A Federal Judge has ruled in favour of permitting a homosexual activist group to sue American evangelist Scott Lively after claiming that he was partly responsible for inciting “persecution” against Uganda’s homosexual community, reports Christian concern for our Nation. In 2009, Pastor Lively was invited to speak at a number […]
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Egypt Coptic Christians talk peace and love, refuse to retaliate after church attacks
Originally published in Christian Post Egyptian Coptic Christians have refused to retaliate or seek revenge, and have instead promoted peace and love, as they attempt to recover from attacks against them, as well as the vandalism and destruction of many of their churches and institutions in recent weeks. “I say […]
Syria could become another Iraq on religious freedom, says retired army man
By Michael Gryboski — Originally published in Christian Post A retired Army lieutenant colonel with years of experience in the Pentagon believes that American involvement in Syria could have results similar to the Iraq War on religious freedom. Lt. Col. Robert L. Maginnis, who presently serves as senior fellow for […]
Church must stand together to defend religious freedom — Selley
South African church leaders must put differences aside and stand together against a Government attack on freedom of religion said Andrew Selley, Senior Pastor of Joshua Generation Church (JGC) in Cape Town which is being investigated over its doctrine on corporal punishment. There has been a good response from Port […]
Tlakula’s blunder does not mean IEC can’t do its job — CPLO
[notice]Mike Pothier, research coordinator of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaision Office (CPLO) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, suggests commentators may have misread the implications of the IEC lease procurement scandal.[/notice] Since the Public Protector announced her findings of gross mismanagement against the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), […]
Actor needed for Christian video shoot in PE/Jeffreys Bay
A black, Christian male, aged between 40 and 50 is needed to play the role of a father in a Christian video series being made for Victory Church in Jeffreys Bay by Eastern Cape production house Rooftop Productions. The actor does not need previous experience, but he needs to speak English […]
Dealing with your children when Hannah Montana was part of the family
It’s been an interesting few days watching the TV and Facebook with regards to Miley Cyrus at the VMA awards ceremony. She’s been a part of our family for quite a few years now, in that we have seen loads of Hannah Montana episodes, watched her movies, listened to her […]
African Anglican leaders holding conference to pursue ‘biblical faithfulness’
By Frederick Nzwili — Originally published in Religion News Service Concerned that the crisis in the worldwide Anglican Communion is deepening, conservative Anglican primates in Africa are organising a second conference to discuss ways of returning the church to what they describe as biblical faithfulness. The primates held the first […]
Christian woman,Asia Bibi, sentenced to death after drinking from Muslim women’s cup
Originally published in MailOnline A Christian woman has spoken of how she was given a death sentence in Pakistan because she drank water from a well with a cup used by Muslim women. Mother-of-five Asia Bibi, 46, has spent the last four years languishing in a prison cell after being […]
About Miley Cyrus, viral social media and God’s love
Until yesterday I was blisfully unaware of Miley Cyrus and ‘twerking’ was not in my vocabulary at all. But after Debbie Hemmens, one of our volunteer reporters sent me an email mentioning she was thinking of writing a comment on ‘the Miley Cyrus news from last night’ I sheepishly googled […]