When the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs adopted a motion of desirability for the Civil Union Amendment Bill yesterday, it placed itself on a collision course with the Constitutional Court, says Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) in a statement released today. The Bill aims to compel state marriage officers […]
South Africa
Goodbye ‘rock fame’, hello adventures with God
Jean du Rand was making a name for himself in Afrikaans rock music while still in his teens but God had other plans for him and now, at the age of 26, he is about to release some Afrikaans worship songs “with a difference”. I chatted with Jean during a […]
‘It’s Time’ taking off on Pretoria airfield
It’s time for another “It’s Time” prayer gathering and this time it will be held on an airfield on the outskirts of Pretoria. “I am so excited about this!” Angus Buchan, known by South Africans as Uncle Angus, said during a press conference in Pretoria about the mass prayer meeting […]
Judgment reserved on issue of “gay marriage” in church
By Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) On Tuesday August 21 the long-awaited case of Gaum vs Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa (“the DRC”) was finally heard by a full bench (Judges Raulinga, Potterill and Molefe) of the Pretoria High Court. The judges heard a full day of […]
Call to intercessors to ‘release arrows of light and blood into enemy strongholds’
The Lord has exposed dark plans of the enemy to cause civil war in South Africa — and is calling on intercessors to expose and destroy this evil by “releasing arrows of light and blood into the enemy’s strongholds”, says Fathers Heart International Ministries in an urgent message to believers […]
Process for participation in controversial Children’s Amendment Bill “falls woefully short”
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has written to the Minister of Social Development to complain of the insufficient time and lack of information given by the Department to enable the public to participate and give input on the provisions in the Children’s Third Amendment Draft Bill (“the Bill”). […]
WATCH: It’s Time — It’s in Pretoria on October 27!
“It’s going to be in Tshwane / Pretoria. It’s going to be on the 27th of October. And it’s going to be a Watch And Pray meeting,” said a pumped-up Angus Buchan in a special video announcement early this evening. Answering the questions that have been on many people’s minds […]
Church autonomy defended in important Gaum vs Dutch Reformed Church case
The Alliance Defending the Autonomy of Churches in South Africa (Adacsa) has been admitted as a “friend of the Court” (amicus curiae) in the Gaum vs Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) case which poses a threat to the autonomy of the Church and broader religious community in South Africa. This […]
Anticipation builds as Kwela’s “Dorp van die Jaar” prepares to host next Mighty Men Conference.
Jeffreys Bay, Kwela’s “Dorp van die Jaar 2018″, is bracing once again for the biggest Christian gathering the Kouga region has ever seen: the Mighty Men Conference Eastern Cape. The previous conference, held in March 2018 near Humansdorp, was met with much praise from thousands of attendees. The next conference […]
Porn bill problems highlighted: call for parliamentary inquiry
Groups concerned about proposals to legalise more pornography have made urgent requests for more time for public comment on the Film and Publications Amendments Bill, and for a parliamentary inquiry into the effects of pornography, before the bill enters the next stage of parliamentary deliberations. The Department of Communications has not […]