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Originally published in Charisma News As the protest group marched Monday evening along Apopka-Vineland Road in Orlando, Florida, bullhorns blared chants of “Boycott Disney!” and “We’re taking Magic Kingdom back for the Kingdom of God! The chants were met with a mixed reception from the cars passing by. Let Us […]
God’s own inspired songbook is The Psalms. 150 of them. Walter Riggans has written a provocative article* asking: “If the Psalms have many sad songs of lament, why is it that our church services are ‘overwhelmingly dominated by praise songs?” This is a valid question. It needs an answer, and it requires corrective […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A mob of Muslims have vandalised three church buildings and damaged and looted Christian-owned shops in Nigeria’s Sokoto state after police arrested two Muslims for beating to death 25-year-old Christian student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu and burning her body over false allegations of blasphemy. Demanding […]
The ministry organisation Open Doors S.uthern Africa has launched a special campaign to commemorate Persecution Sunday on June 12. The campaign aims to get churches and Christian organisations to take hands in creating awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians. The first Sunday after Pentecost (June 5 this year) is […]
A veteran nurse who calmly subdued an armed man just after he shot dead three people at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town on Saturday May 7 attributes her heroism to prayer and God’s intervention. Sister Diane Seale, who hugged and chatted with the gunman until he agreed to […]
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Since Israel re-captured the Old City of Jerusalem from Jordan in 1967, the Jewish state has maintained a fragile religious balance, and the Temple Mount is indeed the most divisive real estate in the world. Jewish activists for decades have been leading efforts to […]
Originally published in Persecution.org Deborah Emmanuel, a 25-year-old Christian student at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, was fatally beaten and her body was burned yesterday. Her classmates were incensed at a supposedly blasphemous message she had sent to a school WhatsApp group. Deborah, who attends […]
Dr Michael Louis chairman of One South Africa urges government to drop its flawed Electoral Bill now and join hands to achieve optimal voting system In a month’s time, the Constitutional Court-ordered deadline given to Parliament to change the laws that govern our voting system at national and provincial level […]
Originally published in CBN.com The Senate rejected a Democratic-led bill Wednesday that would have guaranteed abortion rights nationwide. Politico reports that all 50 Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W-VA) voted against S 4132, also known as the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022. The vote was 49-51 and Democrats needed 60 votes for […]
Originally published in CBN.com Authorities in Hong Kong arrested a 90-year-old former Catholic bishop over his reported support for a pro-democracy group. Officials have repeatedly detained Cardinal Joseph Zen — the former bishop of Hong Kong — due to his role as a trustee with the group 612 Humanitarian Relief […]