South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A view that Islam does not pose a threat to Christianity because only a small fraction of Muslims are radical could cost the West dearly, writes the author of an analysis in InContextMinististries‘ A World in Motion, Issue 61.[/notice] The White House is now calling the assault on the American […]
Editorial Comment originally published in barnabasaid Violent protests against the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims have sparked renewed calls for an international law banning the defamation of religion, chiefly Islam. These have come from unsurprising quarters, such as Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
[notice]Peter-John Pearson, director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Committee, comments on the latest crime statistics released by the Government.[/notice] On 20th September, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa released the crime statistics for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012. Despite a certain cynicism about their value (and the often-quoted […]
[notice]Amidst a fresh outbreak of Islamic violence in the Middle East and beyond, that signals a disturbing shift in the political climate, missionaries and local Christians who serve Christ in the face of persecution, say the political response should be separated from the spiritual response. [/notice] Originally published in Charisma […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] “But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk […]
Originally published in Aina Two Christians living in the Islamic world under arrest and awaiting execution–the one charged with apostasy, the other with blasphemy–were just released. According to a September 8 report on CNN, “A Christian pastor sentenced to death in Iran for apostasy was reunited with his family Saturday […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice]I spend a lot of time working on a computer. When I make a mistake, I use the edit – undo function. This is a wonderful tool, you probably know it too. Control – Z and your errors disappear before your eyes. Sometimes, I […]
Studies support abstinence education Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi released the statistics — a total of 77 771 legal abortions were performed in South Africa in 2011, a 31 per cent increase since 2010! In 2010, the Health Department said, 59 447 abortions were carried out! Although the new statistics illustrate […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] A girlfriend and I are always lamenting the fact that we have not yet managed to secure ourselves job positions where we are paid to sit around all day at coffee shops chatting and thinking up ideas. We love sitting around at coffee […]
[notice]South Africa’s Chief Rabbi, Warren Goldstein has written an open letter to Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim in response to his call for South Africans to not visit Israel.[/notice] Dear Mr. Ebrahim, You are a minister of the South African government, appointed to advance the interests of the Republic […]