Originally published in Newsweek One in six French citizens sympathises with the Islamist militant group ISIS, also known as Islamic State, a poll released this week found. The poll of European attitudes towards the group, carried out by ICM for Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, revealed that 16% of French […]
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WATCH: Francis Chan Raps About Marriage in New Book Promotion
Originally published in Charisma News Francis and Lisa Chan’s new book, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity, released Tuesday. The couple made and performed in a rap video to promote the book. Watch the funny video, “Ride It Out Together,” below.
Pro-Israel campaign succeeds; full page ad booked for Sunday
The campaign to raise funds for a full page advertisement in the Sunday Times to “bring the truth about Israel” has had “tremendous support” and the advertisement will be placed this Sunday (August 31), said the project visionary, Vivienne Myburgh. The project which she initated because of “a lot of […]
UK police failed to help 1400 children sexually abused by Pakistani gangs out of fear of appearing racist — Report
Originally published in The Christian Post British police and social care workers are facing mounting criticism after a major report revealed widespread failure to help at least 1,400 children in the town of Rotherham who were subjected to horrific sexual abuse, mostly by Pakistani criminal gangs between 1997 and 2013, […]
How will we respond when persecution comes?
Two more religious freedom cases in SA this month By Advocate Nadene Badenhorst, Spokesperson for FOR SA A month ago the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a fundamentalist terrorist group whose aim is to create an ultra-Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, gave Christians in Mosul (Iraq) an […]
Encouraged by experience at Fired-Up mission at Tuks
I have just returned from attending Fired-Up 2014, an outreach mission at Pretoria University. The mission with the tagline “Can you stand the heat” is taking place from August 24 to 29, 2014. I spoke on Monday the 25th on the subject ‘Should We Consult the Dead?’ and was encouraged […]
Song heralds ‘Africa Bless Israel’ awareness campaign
The ‘Africa Bless Israel’ organisation founded by Reverend Albert Mbenga-Ukulangai has inspired the creation of a song called Africa Arise. The song features singers from western, southern, central and eastern Africa and was written by John Osa, the founder of The Rebirth of Africa Vision and pastor at the Kingdom Heirs […]
Netanyahu defends ceasefire, says Hamas ‘hit hard’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation. (PHOTO: CBN screenshot). Originally published in CBN News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation Wednesday evening for the first time since the Egyptian-mediated open-ended ceasefire took effect 24 hours earlier. CBN News reports that the Israelie government has already come […]
Some Iraqi Christians hopeful after US airstrikes near Mosul Dam
Compiled from reports in Christian Telegraph and Fox News Some Iraqi Christians are hopeful following multiple US airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. Previously an Islamic State (IS) stronghold, US bombardments keep loosening the terrorists’ grip, reports MNN. “Around the dam area, there’s a lot more freedom. The families actually are […]
Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict
By David Robertson — Originally published in Christian Today My wife is a wise woman. Many of our friends, colleagues and fellow church members have very strong opinions of the Gaza conflict. On the one hand there are those who are absolutely convinced that Israel is an oppressive bloodthirsty regime, […]