South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Fox News.com A Pakistani businessman who is building a 14-story cross in the heart of Pakistan’s largest city claims he got the idea when God came to him in a dream. Parvez Henry Gill, part of the small Christian minority in predominantly Muslim nation, is believes his […]
While “disappointed,” the owners of Ashers Baking Company in Northern Ireland who were found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan, say they are not without hope, reports Charisma News. “We are upset things haven’t gone our way,” Karen McArthur says. ” … But it doesn’t […]
Originally published by World Watch Monitor Migrants and refugees in Libya are increasingly facing widespread abuse and persecution on religious grounds, a report by Amnesty International has revealed. Foreign nationals travelling irregularly to and from Libya face abuses, including abductions for ransom, torture and in some cases rape and other […]
Canon Andrew White, the world-renowned Vicar of Bagdhad today (Thursday, May 14) concluded a week-long visit to South Africa during which he shared about his remarkable ministry of reconciliation in Iraq and the Middle East and raised support for persecuted Christians in the region. More than 4 000 people attended […]
[notice]By Elizabeth Kendal, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate. She is Adjunctnct Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology. She is Director of Advocacy for Christian Faith and Freedom based in Canberra, Australia. [/notice] On the night of 24 April 1915 the […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Ethiopia began three days of national mourning on Tuesday, with joint Christian and Muslim prayers for nearly 30 Ethiopian Christians slaughtered by Islamic State militants in Libya. The massacre, which came to light over the weekend following the release of a highly-produced video titled […]
“We want them to know Jesus Christ” Originally published in The Gospel Herald Christians living in Niger, West Africa have offered Christ-like forgiveness to the radical Muslims who destroyed their homes and churches, are are continuing to share the Gospel in the region. On January 17, hundreds of Muslims, angered […]
Originally published in CNN.com Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard — killing them — because the 12 were Christians, Italian police said Thursday. Italian authorities have arrested 15 people on suspicion of murdering the […]
Boy forgives Muslim attackers before he dies Originally published in The Christian Post The 15-year-old Pakistani Christian boy who was beaten and set on fire by two Muslim men last Friday after answering truthfully if he was a Christian, died Wednesday morning due to burns inflicted during the attack. According […]
Political correctness is driving people apart, not bringing them together — Christian Legal Centre An Employment Tribunal has ruled that the employer of a senior occupational therapist in London was justified in disciplining her for giving a Christian book to a Muslim colleague. Victoria Wasteney has worked as an occupational […]