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The Pretoria High Court on Friday refused the application by the Alliance Defending the Autonomy of Churches in South Africa (ADACSA), asking the court to clarify its judgment in Gaum vs General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. More particularly, ADACSA wanted clarity on whether the court’s judgment, which declared […]
The Alliance Defending the Autonomy of Churches in South Africa (ADACSA), who appeared as a Friend of the Court in the case of Gaum versus General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church, has filed an application with the Pretoria High Court to obtain clarity from the judges regarding their recent […]
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) synod has decided to abide by a controversial Pretoria High Court ruling ordering the church to allow ministers in same-sex relationships and the solemnisation of same-sex civil unions. The decision followed a vote in which a “significant majority” of 48 synod members supported a proposal […]
Last Friday a full bench of the Pretoria High Court ruled that a 2016 decision by the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod to reverse its 2015 decision to remove the celibacy requirement for homosexual ministers and to solemnise same-sex civil unions, was both procedurally and constitutionally unlawful. While technically nothing […]
A ruling by the Gauteng High Court, ordering the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) to allow clergy in same-sex relationships to serve as ministers, seriously overstepped the court’s authority, which is an infringement of the Constitution, says Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network. He told Jacaranda FM that the judgment in Pretoria […]
Translated from a report in e-kerkbode Judgment is expected tomorrow (Friday March 8) at the High Court in Pretoria in a court case over a Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod decision on homosexual relationships. BREAKING NEWS High Court scraps Dutch Reformed Church decision against same-sex marriages Read more at https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/high-court-scraps-dutch-reformed-church-decision-against-same-sex-marriages-20190308 […]
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in GrensPos – Nr 2 25 Januarie 2018 (NGK Ooskaap nuusbrief) Gustav Claassen, algemene sekretaris van die algemene sinode, vertel van ‘n ontmoeting tussen afgevaardigdes van die algemene sinode en die EFF: In ‘n poging om met politieke partye en ander rolspelers in gesprek te tree en ons […]
When Heinrich Alberts preaches his last sermon at Hoogland Dutch Reformed Church, Port Elizabeth on Sunday it will be a bitter-sweet time. He will be sad that he has to leave the church he has loved and led for over seven years and his ministry in the Dutch Reformed church […]
Oorspronklik in Netwerk 24 gepubliseer Die NG Kerk hou by die besluit van sy algemene sinode om gay lidmate op elke vlak te verwelkom, maar die uitvoering daarvan is vir twee jaar uitgestel. Dit beteken gay proponente mag voorlopig nie in die amp van leraar georden word nie, tensy hulle selibaat […]
The Commission for Gender Equity (CGE) has asked the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to investigate disparaging comments about former homosexuals that were posted on Facebook by Dr André Bartlett, a gay activist and Dutch Reformed Church minister, and two others, says André Bekker, a former homosexual and founder of New Living Way […]