Time is running out for the public to comment on the controversial Marriage Bill which seeks to bring together into a single statute, the different laws that currently govern marriage in South Africa. Tomorrow is the last day for comment. Philip Rosenthal director of Christian View Network calls the Bill […]
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Sharing the Gospel from South Africa to Scotland
Originally published in Christian Today Steve Osmond, a zoologist and scientist, has just moved with his family from South Africa to Scotland to take up a new role at the Solas Centre for Public Christianity as an apologist and evangelist. Solas’ assistant director Gavin Matthews has called Osmond an answer to prayer […]
Nigerian court affirms right to convert from Islam to Christianity
Originally published in Christian Today A court in northern Nigeria has granted a court order protecting an 18-year-old Christian convert from threats to her life by family members, a ruling that emphasises the fundamental right to change religion, in this case, from Islam to Christianity. Mary Olowe, not her real […]
Ugandan evangelist beaten by Muslims has no regrets — ‘they heard the Good News of our Saviour Jesus Christ’
A Christian evangelist says he has no regrets after Muslim extremists attacked him for teaching on Christ’s divinity at an open-air evangelistic event in eastern Uganda earlier this month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. At least they heard the Gospel, the preacher said. Evangelist Robert Faisali Miya, a 34-year-old father […]
Makgoba proud to be ‘a child of the UDF’
Originally published in Church Times The Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, one of the main speakers at the 40th-anniversary celebrations of the United Democratic Front (UDF), expressed pride in being “a child of the UDF”, and acknowledged the organisation’s contribution to the struggle against apartheid, and to his […]
Tasha Cobbs Leonard visiting SA in September
Multi award-winning Gospel American musician and songwriter, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, will be sharing her talent with South African fans in September. She will perform some of her catalogue’s finest, such as Jehovah Jirah, In Spite Of Me, I’m Getting Ready and Put a Praise on It. Brought to SA by […]
1000 Pakistani Christians ‘terrorised’, sleep outdoors after homes ransacked in mob violence
Originally published in The Christian Post A thousand Christians have fled their homes and are now sleeping rough after they were targeted by rampaging mobs following an unsubstantiated allegation of blasphemy against the Quran in the town of Jaranwala. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) reports that the level […]
Terrorists kill 2, burn down church and 10 homes in Kenya
Originally published in International Christian Concern Suspected al-Shabaab terrorists killed two people in Kenya on Tuesday and burned down 10 homes and a church. In a separate incident, the terrorists killed two motorists in an ambush on a local road. At 2am an International Christian Concern (ICC) staffer received a […]
N Ireland ‘Mighty Man’ cycling for brain tumour research
Gary Millar, 54, of Broughshane, Northern Ireland is cycling 440km this month to raise funds for brain tumour research. Piperjames McGowan of Mighty Men Western Cape said Gary — a cancer survivor himself — is a keen supporter of the Mighty Men movement, especially in South Africa. An attorney in […]
FOR SA says it is aware of many public concerns about Marriage Bill, but must stick to its neutral, religious freedom mandate
In a blog post on the Freedom of Religion South Africa website, executive director Michael Swain Introduction: FOR SA is aware that the Marriage Bill (which is currently open for comment until 31 August 2023) is garnering much interest, specifically from faith communities. We recognise that faith communities may have concerns […]