South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has asked the Constitutional Court for more time (an extension from April 5 to August 5, 2015) to consider proposed amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill to allow for sufficient public participation. During four days of public hearings […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] I would honestly say that I never knew God growing up. Yes, I went to church every Sunday and grew up in a family that respected the things of God. My mother made sure that I was confirmed in the Anglican Church […]
By Robert Wayne — Originally published in Crosswalk.com Imagine the miles Saint Paul could have shaved off his sandals if he had owned a mobile device with built-in Wi-Fi. Nearly 2 000 years after Jesus commanded followers to go into all the world and make disciples, an increasing number of […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Speaking in a discussion on Islam at the National Religious Broadcasters’ International Christian Media Convention on Tuesday, New York Times bestselling author and Middle East expert Joel Rosenberg explained that the biggest threat facing the Western world is not the rise of radical Islam, […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] These past few weeks in South Africa we have heard and heard over again the word “honourable” while watching the State of the nation address (SONA) and while watching the debate the parliamentarians had on what happened at the SONA. That word […]
The recent proposal by the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) to remove Good Friday and Christmas as public holidays on the SA calendar, has triggered criticism around the country. Is the proposal as innocuous as it presents, or is there a greater agenda at work? According to the SALRC, […]
[notice]MARK DURIE offers a Christian perspective on the execution of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya and the “IS Meggage Signed in Blood” — Originally published in INcontext Ministries’ “A World In Motion”, Issue 118, February 26, 2015 [/notice] Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a United Nations resolution allowing […]
Constitution guarantees the right not to be unfairly discriminated against on the ground of one’s sexual orientation A recent news article in the Citizen reported that a soon-to-be-wed gay couple was turned away at a wedding venue because of the religious beliefs of the owner who is a Christian. (http://citizen.co.za/319347/gay-couple-turned-away-wedding-venue/). […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] We all wish that when we entered marriage there was a rule book that we all understood. A book that covers all the rules of marriage telling us how exactly one should behave in different situations in which we find ourselves. As […]
Time for Christians to steady the ship again Twenty-five years ago today (February 11, 2015), Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape after 27 years of imprisonment. South Africa and the world watched as he took his first steps of freedom and towards building […]