Originally published in Assist News Service One of the leaders of the shuttered Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran has been released from prison after spending 43 days in custody. According to a story by Mohabat Iranian Christian News Agency, Pastor Robert Asserian was arrested by security authorities in […]
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Christian arrested for calling homosexuality a ‘sin’ warns of ‘real-life thought police’
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian street preacher has been arrested and questioned about his beliefs after saying that he thinks homosexuality is a “sin”. Tony Miano, 49, a former senior police officer from the US, was held for around six hours, had his fingerprints and DNA taken and […]
Archaeologists: we found Shilo Tabernacle
Archaeologists say they have found the remains of the Biblical Israelites’ Tabernacle at site of ancient Shilo. The Tabernacle precedes the Temples and dates to the period between the conquest of the Land of Israel by Joshua and the rise of King David. According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, […]
Obama administration: forcing German Christians to send children to public school ‘not persecution’
Originally published in Christian News The Obama administration has replied to a request for rehearing of a case involving a Christian homeschooling family seeking asylum in the United States, asserting that the couple has not been able to prove that they have been persecuted by being forced to send their […]
‘Vanished’ a good light read with mix of suspense and romance
Book review by Val Viljoen VANISHED by Irene HannonGenre: Christian thriller This suspense novel gets off to a good start in the opening scene. Moira is lost on back roads in the rain on the way home from a work assignment. Suddenly she is confronted in her headlights by a […]
The legacy of Nelson Mandela
A Google search of the name Nelson Mandela yields 186 million pages. It is staggering how much information about this man exists out there. As an exercise I also googled my name and I was disappointed at the results. My consolation is that the former president is more than twice […]
Socio-economic data interpretation workshop for NMB church leaders
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders are hosting a workshop aimed at empowering church and NGO leaders to make informed decisions in order to address socio economic challenges in their wards. Professor Deon Pretorius, a development analyst, will conduct a morning workshop to teach participants how to use data from the […]
Tamryn turns down law career for call to win souls across Africa
Tamryn Klintworth could have stepped into any prestigious law firm after completing her LLB degree cum laude, at the top of her class. But her heart was already on fire with a vision to win souls for Christ across Africa. She recalls how on her university awards evening in 2007 […]
Global Leadership Summit 2013 Countdown: Meet the speakers — Bill Hybels
BILL HYBELS Founder and Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church Founded The Global Leadership Summit, now in 530+ cities and 90 countries Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, a pioneer in contemporary church strategy and one of America’s largest churches with more than 24,000 weekly attendees Committed to developing […]
Marie Stopes launches new campaign to target youth
Abortion clinic chain Marie Stopes, in partnership with tertiary institutions and the Department of Health, is launching a campaign aimed at ‘indoctrinating schools, colleges and universities about sexuality, contraceptives and abortion under the auspices of “reproductive health”,’ reports Africa Christian Action (ACA). Leader of Marie Stopes’ Blue Light Campaign, Ndi Mumbengegwi, […]