Originally published in Christian Post Legendary pop artist Whitney Houston died suddenly aged 48, her publicist Kristen Foster told a stunned music world on Saturday. She was found dead in the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angleles. There was no immediate word on the cause of her death, but authorities said […]
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Christian guesthouse owners fined in same-sex couple complaint
Originally published in Charisma News Christian guesthouse owners on Friday lost an appeal on a 2011 ruling that fined them £3,600 (about $5,670) for refusing to let same-sex couples rent double rooms. Last year, Peter and Hazelmary Bull were found guilty of discrimination after denying a double room to a […]
SA bishops grieve 1 million ‘lost children’ after 15 years of legalised abortion
Fifteen years have come and gone since abortion was rammed through in South African in the name of ‘reproductive rights.’ Catholic bishops in the region have expressed regret at the loss of an estimated one million children who were stripped of “the most fundamental of rights, the right to life.” […]
Rick Warren tweets: ‘I’d go to jail rather than cave in’ on Obamacare mandate
Originally published in LifeSiteNews.com Rick Warren, perhaps the most influential evangelical pastor in America, has tweeted he would “go to jail” rather than cave in to a government mandate that violates God’s commandments. Pastor Rick Warren, pastor of the 20 000-member Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, tweeted his defiance […]
New TopTV boss unrepentant about porn plans
New TopTV boss Eddie Mbalo says the pay TV service “made some mistakes” but apparently he does not think it was a mistake to try and launch a porn package. The “mistakes”, it seems, are to do with non-delivery on content and service. But in an interview with TV writer […]
Cinema chains not very Courageous?
Despite numerous requests from viewers around the country South African cinema chains yesterday added just one town — Worcester — to the lucky few which are currently getting to see the Christian blockbuster Courageous. Peet Louw, a director of Humble Pie Entertainment, which is marketing the movie in South Africa […]
No clear road map but at least some pointers
[notice]Mike Pothier, research coordinator of the Parliamentary Liaision Office (CPLO) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, responds to last night’s State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma.[/notice]Serious crime is down by 5%. Unemployment has reduced from 25 per cent to 23. per cent. Matric passes have increased […]
Jake Hamilton participating in SA worship conference
Jake Hamilton from Jesus Culture Music will be leading worship and teaching at the forthcoming 10th Annual International Creative Arts Worship – DESTINY IN GOD – Let Your River Flow Conference, Dunamis International Family Church (DIFC) says in a media release today. The conference, in the Alberton Civic Centre from […]
PE cop shop burn!
Port Elizabeth Burn 24/7 coordinator Pete Gooch writes that the fire hasn’t gone out in PE: on Friday, February 17 there will be a Burn with a difference –at the Mount Road Police Station. “They have a chapel , its not too big but with no chairs in it can […]
Devotional video by Mervis launched
Gauteng-based worship leader, Mervis, has launched his second online devotional video in a series called Home. Each video posted on Brettian Productions’ YouTube Channel, tackles a different topic and is aimed at drawing the viewer into a deeper relationship with God. In December 2011, the first episode, “ABBA,” was released. […]