Originally published in Christian Today Islamic extremists suspected to be rebel al-Shabab militants have kidnapped a Christian mother of two young children in Somalia and threatened her husband because of their faith, her husband said. Three masked men abducted Shamsa Enow Hussein, 28, on August 5 in Bulo Marer, Lower […]
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Ohio man pronounced dead, rises 45 minutes later praising God
Originally published in Christian Post An Ohio man has stunned his family and doctors by coming back to life 45 minutes after his heart had stopped earlier this month. Doctors had already pronounced Tony Yahle dead, but then suddenly nearly an hour after his heart beat was last detected, signs […]
Dove Awards announces 2013 nominees
The GMA Dove Awards yesterday announced the nominees for their 44th annual event that will see the biggest names in Christian music get together for a night full of music. The awards show will take place on October 15 at the Allen Arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Voting will […]
Cape Town school signs Unashamedly Ethical pledge
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and Unashamedly Ethical (UE) founder Graham Power addressed DF Malan High School in Bellville, Cape Town this week at an event to mark the school’s public commitment to the UE campaign of values, ethics and clean living. DF Malan, which is the first school in […]
Call for truth in reporting Muslim Brotherhood violence in Egypt
[notice]As Christians in Egypt reel from a wave of violent attacks by the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, many international news reports have portrayed the Islamists as victims in the drama that is playing out in Egypt, reports Dr PATRICK SOOKHEDO, International Director of Barnabas Fund, a ministry to persecuted Christian minorities. […]
Iranian Christian man jailed for distributing Gospel
Originally published in Aruts 7 An Iranian convert from Islam to Christianity has been sentenced to a decade in prison for proselytizing, the Christian news network Agenzia Fides reports. The man, Mohammed-Hadi “Mostafa” Bordbar, was officially charged with “crimes against state security.” Bordbar had previously faced criminal charges for converting […]
Muslim cleric suspected of framing Christian teen goes free
By World Watch Monitor The Muslim cleric suspected of framing Pakistani Christian girl Rimsha Masih has been acquitted. The district court found there was insufficient evidence to convict Imam Khalid Jadoon Chishti, who was suspected of planting the burnt pages of some Islamic texts into the teenager’s bag. Rimsha was […]
Snakes help to share the gospel with school pupils
“Everything has a small and mostly invisible beginning. Think of each of us being conceived as a baby. Even cancer in its initial stages cannot be seen or felt. You can’t see it, but it’s there.” — With this opening statement, US evangelist Chad Daniel began his talk on sin […]
The other side of otherness
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] A recent community engagement seminar hosted by UNISA’s Institute for Dispute Resolution in Africa (IDRA) challenged academics […]
Family Policy Institute calls for adult porn clampdown
‘Child pornography bust prove sexual crimes against women and children are out of control’ The Family Policy Institute (FPI) today called on the Government to take urgent action to stop the free flow and and dissemination of adult pornography in South Africa, stating that it is spread via the same […]