Originally published in Christian Headlines A new Texas law that prohibits abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected has led to a 50% decline in abortions in the state, according to a new University of Texas study. Researchers at the university’s Texas Policy Evaluation Project studied data from state clinics […]
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Worship, prayer and salvations on roof of Bloemfontein shopping mall
About 400 people gathered to worship Jesus on the roof of the Mimosa Mall in Bloemfontein on Tuesday evening, Christian marketplace leader Dr Arno van Niekerk told Gateway News. There was an amazing atmosphere with people of all ages and races excited about gathering together to worship in the marketplace […]
Internet now most popular place to meet a spouse, but divorce is high: study
Originally published in The Christian Post The most popular place for single adults over 30 to meet a future spouse is no longer recommendations from family, friends and neighbours, but online, a new study conducted in the United Kingdom shows. Since 2017, according to Relative Strangers: The Importance of Social Capital […]
Election trends vindicate independents’ ‘pilot model’, says OSA
A record low voter turnout in Monday’s local government elections and declining support for the two major political parties proves that South Africans want a new system of governance, says the One South Africa (OSA) movement in a media statement released today. Likewise it says a pilot model focused on […]
Christian blogger in jail over remarks about pastor
Christian blogger Solomon Izang Ashoms has begun a 20-day jail term for repeatedly failing to comply with an order to refrain from making defamatory remarks about Alleiluia Ministries pastor Alph Lukau. In a Youtube video clip which he recorded in front of prison last week — before beginning his sentence […]
Church raises pro-vaccination banner stating ‘The Blood of Jesus will not save you from Covid’
‘The Blood of Jesus will not save you from Covid’ says a large yellow banner that was raised last Thursday on the steeple of the Central Methodist Mission, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town. “Get vaccinated. Protect our healthcare workers” continues the banner which forms part of the church’s “Yellow banner theology” […]
ACDP asks High Court to stop Covid-19 vaccine roll-out to children
Originally published in Daily Maverick The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and a group of community organisations have filed papers at the Pretoria High Court to stop the roll-out of the one dose of the Pfizer vaccine to children between the ages of 12 and 17 According to papers before […]
To kneel or not to kneel — Isak Burger
Dr Isak Burger, former president of the AFM Church of SA, sent his thoughts on this hot issue to Gateway News. Below is a translation of his article which is written in Afrikaans. You can read the Afrifkaans version here The kneeling and clenched fists at the T20 World Cup […]
Christian sports conference offers inspiration for all
Running now in its 4th year, the All-In Sports Conference — this year scheduled for November 5 to 7 — has become an annual highlight in Gqeberha. The organisers invite everyone to come to the event hosted by Lighthouse Family Church to hear stories and testimonies from athletes, coaches and […]
Our Big God Adventure: Episode 12 — From the deep hole of depression to the ‘one set of footprints’
In the last episode missionary Lydia Venter shared how God brought good out of a brutal attack on them. But there were also darker, lingering consequences of the attack that had to be faced and overcome, she writes in this week’s episode For the first month or two after our […]