South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
ALSO SEE: Cricket SA needs better strategy to show united stand against racism Originally published in ClubcricketSA Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has explained the decision to withdraw from the Proteas’ XI for this week’s T20 World Cup match against the West Indies. “I would like to start by saying sorry to my team-mates, […]
By Heartlines “Imagine a South Africa where, instead of creating more negative stereotypes about others, we start getting to know each other better by sharing our stories …” The start to an ongoing series of online conversations and training sessions for Christian leaders, presented by Heartlines, was a discussion, titled: […]
Political leaders criticise sports minister for threatening players Eight South African players — including World Cup winners Faf de Klerk and Lood de Jager — took a stand against racism by wearing “Rugby Against Racism” T-shirts before an English Premiership match at the weekend but they were among 11 members […]
Originally published in Fox News Hundreds of Christians in Seattle in the US Pacific Northwest turned out on Monday in the area formerly dubbed Capitol Hill Organised Protest, or CHOP, and were confronted by “violent protesters” who flashed knives, shouted obscenities at local Black pastors and hailed Satan, according to […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Rioters carrying “Black Lives Matter” signs threw Bibles into a fire in front of the federal courthouse in Portland and burned an American flag, leaving bystanders wondering what that act of arson had to do with protesting against police brutality. “People began starting a […]
Originally published in CBN News It started with a van full of paint cans on the streets of New York outside the Black Lives Matter mural in Midtown Manhattan. And then Bevelyn Beatty began her task, dropping to her knees with paint in-hand yelling, “They don’t care about black lives, […]
In America, we see what others might call a cathartic response in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Americans of all ethnicities have taken to the streets to demand justice and an end to police brutality. Floyd’s death has struck something deep within the psyche of many people […]
Originally published in newsakmi.com Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, the archbishop of Durban, has denounced the hijacking of Black Lives Matter (BLM), which he says is now “committed to dismantling the very values, structure and institutions” central to a healthy society. Napier tweeted at the weekend that a brief study of […]
Having established a biblical response to racism in last week’s Gateway News, I’d like to further expound on the theme by making it more personal. Racism is the trending topic at the moment with the theme “Black Lives Matter” plastered on memes on social media, as well as on the online […]
J D Greear, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention in the US on Tuesday, implored Southern Baptist members to accept and promote that “black lives matter” as a Gospel issue but criticised the Black Lives Matter organisation in his 2020 presidential address to church members. Speaking from his office […]
