Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba says he is praying for justice, healing and forgiveness after the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murder, not manslaughter, in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, reports Premier Christian Radio. Reacting to yesterday’s unanimous ruling by […]
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Thousands of lives touched as Healing Jesus Campaign rumbles through SA
The Healing Jesus Campaign (HJC) with its trucks, buses, stage and equipment and teams from distant Ghana rumbled into Port Elizabeth this week to a warm welcome from the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and local churches — and many people gave their hearts to Jesus Christ and many received […]
Why we cannot regulate religion — Part 1
By Andrew Selley (Founder of FOR SA & Leading Apostle in Four12 global partnership of churches) & Advocate Nadene Badenhorst (Legal Counsel, FOR SA) In Gateway News two weeks ago, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) reported on the CRL Rights Commission’s current investigation into the “commercialisation” of religion and […]
Desperate people turned away as Government sits on special needs housing policy
Desperate people turned away for lack of space. Many quad and paraplegics can’t be cared for well enough at home.Why is Government sitting on the National Special Needs Housing Programme? “It feels inhumane to have to turn them away due to the lack of space!” This is the response of a house […]
PE church and company join hands in community upliftment
A Port Elizabeth company and a Northern Areas church have formed a partnership which aims to make a difference in the lives of ordinary people in Nelson Mandela Bay through running community projects together with local structures such as educational institutions. Registered as BTD-DMSA Legacy Foundation NPC, the formal partnership between Bay […]
Constitutional Court shuts the door on Ecclesia De Lange
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 […]
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 […]

