Originally published in World Community South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld a 59-year-old ban on abortions. The eight-judge panel needed six votes in favor of declaring the law unconstitutional in order to overturn the longtime ban. However, the court said Thursday that four judges voted to keep the ban and […]
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Christian Pakistani girl, 11, jailed for ‘blasphemy’
Originally published in Baptist Press Controversy continues to swirl around Pakistan’s blasphemy law after the arrest of a young Christian girl for defiling words from the Quran. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the country’s Interior Ministry for a report about the Aug. 16 arrest of Rimshah Masih, described […]
Tanzanian Christian teenager sentenced to two years in prison
Originally published in Persecution Blog A teenager in Tanzania was sentenced to two years in prison last month after being accused of desecrating the Quran. Eva Abdullah, 17, converted from Islam to Christianity three years ago. After her conversion, her parents disowned her and a group of radicals in her […]
Bahrain’s monarch grants land for new church in surprise move
Originally published in barnabasaid Bahrain’s monarch has granted a plot of land for the building of a new church in a bold move that goes against a recent Saudi fatwa calling for the destruction of all churches in the Arabian Peninsula. A senior church leader thanked King Hamad bin Isa […]
National March For Life in Durban in October
A call has gone out to pro-lifers in South Africa to participate in a major national anti-abortion event — the South African March for Life in Durban on October 7. The event organisers, the National Alliance for Life (NAL), which is the umbrella body for South African pro-life organisations and […]
Beware of ‘Don’t judge me’ trap
[notice]Pastor Bongani Mgayi exposes a lie of the devil that keeps many Christians from speaking out when they should.[/notice] Any Christian or pastor will regularly come across the catchphrase “don’t judge me.” This phrase in its various guises is both disarming and confusing, serving sometimes to emasculate, bind, humble and […]
Do what you love, love what you do
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] A girlfriend and I are always lamenting the fact that we have not yet managed to secure ourselves job positions where we are paid to sit around all day at coffee shops chatting and thinking up ideas. We love sitting around at coffee […]
Lonmin deaths and the deadly economic lie
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] This past week the country has witnessed the death of 34 people in the worker unrest that took place at Lonmin’s platinum mines in Rustenburg. Thirty-four people were killed and 78 injured when police shot at striking workers at […]
Survey highlights growing Kingdom focus in SA workplace
South African Christians are becoming more Kingdom-focused at work but need help with finding true purpose in the workplace. This is one of the findings of Christian marketplace initiative Call 42, which has conducted a national survey that explores the issues and obstacles that Christians experience in living a calling […]
Israel protests SA label decision
Originally published in The Citizen Online South Africa’s ambassador to Israel was summoned to that country’s Foreign Ministry Thursday to explain a recent decision by the South African cabinet to label products from settlements in the West Bank as coming from “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” Ambassador Ismail Coovadia would meet with […]