South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
African Christian Democratic Party president, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, today criticised recent remarks by Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the launch of the United Nations’ “Free and Equal” campaign to promote fair treatment of LGBT persons. At the event Tutu reportedly said: “I would not worship a God who is homophobic.” The […]
Originally published in Christian Today Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he would rather go to hell than worship a God who was homophobic. The South African Nobel peace laureate made the outspoken comments at the launch of a global United Nations campaign against homophobia. The Free and Equal campaign will […]
MARK BURNETT Four-time Emmy Award Winner; Executive Producer, Survivor, The Voice and The Bible Session 4: Unscripted Leadership Named one of The World’s Most Influential People, Time Magazine Producer of a renewed series on each of the four major U.S. television networks, with over 1,200 hours of programming that regularly […]
The South African Cabinet has ignored the advice of numerous stakeholders and NGOs and approved a new, controversial National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) that promotes the flawed philosophy of ‘harm reduction’, says Doctors For Life (DFL), in a media release. DFL says the approval of the plan on June 26, […]
South African Christians who would like to know more about how modern science relates to faith in God are invited to attend the annual Faith and Reason Conference (FRC) in Pretoria on Saturday, August 17. The theme of Christianity and Science was chosen for the 7th annual FRC following the […]
[notice]PETER TARANTAL of OM South Africa attended the biannual WENSA (World Evangelisation Network of South Africa) National Consultation at the Good News, Convention Centre, Muldersdrift, from July 16 to July 18. This is his report on the event. [/notice] About 120 leaders of church and mission in and from South […]
The second Anti Human Trafficking Conference in Port Elizabeth on August 31 will ‘raise the bar’ in equipping the Body of Christ to work together against the evil of human trafficking, said co-convenor Major Margaret Stafford. Speakers at the conference at Fountain Vineyard Church are Professor Beatri Kruger (above), of […]
DR. BRENÉ BROWN Research Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work Groundbreaking researcher into the topics of shame, worthiness and courage Exploring the interplay between vulnerability and empathy, she encourages people to experience “whole-hearted” living from a place of authenticity A compelling storyteller, her TED talks, The Power […]
Christians differ on Madiba legacy Nelson Mandela spent his 95th birthday today in a Pretoria hospital, where the surprise latest news is that his health is improving remarkably well and he has smiled and nodded at birthday visitors. The streets outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where the former President […]
Unashamedly Ethical responds to controversy Christian business leader and founder and chairman of Unashamedly Ethical, Graham Power has responded to media reports questioning his integrity and suggesting that his Christian faith and activities are inconsistent with his role in the construction industry. “I wish to set the record straight,” says […]