to stop’
On Tuesday, November 17, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), along with leaders from various religions and faith communities, participated in a meeting convened by the Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission, a state institution established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution) […]
NG Kerk: Gays sal moet wag
Oorspronklik in Netwerk 24 gepubliseer Die NG Kerk hou by die besluit van sy algemene sinode om gay lidmate op elke vlak te verwelkom, maar die uitvoering daarvan is vir twee jaar uitgestel. Dit beteken gay proponente mag voorlopig nie in die amp van leraar georden word nie, tensy hulle selibaat […]
Calls for fervent prayer to break crippling drought
Jericho Walls Prayer Network and the South African agricultural industry association, Afri SA, have called on South Africans to come together to pray for an end to the crippling drought that is affecting large areas of the country. Jericho Walls has asked churches to make time during services on Sundays […]
Miraculous recovery of wife of international evangelist, Stephen Lungu
Prayer networks in Southern Africa and beyond were alerted last week that Rachel Lungu, wife of international African Enterprise (AE) evangelist Stephen Lungu, was in a critical state in a Malawi hopital after contracting malaria. Intercessors continued to lift prayers as reports followed that despite doctors’ best efforts Rachel’s condition […]
Expectations exceeded at first God’s Karoo Women Conference
God’s Karoo Women Conference co-founder, Sonja Spies, has been inundated with messages and phone calls following the success of the first women’s conference which took place last weekend, November 7 – 8. 1 300 women flocked to the Willowmore Showgrounds in the south of the Karoo, to meet with the Lord […]
Drop goal legend, Jannie de Beer’s example of obedient faith in action
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] The World Cup rugby is finished and New Zealand earned a well-deserved win. The impact of Carter’s drop goal in the Semi-Finals (All Blacks vs Boks) was significant. […]
Ghanaian healing evangelist leading massive crusade campaign in SA
Ghanaian-based international healing evangelist Bishop Dag Heward Mills will be back in South Africa next week to lead “Healing Jesus Campaign (HJC)” crusades in the country in partnership with local churches. The latest campaign in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape from November 18 to December […]