Originally published in Faith Family America Justin Bieber has opened about his struggle with depression. He took to Instagram to ask his friends and fans to pray for him View this post on Instagram My wife is awesome A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Nov 15, […]
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God speaks to prayer warriors about abortion and election
Abortion is very high on God’s agenda for the coming election, says Bloemfontein businessman and prayer ministry leader, Andre Venter. Explaining the background to a pre-election prophetic word he sent to Gateway News this week, he said the Holy Spirit released the message to Team House of Bread Prayer Warriors […]
Spirit-filled weekend at Jeffreys Bay Mighty Men Conference
On Friday morning the rain poured down in solid sheets on the farm Mooi Uitsig, Jeffreys Bay, as we prepared for the opening of the Mighty Men Conference that evening. The roads were a sea of mud as heavy earthmoving graders and trucks struggled to repair them just hours before […]
‘New CRL Commission needed to rebuild trust between state, religious communities’
The South African government must wisely choose new commissioners for the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights (CRL) in order to regain the trust of religious communities, says religious freedom scholar Professor Christof Sauer. “The actions and attitudes of the Commission in the past five years […]
DRC judgment doesn’t force all churches to marry gays, but sets dangerous precedent
Last Friday a full bench of the Pretoria High Court ruled that a 2016 decision by the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod to reverse its 2015 decision to remove the celibacy requirement for homosexual ministers and to solemnise same-sex civil unions, was both procedurally and constitutionally unlawful. While technically nothing […]
Court ruling on same-sex relationships ‘unsound’, ‘unconstitutional’
A ruling by the Gauteng High Court, ordering the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) to allow clergy in same-sex relationships to serve as ministers, seriously overstepped the court’s authority, which is an infringement of the Constitution, says Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network. He told Jacaranda FM that the judgment in Pretoria […]
Court’s same-sex ruling “a big moment for us”, says Dutch Reformed Church
Translated from a report in e-kerkbode Judgment is expected tomorrow (Friday March 8) at the High Court in Pretoria in a court case over a Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod decision on homosexual relationships. BREAKING NEWS High Court scraps Dutch Reformed Church decision against same-sex marriages Read more at https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/high-court-scraps-dutch-reformed-church-decision-against-same-sex-marriages-20190308 […]
Jewish couple gives R71.5m to help Christian mission in Africa
Originally published in Israel Today Mark Gerson, a Jewish businessman from New York, is helping Christian medical missionaries care for some of Africa’s poorest. In an interview with CBN, Gerson described it as “an honour and a privilege” to work with these Christian missionaries, calling them “sacred people.” He went […]
Proposal to outlaw physical discipline at home scrapped
In a major turnaround, a proposal which would have criminalised parents spanking children has been removed from the latest draft of the Children’s Amendment Bill which will be submitted to Parliament for consideration. Unlike previous versions of the Bill, the latest draft makes no mention of “chastisement” or “discipline”, which […]
People-centered approach needed to secure land, summit agrees
Land and land ownership, more often than not is a sensitive and divisive subject to discuss in any forum. But this was not the case at the Christ-centered National Land Summit hosted on February 28 and March 1 by the agriculture and mining think-tank of the New Nation Movement (NNM) […]