South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Origingally published in Christian Today A Catholic priest in Spain has been found guilty of purported “Islamophobic” remarks and faces up to three years in prison. Father Custodio Ballester was charged after questioning Cardinal Juan José Omella’s 2016 assertion that inter-faith dialogue with Islam was “necessary”. In a letter, Fr […]
ALSO SEE: SANCF asks ConCourt to declare CRL chair’s reappointment unlawful and Legislated ‘self regulation’ of religion amounts to state control — SACOFF, FOR SA Thousands of people joined a national march to the Union Buildings, Pretoria today to protest against what they believe is an unconstitutional attempt by the […]
We need to count the cost when we are running the race for the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul knew about this and he said in Philippians 3.12 (NKJV): Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus […]
Originally published in CBN More than 30 Christians have been beheaded at the hands of Islamic State terrorists in Mozambique, according to a report. The Islamic State Mozambique Province, or ISMP, announced that they destroyed at least seven churches, committed acts of arson against Christians and village civilians, and shot […]
ALSO SEE: SANCF asks ConCourt to declare CRL chair’s reappointment unlawful The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals and Federations (SACOFF) and Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) have both released statements warning that “self regulation” by the religious sector that is enforced by legislation amounts to state control […]
Yesterday marked the second anniversary of October 7, that awful Saturday morning in 2023 when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel where they brutally murdered 1 200 people in their homes and at a music festval, and took 250 hostages to a nightmare of captivity in Gaza. 48 hostages remain of whom […]
Q: I’m worried about cultural influences on my preteen. How can I maintain parental influence in a world competing to take it away? Graeme: The tide of culture can make it feel like your child is slowly being taken out of your hands. While it’s inevitable that your child will […]
Following Jesus in all things is not only the best thing in the world — it is the best thing for the world. But are we ready to stand for Him in a culture that increasingly rejects His ways? Wilberforce Academy South Africa will present its fourth annual Academy Week […]
The South African National Christian Forum (SANCF) has asked the Constitutional Court to declare that the reappointment of Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva as chairperson of the CRL Rights Committee “is unlawful, unconstitutional, and invalid”. Bishop Marothi Mshashane chairperson of the SANCF told Gateway News that they filed an urgent application to the […]
A Muslim high school student in Uganda stabbed his brother to death, one day after he converted to Christianity. Akram Kairoki, a third-year student at Mbale High School in Mbale city, twice knifed his brother, Shafiki Wasike, on Sept. 1 shortly before they arrived at the school, sources said. Wasike […]