Preparations for next week’s Mighty Men Conference in Jeffreys Bay ran into a challenge when efforts to lift a water pump were hampered by stubborn root growth. It meant that the pump was stuck about 10 metres below the surface. The quotes received to assist with lifting the troubled pump […]
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Wedding venue discrimination case could set bar for freedom of conscience in SA
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday, launched an unfair discrimination application in the Equality Court against Western Cape wedding venue Beloftebos which has been in the news for refusing, on the grounds of conscience and religious belief, to host same-sex weddings. The media, apparently, were provided with the […]
Highly-anticipated ‘I Still Believe’ movie releasing in SA on March 20
True-life Christian love story, I Still Believe , which tells the story of award-winning Christian singer Jeremy Camp and his first marriage to Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp who died in 2001, less than a year after they were wed, launches in South Africa on Friday March 20. Country singer Shania Twain plays the role […]
He started a church on steps of an abortion clinic
Originally published in Christian Headlines Pastor Ken Peters was faithfully leading his small church in Spokane, Washington, when a guest preacher’s Sunday sermon grabbed his heart and prompted an unexpected response. That providential moment led to the creation of “The Church at Planned Parenthood” (TCAPP), a monthly gathering of Christians […]
Nigeria’s government now agrees: Islamist terrorists target Christians
Originally published in Christianity Today The Nigerian government now agrees with what church leaders have been complaining for years: Christians are the target of jihadist terrorism. “In the wake of a renewed onslaught by our tireless military against Boko Haram and their ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) allies in […]
Iran’s supreme leader approves sentencing of Christian pastor without court hearing
Originally published in Persecution.org Pastor Matthias Hagnejad found that his five-year prison sentence was upheld after Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamanei, gave the judges reviewing his verdict special permission to bypass court procedures. The sentence was issued after he had been convicted for “acting against national security”. Pastor Matthias was […]
Terrorists destroyed building but church still gathers
Originally published in UG Christian News Uganda Christian News has learnt of Christian worshippers in Nigeria who still come together for prayer despite their church building being razed by terrorist group Boko Haram. The Barnabas Fund, an international Christian aid agency, reports that four church elders in the village of […]
Faith-fuelled satellite TV combats coronavirus ‘wave of fear’
Originally published in Religion News Service As anxious families in the troubled Middle East and North Africa — and especially Iran — face the coronavirus epidemic, Christian broadcaster SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org) this week launched a new campaign to “calm the wave of fear with God’s peace”. With coronavirus — known as […]
Hope rising for Kingfisher FM to be back on air soon
In a sequel to our recent, frank report, Running community radio — not for the fainthearted, Gateway News this week interviewed Kingfisher FM station manager Michele Lourens about the Nelson Mandela Bay Christian station’s #arisekingfisher campaign aimed at getting back on air after broadcasting was suspended over a licensing infringement. We also heard […]
Church will not tolerate gay marriage, says new Uganda archbishop
Originally published in All Africa News The new Church of Uganda Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu on Sunday started his tenure in a colourful ceremony at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala and made fresh vows never to accept gay marriages in the church. Archbishop Kaziimba said the church shall continue to emphasise […]