The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would restrict all abortions nationwide to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. The “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 1797), introduced by Arizona Republica Trent Franks, would end abortion after the point when scientists agree unborn children can feel pain. In […]
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Iran convicts six Christian converts
Convictions receive little news coverage in election week Originally published in World Watch Monitor Six Iranian converts to Christianity were convicted of crimes related to their membership in a house church, a news service has reported. Mohabat News, which reports on news of Christians inside Iran, published a report on […]
Upsurge in attacks signals growing Islamist threat in Niger
Climate of terror created in Niamey, the capital, say locals By Illia Djadi — World Watch Monitor Four attacks within the last three weeks in Niger have raised the spectre of a growing Islamist threat in the country. In the latest attack on Tuesday (June 11), unidentified armed men attacked […]
Uitenhage school revival fire spreads to Alexandria
Revival fire was spread from school to school in the Eastern Cape on Friday (June 14) when a team from Uitenhage went to minister at a school in Alexandria. Principal of Alexandria Christian Academy (ACA), Gretel Olivier, who invited the team from Fountain Of Life Christian School, which is experiencing […]
A view of the great beyond
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] “This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” 1 John 2:17 I recently moved into a new home – a lovely apartment in an older part of the city […]
Explosion in attack on church in Kenya injures 15
Originally published in Morning Star News Assailants on a motorbike threw an explosive device into a church compound in southeastern Kenya on Sunday (June 9), injuring 15 people. Two pastors were among the wounded from the explosion at an evangelistic service of Earthquake Miracle Ministries Church in Mrima village, near […]
Mandela continues to recover, but keep praying, says Zuma
Originally published in Sky News Nelson Mandela continues to recover from a lung infection but his condition is still serious, the South African government has said. President Jacob Zuma visited the country’s 94-year-old former leader on Thursday evening at the Pretoria hospital where he has been receiving treatment since Saturday. […]
Meshoe quitting Parliamanent ‘temporarily’
ACDP leader will give reasons at media conference next week The African Christian Democratic Party yesterday confirmed a date for a press conference to be held next week, to respond to speculation about the reasons why the ACDP President, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, will be stepping down ‘temporarily’ as a Member […]
The Western emperor has no clothes on
By Conrad Mbewe — via ChristianView Network Even if you try to bury your head in the sand, you can still hear the tremor in the ground of the Western carnival that is coming. The music and dancing are getting louder and louder. It is one of human-rights-with-no-holds-barred. It is […]
Gender-based violence ‘wielded mercilessly’ in Muslim countries
Christian women vulnerable due to profound lack of equality, claims new report By Hélène Fisher — World Watch Monitor The conclusion of a new report by the US Hudson Institute researcher Lela Gilbert is clear and unequivocal: gender-based violence plays a key strategic role in the plans of those who […]