Cape Town: “It is extremely satisfying when our students refer to our institution as ‘My Cornerstone’” says Cornerstone Director Tony Georgiou. Here at Cornerstone, we pride ourselves on the sense of community. Our single biggest goal is to inspire students to reach their full potential, academically, socially and spiritually. Cornerstone […]
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Mantashe comparison of Tripartite Alliance with Holy Trinity ‘blasphemous’ — Church leaders
South African church leaders this week spoke out strongly against “blasphemous” remarks by the ANC Secretary General, Gwede Mantashe over the weekend” in which he compared the political Tri-Partite Alliance (ANC, Cosatu and SACP) with the Biblical Holy Trinity. Apostolic Faith Mission President, Dr Izak Burger said he was shocked by […]
Give South Africa a future! — ICS-Christian-School-Founding: a new education programme
What is behind International Christian Schools (ICS)? ICS is a non profit Christian education program. ICS is absolutely free for the users. Its aim is to offer you most of what you need to establish a Christian school with an independent curriculum. ICS aims to establish a worldwide school network […]
US official: Israel hit Hezbollah-bound missiles in Syria
Originally published in Worthy News The Israeli government and military establishment have declined to comment on the reports, although one Israeli official told Reuters he thought Israel had carried out the strike, but wasn’t certain. Israel has repeatedly warned that any attempt to transfer to Hezbollah chemical or other game-changing […]
Is Egypt moving closer to religious freedom post Morsi?
Originally published in The Blaze Just three months after the ousting of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi, it appears Egyptian authorities are taking a big step toward protecting the freedom of worship for the nation’s Christian community by lifting major restrictions on the construction of new churches. Ahram Online reports that the […]
Kenyan pastors ask for guns as attacks by Muslims increase
Originally published in RNS As attacks on Christians mount in Kenya’s coastal region, some evangelical pastors in Mombasa area no longer may be willing to turn the other cheek. Worried about attacks against their churches and congregations, some pastors are asking for rifles to protect themselves from suspected Islamic extremists. […]
Nigerian President will lead more than 30 000 Christian pilgrims on trip to Israel.
Orginally published in BCNN5.com Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will lead more than 30,000 Christian pilgrims on an upcoming trip to Israel. While in Israel, President Jonathan, who is the first sitting Nigerian Christian president to visit Israel, is expected to sign a Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Nigeria and Israel, […]
Nigerian militants attack Yobe State Capital
By Open Doors Heavily armed militants, suspected members of Boko Haram, attacked Damaturu, Yobe state capital late last week, on Thursday, 24 October. It appears that hundreds of members of the sect took part in the surprise offensive that took place in an area that hosts government institutions but also […]
Four Iranian Christians jailed for attending a ‘house church’ have lost their judicial appeals
By World Watch Monitor Mojtaba Seyyed Alaedin Hossein, Mohammad-Reza Partoei, Vahid Hakkani and Homayoun Shokouhi were each sentenced in June to three years and eight months in prison. Shokouhi’s wife Fariba and son Nima both received suspended sentences of two years’ imprisonment at the appeals-court hearing, which took place in […]
Saudi ‘No women no drive’ video goes viral
Originally published in News 24 A Saudi video mocking the kingdom’s unique ban on female driving has gone viral, featuring a male performer singing “no woman, no drive”, an adaptation of Bob Marley’s famous song. Nearly 3.5 million people had seen the 4:15-minute video by Monday, two days after the […]