First Barry removed his shoe, then Luthando uncovered the bare facts, as the Kingfisher FM Good Morning Show presenters treated listeners to a well-deserved send-up of the e.tv show that has sparked protest actions by Christians opposed to airwaves porn. The e.tv Naked News programme, featuring women presenters who strip […]
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Uniting Reformed Church urges members to participate in elections
Members of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) have been urged to vote in the local Government elections next week despite any temptation to ignore the elections as a result of poor service delivery by political leaders. The call is made in a pastoral letter published yesterday by […]
Porn protest marches to e.tv studios in Cape Town, Joburg
Christians, led by several women’s groups, will march to the e.tv studios in Cape Town and Johannesburg on Saturday May 21 to hand over a memorandum urging the broadcaster to remove sexually explicit programmes, says Africa Christian Action (ACA) in a media statement released today. The march organisers urge Christians […]
It’s time for SA Christians to join a movement for good!
[notice]Call to transform SA with help of new forgood social networking technology[/notice] Heartlines and African Enterprise (AE) have joined forces to promote a groundbreaking social networking tool which AE national team leader Miles Gijjam says provides the church with an opportunity to take a lead in social tranformation in South […]
JASA admitted as friend of court in sexual age of consent action
The Pretoria High Court has ordered that the Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) be admitted as a friend of the court to assist the State in opposing an application to strike down sections 15 and 16 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of […]
Millions of Christians support e.tv switch-off campaign — Naidoo
Millions of Christians are joining an “e-tv mass switch off” campaign in protest over the channel’s screening of the show, Naked News, and other pornographic content, says Family Policy Institute director Errol Naidoo. Naidoo initiated the switch-off campaign on Thursday last week after e.tv dismissed calls by Christians for the […]
Sunday is Internet Evangelism Day!
Sunday May 15 is Internet Evangelism Day (IE Day) — a worldwide focus day for promoting the potential of the Internet and digital media for sharing the Gospel. With more than 2 billion Internet users and 4 billion mobile phone users around the world — of which more than half […]
Vote on Christian values – East London pastor
Put Christian values ahead of personal service delivery, when voting in the upcoming local government elections, says an East London pastor in a letter published in the Daily Dispatch newspaper. Pastor Stef Davi of the Stirling Worship Centre has nailed his colours to the mast by sticking a Biblical Issues […]
TOMS story inspires shoe givers
Inspired by the now famous TOMS Shoes story of sustainable charity, members of a Port Elizabeth church recently fitted new shoes to the feet of many preschoolers in Gqebera (Walmer Township). After viewing the TOMS story in church on April 3, members of St Nicholas Anglican Church joined hundreds of […]
Tsunami update: thousands starting again
By Danie MoutonStephan Smithdorff was sent by the Uitenhage-North Dutch Reformed Church to carry out mission work under the banner of Operation Mobilisation. Here is Stephen’s report on the latest relief work in Japan: “Dear friends, “I just returned on Tuesday from a very fulfilling trip to the earthquake-tsunami stricken […]