Originally published in CBN News A Christian politician from Finland will be interrogated at police headquarters on Friday in a hate speech investigation for sharing a Bible passage on social media. Päivi Räsänen is a member of the Finnish Parliament, and she’s under investigation for committing a so-called hate crime […]
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Old painting of Christ found in a kitchen sold for R407m
Originally published in The Christian Post An early Renaissance work of art depicting the mocking of Christ as He made his way to be crucified was found in the kitchen of a French woman and was sold for approximately $27-million (R407-million) on Sunday. The 13th century painting, called Christ Mocked, […]
US House passes historic resolution recognising Armenian genocide
Originally published in CBN News The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to recognise the systematic mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I as genocide. The historic non-binding resolution passed 405-11 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was honoured […]
WATCH: Record 6 630 people baptised at service in Thailand
Originally published in Charisma News On October 6 630 people were baptised at one service in Thailand. According to a Reach a Village video—posted to YouTube Wednesday by Dwight Martin—that makes it “the largest baptism event ever held among the Thai people”. The baptisms are the result of a church-planting […]
Tarkastad group plan to share ‘solo time’ message around SA
Robbie Morgan and a group of men from the Karoo town of Tarkastad are planning a series of road trips around South Africa to share on a spiritual discipline they call “solo time’ which leads to a lifestyle of intimacy with God. Sharing the group’s vision, Robbie told me that […]
Taking hands to overcome the three big challenges facing agriculture
From the left, Jan Oosthuizen (facilitator), Lance van der Spuy (Shoprite), Michael Brinkhuis (Fortco), JB vd Berg (Baruch Training Centre, Bergfoods), AJ Munian (Smart Agri Solutions) and Pieter Wasserfall (Six33) at the third Bridgebuilding Land Summit in Paarl last week. Jan Oosthuizen facilitator of the Bridgebuilding Land Summit Initiative reflects on […]
Couple ready to walk 200km prayer route through Nelson Mandela Bay
On Monday (November 4) Bishop Eric Pike and his wife Joyce, will start a 200km walk through Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) to launch the city’s unique Nehemiah Prayer Route. They may be in their 80s but they have plenty of walking cred — they have both completed the 780km Camino […]
Kirk Franklin boycotts TBN, Dove Awards for censoring his acceptance speech
Originally published in CBN News Frequent Dove Award winner Kirk Franklin announced this week he is boycotting the Gospel Music Association and Trinity Broadcasting Network after the awards ceremony broadcast was edited to remove mentions of racial injustice from his speeches in 2016 and earlier this month. GMA removed Franklin’s […]
Three Christian environmental-care leaders die in PE car crash
Originally published in Christianity Today The global creation care community is grieving the loss of some of its most prominent evangelical advocates after the top leaders of A Rocha International — cofounders Peter and Miranda Harris and CEO Chris Naylor and his wife Susanna — suffered a fatal car crash […]
FOR SA stands by concerns about sex-education curriculum
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) says in a press statement today that it remains concerned about the revised Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) curriculum. In a recent media statement the Department of Basic Education (DBE) says that no new content has been added to the Life Orientation subject in schools and […]