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‘American Idol’ Season 23 winner Jamal Roberts glorifies God after victory

Originally published in Crosswalk The season 23 finale of ‘American Idol’ crowned Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, as this season’s winner on Sunday night. Roberts, who has Gospel roots and grew up singing in church, won America’s vote following his performance of original single Heal, a cover of a Tom Odell track […]

Pan-African family values event sparks LGBTQ activists panic!

By Errol Naidoo, Family Policy Institute The second Pan-African Conference on Family Values (PACFV) concluded on May 14 in Nairobi, Kenya. The PACFV adopted and released a declaration expressing its united resolve to protect the sanctity, integrity and constitutional protection of the family in Africa. Hosted by the African Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF), it welcomed government […]

Makgoba thanks US Episcopal leader for declining to resettle white Afrikaners

Originally published in RNS The leader of Anglican churches in South Africa thanked the American head of the Episcopal Church for refusing to resettle white Afrikaners in the United States who have been deemed refugees by President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing the government’s justification for taking in members of the group is […]

Open Doors calls on churches to get involved in commemorating Persecution Sunday on June 15

By Open Doors Southern Africa The ministry organisation Open Doors Southern Africa has launched a special campaign to commemorate Persecution Sunday on June 15. This campaign aims to get churches and other Christian organisations involved in raising awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians. The first Sunday after Pentecost is […]

WATCH: FOR SA probing apparent compulsory gender indoctrination at UKZN

Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has been looking into concerns raised by members of the faith and academic communities regarding the Critical Social Justice and Citizenship module offered at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). This compulsory module appears to promote a one-sided and contested view of sex and […]