South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Premier Christian News In Pakistan, four and a half years of legal turmoil have ended for two Christian nurses, after both were acquitted of blasphemy charges. Mariam Lal and Newosh Arooj were accused by a senior doctor of “defiling” a sticker bearing verses from the Quran, at […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent As International Holocaust Memorial Day was marked in the UK this week, new evidence has emerged of antisemitism’s shocking depth. Much of it has been fanned into furious flames by lies and propaganda shared on unverified social media. But thank God for sections of the […]
The grandson of the Auschwitz commandant, who headed up the notorious concentration camp where more than a million Jews were murdered, is now a church pastor with a great love for the Jewish people. As we marked Tuesday’s annual Holocaust Memorial Day (on the very day of the camp’s liberation […]
Originally published in Worthy News Nations around the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with ceremonies and warnings against antisemitism and historical distortion, honouring the victims of the Nazi genocide as the number of living survivors continues to decline. The annual commemoration on January 27 marks the liberation of the […]
Bethel Church senior leaders apologised on Sunday for their “mistakes and failures” in the way they handled allegations that prominent prophetic minister Shawn Bolz had sexually harassed members of his staff and used social media to fabricate words of knowledge. In a letter to their congregation in Redding, California, USA, […]
The National Pentecostal Forum (NPF), an inter-denominational umbrella organisation representing over three million South African Pentecostals, has returned from a trip to Israel hosted by South African Friends of Israel (SAFI). The trip, which brought together leaders of various churches in the NPF, included a visit to the Garden Tomb, the […]
Originally published in All Israel News Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday that he is “profoundly sorry” for failing to prevent the antisemitic Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney last month. “You came to celebrate a festival of light and freedom and you left with the violence of hatred. […]
Originally published in All Israel News Voices in Arab media have been criticising the escalation in Houthi oppression of Yemen’s minorities, highlighting the organized persecution of Muslim-background believers. An article published in Aawsat on Wednesday announced: “After the deportation of the Jews and the Baha’is… the Houthis oppress the converts […]
Originally published in Charisma News As the death toll in Iran climbs into the thousands, the cries from the underground church are growing louder — and more desperate. Iranian pastor Ara Torosian, now based in the United States, says the situation in Iran has reached a breaking point as protesters […]
Originally published in My christian Daily An Armenian tycoon has been involved in installing the world’s tallest Jesus statue, which stands at 33 metres. The initiative, led by Armenian businessman and political figure Gagik Tsarukyan, saw crews start assembling the colossal 33m sculpture of Jesus Christ this week onto a […]