Opinion

Hidden agenda behind campaign to ban US hate preacher

By ChristianView Network Mid-day today, 13 September 2016, the Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba announced the banning of American Hate Preacher Steve Anderson from entering South Africa. South African Christian groups strongly opposed to homosexuality, including the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa, the Baptist Union of South Africa (Anderson […]

New national resource line offers hope in fight against human trafficking

[notice]A new fortnightly column by a team of real people dedicating their lives to the fight against human trafficking, exploitation and social injustice. This week’s writer is Nicolette Kapp of the A21 Campaign[/notice] As the sun rises over the suburbs of South Africa, civil society will wake up with a new […]

Songs God wants to hear: spiritual songs – the widest range of genres

[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] God wants to hear psalms … and … hymns … and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16). We know what psalms and hymns are, and […]

The incurable romantic

God’s love for his bride should be reflected in our marriages Aided and abetted by the growing aggression of the gay movement both in the West generally and in Israel – cradle of Judeo-Christian civilisation – traditional marriage is facing unprecedented opposition. South African evangelist and friend of Israel Angus […]

Golden future for Jesus followers

[notice]South African-born Christian journalist Charles Gardner, who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom since the late 1970s, reflects on the Olympic Games in the wake of Britain’s best-ever Olympic performance.[/notice] As the Olympic Games shows increasing signs of returning to its pagan roots, the humility amid personal brilliance […]

Blasphemy laws focus of US State Department’s religious freedom report

A brief overview of the US State Department’s 2015 International Religious Freedom Report Originally published in World Watch Monitor The following are a selection of news stories covered over the past three months that highlight the extent of the suppression of religious freedom: Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’ Chinese […]