Venue no longer hosting weddings The owners of Beloftebos, the wedding venue which was taken to court by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) after they declined to host and organise the celebration of a same-sex marriage, have written to the SAHRC in an attempt to amicably resolve this […]
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Bethel Church calls for persistent prayer for Beni Johnson in battle against cancer
Bethel Church in Redding, California, is calling on members and Christians around the world to pray for senior leader Beni Johnson as she battles cancer. Beni, along with husband Bill, are senior leaders of the globally-influential church that is well-known for its revival culture, school of supernatural ministry and inspiring […]
‘Next six months could change destiny of nation’ — Michael Louis
Businessman, Christian marketplace leader and chairman of One South Africa Movement, Dr Michael Louis, calls on citizens to speak up at a critical time of electoral transition We are entering into the most crucial time of a journey that has lasted more than five years. With the important Constitutional Court (New Nation […]
Christian apologist beaten unconscious in Ugandan capital
Originally published in Morning Star News On Saturday (January 29), Islamic extremists stopped an evangelist on his way to participate in a debate about Christianity and Islam in Kampala, Uganda and beat him unconscious, he said. Charles Kamya, 43, said he was about 300m from the open-air debate site in […]
13 killed by roadside bomb in northeastern Kenya, Al-Shabaab suspected
Originally published in CBN News Al-Shabaab militants are suspected of killing at least 13 people after their bus ran over an improvised explosive device while traveling near the Kenya-Somalia border. Kenyan police in northeast Mandera county say the vehicle was heading to a town in Mandera on Monday when it […]
Kendrick brothers team up with Kirk Cameron to make pro-life film ‘Lifemark’
Filmmaker brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick and Growing Pains actor Kirk Cameron have teamed up to produce a new film celebrating the sanctity of life and the “beauty of adoption.” The film, titled Lifemark, marks the reunion of Cameron and the Kendrick brothers since their 2008 film, Fireproof. According to The Christian Post, Cameron addressed […]
Mogoeng apologises as ordered ‘because I am not above the law’
The rule of law — “one of the foundational values of our democratic state” — demands that all, including the Chief Justice, comply with lawful orders however much we might disagree with them. says former Chief Justice Mogoeng in a statement released today. “Individually and together with my judicial colleagues, […]
Pakistani pastors attacked as Christian persecution worsens
Originally published by World Watch Monitor A Pakistani pastor was killed and another wounded last Sunday in an attack outside their church in northwestern Peshawar. The two pastors were leaving the Shaheedan-e- all Saints’ Church where they had led the Sunday morning service when two men on a motorbike drove up […]
Many committing lives to Jesus at ‘metaverse’ church
In December US multisite megachurch Life.Church announced that it had brought church to the “metaverse” — an online, 3-D, virtual reality world where people can interact through avatars — virtual representations of themselves. Nearly 100 people from various parts of the world attended the first service and two of them […]
Tens of thousands ‘saved’ in Ethiopian town, says SA evangelist
“Truly, Mudula has been shaken by the Gospel,” says Cape Town evangelist Tamryn Klintworth in a report on a 4-day crusade carried out by her In His Name Ministry team in the remote town among the mountains of south-western Ethiopia. Despite a 6pm curfew due to ongoing security concerns people […]