South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Gospel Herald The highly-anticipated Museum of the Bible opened on Friday November 17 in Washington, DC and promises to be accessible and engaging for all people, regardless of their religious beliefs. Backed by Hobby Lobby CEO Steve Green, the $500-million (R7-billion) museum is located steps away […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute A woman decided against going through with an abortion because of the gentle presence of pro-lifers outside a Marie Stopes facility, British MPs have heard. The woman, known only as Kate, said her young daughter is an “amazing, perfect little girl” who would not […]
Originally published by Christian Headlines China’s government is not only cracking down on its own Christian citizens, it is also targeting South Koreans who are in the country and who allegedly helped persecuted North Koreans that escaped Kim Jong-un’s oppressive regime. According to The Christian Post, the Chinese provinces of […]
Originally published in Christian Today One of four British missionaries kidnapped in Nigeria three weeks ago has been killed, according to the British Foreign Office, but the other three have been released. Ian Squire was killed following the kidnap on October 14. However, David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The pastor of Sutherland Springs’ First Baptist Church in Texas and his wife have spoken publicly following the mass shooting that left 26 people dead, including their 14-year-old daughter, saying only God has the answers for such a tragedy. “We’ve had a long night […]
Originally published in Times of Israel British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday said she would “absolutely not” apologise for the 1917 Balfour Declaration which paved the way for the establishment of the “most extraordinary” State of Israel, while noting that the document’s vision of Jewish-Arab coexistence remained “unfinished business.” […]
Originally published in CBN News Changing spiritual beliefs, a surprising number of young American Jews – more than one in five – said they believe Jesus is the Son of God. A Barna Group survey of Jewish millennials (born between 1984 and 1999) recently released found that 21 percent believe […]
Originally published in Haaretz Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi met on Wednesday with a group of leading evangelical Christian activists from the United States at his office in Cairo, where they discussed the fight against ISIS, the prospects for peace between Israel and the Arab world and the situation of […]
Originally published by Christian Concern A Christian student who was expelled from university after posting on Facebook in support of Biblical teaching on marriage and sexual ethics last week lost his case in a judicial review of the university’s decision. Felix Ngole was studying for an MA in Social Work […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Last week Nepal enacted a law to curb evangelism by criminalising religious conversion, joining neighbouring countries like India and Pakistan, where the region’s small-but-growing Christian minority faces government threats to their faith. The “Nepali government has taken a regressive step as this law severely restricts […]