Opinion

‘The president is right about self-regulation: what the CRL proposes is its antithesis’ — Pastor Bert Pretorius

President Ramaphosa has embraced the language of self-regulation for the Church. But a council established by an Act of Parliament to determine where your faith begins and ends is not self- regulation. It is state control by another name. In the article below Pastor Bert Pretorius president of the South […]

The faith of Dolly Parton

Originally published in God Reports Dolly Parton, the beloved country music legend whose sparkling personality, songwriting genius, and generous spirit touched millions, passed into the presence of the Lord on August 25, in Nashville. She was 80. She had a brief battle with cancer, according to a representative. While the […]

The world finally noticed Nigeria’s persecuted Christians. Why hasn’t anything changed?

In this opinion piece, originally published in The Christian Post, Brad Brandon founder and CEO of Across Nigeria asks why increased awareness of the dire situation of Christians in Nigeria has not led to increased accountability. Brandon writes from the perspective of a missionary who spends much time in high-persecution areas of […]

The shallow state — Mike Pothier

By Mike Pothier — programme manager Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Parliamentary Liason Office 1. Introduction “The performance of power without the substance of vision… The grandeur of office without the humility of service… The spectacle of the state without the quiet, determined work of development.”1 The notion of the […]

What is really going on with Trump’s Iran peace deal? A perplexed Israeli lists ‘the good, the bad and the unknown’ of the MOU

President Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran has come under fire in Israel and in the US, even among some of the president’s allies. Has Trump abandoned the opressed people of Iran and Israel to protect global economic and US interests? Or does he still have a hidden card to […]

Honest conversations needed to address ‘real crisis’ behind hostility towards foreigners — SACCOFF

Xenophobia and lawlessness are unacceptable but community frustrations cannot be dismissed, says SACOFF in statement released this week on the crisis around illegal immigration The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals & Federations (SACOFF) has noted with deep concern the growing tensions surrounding migration, undocumented persons, community protests, and incidents […]

It’s genocide, not banditry, say Christians in Nigeria as killings, abductions continue

Originally published in My Christian Daily Why do some politicians and media refuse to recognise what many Nigerian Christians and their supporters regard as an obvious genocide? On May 16 gunmen stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting 39 students and seven teachers in a coordinated attack. […]