Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay today requested an urgent meeting with the Executive Mayor Ben Fihla following media reports of explosive tensions between the political leadership and administrative head of the metro. The churchmens’ request is made in a letter to Fihla, who was summoned yesterday by the African National […]
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Israeli experts, church support effort to assist emerging farmers
Post-apartheid reforms gave land to the people – but without proper training, says aid worker Originally published in Jerusalem Post With the help of Israeli agricultural expertise and the support of the Roman Catholic Church, a South African NGO is aiming to professionally train rural residents who have become the […]
Iranian Christians face ‘systematic persecution and prosecution’
Iran’s human rights record questioned in run-up to June elections By Steve Dew-Jones — World Watch Monitor Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani greets his wife Fatemah after his release from prison in September 2012.Nadarkhani family for World Watch Monitor Iran’s treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent […]
Fisikus en kerkman sterf op 89
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Beeld Die bekende wetenskaplike en kerkman dr. Louw Alberts (89) is gister in Pretoria dood. Alberts was ’n fiskus en onder meer professor aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat en die destydse Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, visepresident van die Raad vir Atoomkrag, direkteur-generaal van mineraal- en energiesake, en […]
Another Gosnell? Photographic evidence reveals abortion atrocities in Texas
Originally published in Charisma News Just days after a Philadelphia jury found abortionist Kermit Gosnell guilty of the murder of three newborn children and the negligent death of a patient, evidence of similar atrocities has surfaced in Houston. The Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) President Marjorie Dannenfelser implores the […]
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill Christian leader in Nigeria
Shooting occurred within hour of State of Emergency declaration Originally published in Morning Star News JOS, Nigeria, May 15, 2013 (Morning Star News) – Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group yesterday killed the Rev. Faye Pama Musa, secretary of the Borno state chapter of […]
‘Pro-Palestinian ads misrepresent apartheid’
By Rev Dr Kenneth Meshoe — Originally published in the San Francisco Examiner On my recent trip to San Francisco, I was deeply disturbed to learn about the posters in The City accusing Israel of apartheid. As a black South African who lived under apartheid, this system was implemented in […]
Cloning human embryos becomes dangerous reality
Originally published in Charisma News Scientists in Oregon say that they have created cloned human embryos, and then destroyed the embryos to extract embryonic stem cells. The cloning technique is essentially the same one used to create Dolly the cloned sheep, with some modifications to make cloning work using human […]
Will conviction of US abortionist Kermit Gosnell change the abortion debate?
By David Gibson — Originally published in Charisma News Even before rogue abortionist Kermit Gosnell was convicted in Philadelphia on Monday of delivering and then killing late-term infants, abortion opponents were convinced they had a case that could reshape an abortion debate that has remained static over the years. After […]
US court denies German home-schoolers asylum
Originally published in Charisma News The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obama administration’s refusal to grant asylum to the Romeike family. US Attorney General Eric Holder filed against the family, arguing that asylum should not be granted because home schooling isn’t a fundamental right protected under religious freedom. […]