Originally published in News 24 Well-wishes were pouring in for former president Nelson Mandela on Monday after he spent a third day at a hospital in Pretoria. The 94-year-old former statesman was admitted to hospital on Saturday with a recurring lung infection. African Union (AU) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the […]
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‘Sexless’ now official birth certificate status in Australia
Originally published in Charisma News A man in Australia who claims to be neither a man nor a woman has been officially recognized by Australian authorities as “sexless” on his birth certificate. Norrie May-Welby, a British expat, was born a man but had a sex change operation in 1990 when […]
Syrian teen executed in front of parents for ‘cursing’ Mohammad
Originally published in Christian News A Syrian watch group is reporting that a 15-year-old boy was executed in front of his parents on Sunday after arguing with another individual about the Islamic religion. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Britain states that an Islamic group linked to al Qaeda […]
Atheists raising funds for hotline to help those leaving faith
What a hopeless cause! God will always welcome back those, like Jonah, who ran away — American Family Association Originally published in Christian News Network An international atheist organization is currently collecting funds for a planned telephone hotline that will assist former believers with abandoning their religious faith. Recovering From […]
Campaigners still optimistic despite Lords vote on gay marriage
Originally published in Christian Today The Coalition for Marriage has said it will continue campaigning to save traditional marriage despite the House of Lords backing the Government’s plans to introduce gay marriage. Peers voted down an amendment to “wreck” the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by more than two to […]
China plans to end house churches
Originally published in Worthy Christian News China’s closure of a dozen churches in Hainan Province while threatening to close many more strongly suggests that the Communist government has a clandestine plan to eliminate all unregistered house churches, according to the China Aid Association. “The government is carrying out its plans […]
Rise of radical Islam in Central Asia and Caucasus
Islamic extremism in Central Asia and the Caucasus will further increase in the next few years, predicts a new report by Anna Münster, a Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014, and expected regime changes in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan threaten to […]
Be faithful with the little….and the seeds will grow
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 8 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] “Get wisdom, get understanding…do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you, love her and she will look after you…” –– Proverbs 4:5-6 With two weeks to go until my teaching practice is over, I’m starting […]
Wheels of justice wobbling along in Throp’s pro-life sticker case appeal
The wheels of justice are turning slowly and somewhat erratically, it seems, in the case of the appeal by Cape Town Christian pro-life activist Peter Throp against his conviction for damaging municipal property by placing pro-life stickers over illegal abortion stickers. Nearly four months after a Cape Town magistrate fined […]
Sibongile Sibeko music video releases today
Gospel singer Sibongile Sibeko is due to release her second music video, Bambelela (Hold On) today (June 7, 2013). The award winning artist wrote Bambelela with her producer Danny Antill, as a message of hope for young and old in difficult times, reports Brettian Productions. The video is hot on the […]