South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A top army officer was converted after being struck by the reality of the risen Christ during a visit to Jerusalem over Easter. It changed him forever, and his Christian faith is now the driving force of his life. In an interview with New Life Publishing1, Major-General Tim Cross (now […]
Originally published in Christian Concern A Christian student has won the right to challenge his expulsion from University over his views on marriage and sexuality. Felix Ngole was expelled from a social work course at the University of Sheffield after he expressed the Christian view of marriage and sexuality on […]
Originally published in CBN News British Prime Minister Theresa May is praising the role of Christianity and defending the right of people to speak about their faith, even as British Christians are facing growing government oppression around the practice of their beliefs. In her Easter message to the nation, May […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute The words of Jesus will be seen by millions of people this Easter, thanks to a new evangelistic campaign. The ‘Quote Jesus’ campaign will see Bible verses quoting Jesus emblazoned on the sides of 75 London buses until April 24. Among the quotes are: […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Conservative Peer Lord Shinkwin has hit out at Britain’s abortion laws, which he describes as a “licence to kill for the crime of being disabled”. In an article for The House magazine, Lord Shinkwin warned that the number of disabled babies being aborted increased […]
Compiled from reports in The Guardian and Christianity Today A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in some places. Reliable data on conversions is not available but anecdotal evidence suggests a pattern of rising church attendance by […]
Two street preachers have today been convicted of a public order offence, after a public prosecutor claimed that publicly quoting parts of the King James Bible in modern Britain should “be considered to be abusive and is a criminal matter”. Prosecutor Ian Jackson also told the court that “although the […]
Originally published in The Telegraph Church of England clergy have appeared to signal support for gay marriage after they rejected a bishops’ report which said that only a man and woman could marry in church. The report recommended that the bar on same-sex church marriages continue but that a more […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald The Wall of Answered Prayer, made of a million bricks — each representing how Jesus answered someone’s prayer — will be built as a national landmark in the UK. The purpose of building the wall is to lead people to “consider and reflect the […]
Calls for ‘fresh thought’ to welcome gay congregants Originally published in Breitbart The Church of England’s doctrine on marriage will not be changed to accommodate same-sex relationships, but church teaching should offer “fresh thought” in line with society’s changed attitudes to sexuality, a report from the House of Bishops has […]