South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The quote “Be the change you wish to see in the world” is often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, a lawyer from India, who famously employed non-violent or “passive” resistance to lead the successful campaign for freedom from British rule in his own country and, in so doing, inspired movements for […]
By Mindy Belz — Originally published in World Magazine Welcome, this is my summer resort now,” says Joy Mallouh, spreading his arms wide as I enter his office. The second-floor room with tall windows on two sides is bright with August sun, and airy because all the windows are blown […]
By Steve Swart — Originally published in Cape Argus Since parliament’s adoption of the Civil Union Amendment Bill in July, newspapers have published opinions by legal professors, legal advocacy groups and religious organisations on its constitutionality. I have been an MP for the past 21 years and was a member […]
Under the “Newspeak Double Think” deceptive headline: “Abortion is Health Care – this Makes it a Human Right,” an article published in the Daily Maverick on August 14, authored by Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng (who is described as a United Nations Commission on Human Rights special rapporteur for physical and mental […]
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal Despite being resource-rich and having the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria has more people living in poverty than any other country on earth. To Nigeria’s shame, more than 102 million Nigerians live in poverty, which is more than twice the number in India […]
One of the (very important) functions of courts of law, is to keep the executive branch of Government in check. That is how the balance of power works in a democracy – the legislature makes the law, the executive branches implement or give effect to that law, and the courts […]
The home pages of church websites sometimes have a photograph intended to draw the attention of browsers looking for a church to visit or join. I noticed one that got me thinking: “What picture best describes your church?” It was a picture taken from the fifth row of seated people, […]
There have been times that Jewish individuals have said to me that they would prefer to be like any other nation and not to be singled out as a special or chosen nation… My reply has always been that they are not…and simply cannot, be like any other nation. God […]
Since the beginning of time there has been contention between darkness and light and good and evil: each fighting for prominence in the human reality. I doubt that God prohibited the first humans from eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil merely because He did not […]
If we look at the Word of God in the Book of Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV), the Bible says: Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. It is very concerning for me to hear of so many marriages that are not working out […]