South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Sima Samar and Dyan Mazurana — Originally published in RNS Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people’s freedoms and human rights, especially those of women and girls. But a newly passed “vice and virtue” law goes further. It is among the […]
By Jessica Lea — Originally published in ChurchLeaders Pastors and church leaders who are fearful about artificial intelligence (AI) have good reason to be. But they should not let their valid concerns prevent them from missing the opportunity the Church has to shape the cultural conversation on AI. Such was the […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily US author, media personality and Messianic Jewish apologist Dr Michael Brown reflects on the mysterious exploding pager attack on Hezbollah members in Lebanon on Tuesday. Since he published this article, Hezbollah members in Lebanon were hit by a second wave of attacks involving exploding […]
By Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė — Originally published in Zenit In April 2023, media all around the world carried the news that a Kenyan religious movement they called a “cult”, led by a local pastor called Paul Mackenzie, was responsible for the death of hundreds of followers, who had starved […]
A monthly column in which Julita Kok shares on living adventurously with God I like to write about current journeys and experiences when I write to the Gateway readers. I have thousands of stories to tell on the goodness of God and the list keeps growing. More and more encounters on my […]
By Jeff King — Originally published in The Christian Post In the latest episode of “Elon Musk vs The World,” our favorite rogue tech mogul has decided to take on the advertising behemoths. Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), has filed a lawsuit against several major advertisers and the […]
By Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute The May 29 General Elections signalled a fundamental shift in South Africa’s political landscape. The ANC lost its 30-year majority in Parliament and coalition government became a reality. The official opposition also changed hands when the DA joined the Government of National Unity (GNU). However, the country’s […]
By Craig Bailie — Originally published by Democracy in Africa Is there a biblical case for democracy? Do churches prepare their congregations effectively to engage in everyday politics? And if not, should they? These questions are as important today as they have ever been. In Zimbabwe, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa […]
Religious institutions in South Africa still enjoy a high degree of religious autonomy. But in a disturbing trend, various democracies in Africa are currently facing pressure to impose state regulation of religion and some states have already done so. Several years ago, after some widely-reported cases of pastors abusing their […]
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY Q: My husband and I are expecting our first child (a boy). We want to raise him to be kind and respectful, but as we watch other parents we’re beginning to realise that it might be easier said than done. Do you have any suggestions? Graeme: […]