By Conrad Mbewe — via ChristianView Network Even if you try to bury your head in the sand, you can still hear the tremor in the ground of the Western carnival that is coming. The music and dancing are getting louder and louder. It is one of human-rights-with-no-holds-barred. It is […]
Tag: culture
Christian media conference will focus on ‘reclaiming the culture’
Delegates at this year’s annual conference of the Association of Christian Media (ACM) will focus on ‘reclaiming the culture’. The conference will be held at the Ocean View Hotel, Cape Town, from June 19 to 21, says the ACM in a media release. The keynote speaker will be Dr Mark […]
Cultural, religious and linguistic rights indaba
[notice]AFRIKA MHLOPHE returned this week from a Government-sponsored conference attended by South Africans of vastly different worldviews. He shares some impressions of this event.[/notice] The CRL Commission, a statutory organisation tasked with the promotion and protection of the rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, held its National Consultative Conference […]
When culture crosses the line
[notice] Part 2 of a 2-part series by Port Elizabeth pastor, Afrika Mhlophe [/notice] My introductory article on the subject of Christianity and Culture has stirred up an interesting debate. It is important for us to engage these issues because for many years Christianity has been accused of pouring scorn […]
Is there a conflict between Christianity and culture
[notice] Part 1 of a 2-part series by Port Elizabeth pastor, Afrika Mhlophe [/notice] Tallin, the capital city of Estonia is Europe’s capital of culture for the year 2011. A European city gets this honour for one calendar year from the European Union and in that period it has the […]
The value of Christianity under siege
I once was attending a conference whose main purpose was to address issues of culture, religion and language. A diverse group from various parts of South Africa got assembled up in Gauteng to come and make and receive input regarding these important and sometimes emotive issues. Over 500 […]