South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in UG Christian News Muslims in southeast Kenya have given a family that put their faith in Christ this month one day to return to Islam or be killed, UG Christian News has learnt. Muslim leaders at the Sera mosque announced the family’s punishment for leaving Islam during […]
Originally published in God Reports In Algeria, about 95 percent of the population follows Islam and less than two percent are Christians. The government bans conversion from Islam to Christianity, regulates non-Muslim worship, and enforces blasphemy laws, which can be used as a cudgel against followers of Jesus. “Church growth […]
Originally published in Faith Wire Jang-mi was startled as the door to her cell swung open. Bruised, bloody, and soaked from her captives’ attempts to wake her with buckets of water, she was surprised to see her uncle walk through the door. Jang-mi lives in the most oppressive country in […]
Originally published in Fox News A Christian woman acquitted after eight years on death row for blasphemy was released but her whereabouts in Islamabad today remained a closely guarded secret in the wake of demands by radical Islamists that she be publicly executed. Asia Bibi was with her family and […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The family of kidnapped Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu have asked for prayers after Islamic radical group Boko Haram demanded for $275-million USD (R4-billion) for her release. Gloria Samdi Puldu, a friend of Sharibu’s mother, told Punch newspaper that the $275-million (R4-billion) asking price, or […]
Originally published in BBC.com A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Thirteen Christians were reportedly tortured by authorities in Sudan, leaving one vomiting and bleeding in critical condition, before they were released on Monday. The Christians that were tortured include the 12 that were arrested by the Sudan National Intelligence and Security Services in Darfur […]
The Angolan government has given 1 106 “illegal” churches a 30-day ultimatum — which ends on November 4 — to regularise their operations or be shut. The move is the latest government response to improper commercial activities and human rights abuses it says are being carried out by certain churches […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Trump administration is hopeful that American pastor Andrew Brunson who is on trial in Turkey could be freed at a Friday court hearing, but the State Department said it was unaware of any deal with the Turkish government for his release. NBC News and […]
Originally published in Christian Today A church minister has reported the Scottish Government’s hate crime posters to the campaign’s own website over concerns that they are doing more to encourage hate than prevent it. David Robertson, minister of St Peter’s Free Church in Dundee, said the posters produced jointly by the […]