Originally published in Charisma News Recently, US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that home schooling is not a parent’s right. It is a statement some are saying should frighten American parents. Nations like Germany and Sweden show that when governments take away home schooling rights, it’s a slippery slope […]
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Obama’s goodwill Israel tour sows seeds of hope
Originally published in CBN News Day two of President Obama’s visit started at the Israel Museum, where he viewed the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls. So far as Israel is concerned, things seem to be going well. One commentator remarked, “If this is the way we greet Obama, what’s left for […]
New Archbishop installed for Anglican Communion
Originally published in Christian Post A couple days after the Roman Catholic Church installed its 266th pope, the Anglican Communion – a global Protestant Christian body based in the United Kingdom – now has a newly inaugurated spiritual head. The Rt. Rev. Justin Welby, formerly the bishop of Durham, England, […]
Let’s make newspapers ‘cut out’ sleazy sex ads, says Salvation Army
SWEAT up in arms about campaign The Salvation Army wants South Africans to oppose human trafficking by participating in its “Cut It Out” campaign against sexual services advertisements in newspapers. The idea of the campaign, in which members of the public will cut sleazy sex industry ads out of newspapers […]
Surprise encounter with young people with glorious vision
As yet another Friday night unveils itself in Central, Port Elizabeth, many young people flock to bars, night clubs and other places of entertainment in the area. But a certain group of young folk choose to walk a road less travelled. Gateway News met up with these remarkable young Christians […]
God give us men!
[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] Memory of pre-dawn encounter that captures root of lawlessness, moral decline It’s a cold winter’s morning in […]
Male Rape: Part 1 — It’s more common than you think
[notice]Male rape has, for a long time, been almost completely unacknowledged, rarely reported and often scorned. How, after all, can a man possibly be raped? In the first article in a 4-part series, DIANNE STEVEN uncovers some surprising facts about the prevalence of male rape in South Africa. [/notice] South […]
Education Department piloting handbook on dealing with Satanism
Based on reports in Citizen, Sowetan Live, allafrica.com, and women.24 blogs The Gauteng Department of Education is piloting a handbook to help educators and parents deal with Satanism, Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy confirmed this week. Creecy, who signed a memorandum of understanding with faith-based organisations on Tuesday (March 18) […]
Deadly suicide bomb attack on Nigeria bus station
Compiled from a report in PM News and agency reports At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts targeting buses full of passengers in a Christian section of Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano, yesterday. And sources close to the attack by two suicide bombers say the […]
Real Men march against rape
[notice]Gateway News reporter JOHANITA JORDAAN attended the Real Men March in Cape Town on Saturday. She reports on the day’s events.[/notice] On Saturday morning 16 March 2013 at 10:00 a crowd of men gathered in the parking area across from the Cape Peninsula Uniersity to take a united stand in […]