South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Church in South Africa is facing a two-pronged onslaught to its mission to preach the gospel without interference from the State. This threat comes from the CRL Rights Commission and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The CRL Rights Commission, which interviewed church ministers and religious leaders across […]
See Opinion by Ron Steele This week has seen the State proposing two pieces of legislation which arguably pose one of the greatest threats to religious freedom (including the autonomy of the Church to govern her own affairs) and free speech in South Africa yet! If we do not take […]
In last week’s Gateway News, we reported on the recent meeting with religious and traditional leaders to discuss the outcome of the CRL Rights Commission’s investigation into the ‘commercialisation’ of religion and abuse of people’s belief systems, and in particular the Commission’s proposed regulation of religion. At the meeting, the […]
On Tuesday (October 11), Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) joined 50+ religious and traditional leaders invited to a meeting at the CRL Rights Commission, to discuss the Commission’s findings and recommendations following its recent controversial investigation into the “commercialisation” of religion and abuse of people’s belief systems in […]
100 parliamentarians from 60 countries met last week (September 12-14 2016) in Berlin, Germany for workshops and seminars under the title “An Embattled Right: Protecting and Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief”. ACDP Member of the South African Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley said: “I came away from the conference with a […]
Originally published in Christian Today The issue of religious freedom in Nepal has been raised at the UN this week, after the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) jointly highlighted the case of eight Christians who have been charged with attempting to convert children to Christianity after […]
A brief overview of the US State Department’s 2015 International Religious Freedom Report Originally published in World Watch Monitor The following are a selection of news stories covered over the past three months that highlight the extent of the suppression of religious freedom: Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’ Chinese […]
Originally published in CBN News Two churches in Iowa are challenging a state law that would censor churches from expressing biblical views on sexuality and gender identity — even from the pulpit. Fort Des Moines Church of Christ filed a federal lawsuit against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission on Monday […]
Christianity has been responsible for the formation of the bedrock of the political, economic and legal systems that provide the pillars of Western democracy. Yet few would dispute that, during the last 50 years, there has been a steady undermining of the Biblical values that have historically formed the foundations […]
Originally published in Christian Today Plans to build the tallest cross in the English-speaking world in Corpus Christi, Texas, can move on after lawsuits around its construction came to an end. Pastor Rick Milby of the Abundant Life Fellowship Church plans to build the 210 by 90 foot cross on […]