Originally published in Yahoo News A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced the editor of an Internet forum he founded to discuss the role of religion in the conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes, Saudi media reported on Wednesday. Raif Badawi, who started the “Free […]
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If not Us, then Who? If not Now, then When?
Christians charged for following their conscience By Andrew Selley, Founder and CEO of FOR SA In 1946 Martin Niemöller, a Protestant pastor who narrowly escaped execution at the hands of the Nazis, wrote this provocative poem: “First they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I […]
SA Zionist Federation calls ACDP a ‘good friend’ of Israel
Originally published in Jerusalem Post The South African Zionist Federation on Sunday disputed an Israeli media report that it endorsed the African Christian Democratic Party, a conservative Christian party. According to the report, which appeared in Haaretz several days ago, ZionFed had endorsed the ACDP in an email to members, […]
Vote for unashamedly Christian party — Angus Buchan
Writing in his blog, South African farmer evangelist Angus Buchan, calls on Christians to stand up an be counted at the polls tomorrow. In a post written on April 25 he says: “As I write this letter the Lord Jesus has impressed very strongly on my heart that we, as […]
The just shall live/vote by faith!
Please tune into “Watchmen on the Wall” on TBN Africa on Tuesday May 6 at 8pm for the repeat of our ‘Pre-Election Special’ with African Enterprise Founder and International Leader, Michael Cassidy. Michael shares valuable insights from his considerable experience in Christian leadership in South Africa during which he played […]
Latest Election prayer news from Cape Town
Two prayer venues have been made available in Cape Town for election prayer over the next two days, reports intercessor Ashley Cloete today (Monday, May 5, 2014). The venues are the Woodstock Baptist Church and the prayer room at the Civic Centre (Cape Town House of Prayer) where a small boiler has […]
ACDP sounds alarm as threat to freedom of religion escalates in SA
With only a few days left before South Africans go to the polls, the ACDP is alerting Christians to the alarming threat to religious freedom in South Africa, urging Christians to vote for a party that will protect and uphold their freedom of religion and freedom of religious speech. The […]
‘Ons het 2 nuwe seuns!’
[notice]’n Getuienis deur Lara Roux van Gonubie, Oos London.[/notice] Ek en my gesin gaan tans deur die moeilikste tyd ooit. Deure wat toegaan en finansies wat eenvoudig nie meer klop nie. Ons voel daagliks die aanslae van satan. So erg dat ek dae beleef waar ek eenvoudig net wil moed […]
Egypt sentences 863 to death in mass trial
Originally published in WND An Egyptian court in the southern city of Minya sentenced 683 people to death Monday in the most recent of a series of mass trials that have alarmed the international community, nine months after a military coup ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president. The ruling came […]
Kenya legalises polygamy
Originally published in LifesiteNews.com Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed Marriage Bill 2014 on Tuesday, legalizing polygamous “marriages” between one man and multiple women. “Parties to a marriage have equal rights and obligations at the time of marriage, during the marriage and at the dissolution of the marriage. All marriages registered […]