In a great victory for religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church to govern her own affairs, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday shut the door on lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange’s unfair discrimination claim against the Methodist Church of South Africa. The Court unanimously held that “it would not […]
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The high but worthy cost of keeping God in schools
Keeping God in schools is a costly cause but it is well worth the price says civil rights organisation Afriforum which to date has spent more than R2-million towards the legal costs of six South African schools that are opposing a court application to prevent them from maintaining their Christian […]
Praying bus driver says he made a promise to serve God after close shave with a bullet
41 year old Jerome Rose is determined to continue an uncompromising walk of obedience to the call of God. He was dismissed by the City of Cape Town as a MyCiti bus driver on November 13 after repeatedly leading passengers in prayer despite receiving a written warning on November 6. But he maintains […]
The start of the greatest transformational revolution
[notice]A monthly prophetic perspective from Marian and Kate Fitz-Gibbon[/notice] Part 2 of reflections on a recent trip which 118 South African Christian leaders made to Bethel Church in Redding, California. See Part 1 ‘The greatest transformational revolution is about to start’— Shawn Bolz at the Open heaven’s conference, Bethel. That […]
ABC’s hit series, ‘Scandal’, plays “Silent Night” while promoting abortion
Originally published in The Christian Post This week’s episode of the ABC show “Scandal” depicted the lead character Olivia Pope undergoing an abortion to the tune of the Christmas hymn “Silent Night.” The winter finale seemed like a one-hour commercial for the controversial abortion provider Planned Parenthood and was “Hollywood’s […]
Justin Bieber transforms concert venue into a megachurch during show
Originally posted in God Reports Recently, 21-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber made a stunning turnaround in his relationship with Christ. In a soul-baring interview with COMPLEX magazine, he said he was leaving behind the tabloid headlines and had made a dramatic turn in his walk with Jesus. In connection with […]
Eastern Cape artists shine at Crown Gospel Awards 2015
The eighth instalment of the SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards, arguably the premier gospel awards in Africa were held at the Durban ICC Arena on Sunday, November 15, 2015. Founded by Zanele Mbokazi of World Gospel Powerhouse the awards theme for this year was “The New Order, The Manifestation, The […]
Understanding Islamic terrorists
By Philip Rosenthal — Christian View Network With the recent terror attacks in Paris and Kenya, many Western leaders foolishly describe Islamic terrorist attacks as ‘senseless’ killing. From our vantage point, these Jihadists are hard to understand. Nevertheless, this is just a failure to try see things from their point […]
Evangelicals ponder Christian response to the Paris attacks
Originally published in The Baptist Standard American evangelical leaders remain at odds over whether the best response to the bloody terrorist attacks in Paris is a war on terrorism and militant Islamic ideology or Christian reconciliation and pacifism. Franklin GrahamFrench President Francois Hollande’s description of the Nov. 13 attacks that […]
Only Christianity can save Europe from radical extremists, not secularism, Bishop says
Originally published in The Gospel Herald While state leaders and ordinary citizens scramble and struggle to know how to keep Europe safe from radical Islamists threatening it, a retired Anglican bishop believes he has the answer. As many start to claim that promoting secular values is the key to avoid […]