South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today Evangelicals have expressed “disbelief” at comments made by the Archbishop of Canterbury in which he claimed that gay sex is not sinful if it is within a committed relationship. Archbishop Justin Welby made the comments on The Rest is Politics podcast hosted by former Labour spin doctor […]
Methodist Church of Southern Africa presiding bishop Purity Malinga The Methodist Church of Southern Africa released a statement yesterday contradicting announcements on social media that it officially changed its stance on gay marriage this week and now recognises and affirms the rights of gay people to be married. “Contrary to […]
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Monday, launched an unfair discrimination application in the Equality Court against Western Cape wedding venue Beloftebos which has been in the news for refusing, on the grounds of conscience and religious belief, to host same-sex weddings. The media, apparently, were provided with the […]
Originally published in All Africa News The new Church of Uganda Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu on Sunday started his tenure in a colourful ceremony at Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala and made fresh vows never to accept gay marriages in the church. Archbishop Kaziimba said the church shall continue to emphasise […]
One of the lead stories in South Africa over the weekend was the much-anticipated ‘wedding’ of Somizi Mhlongo to longtime same-sex partner Mohale Motaung. Somizi is a flamboyant socialite who is very open about his homosexual lifestyle. He once caused a stir when he stormed out of Grace Bible Church […]
The Christian owners of a Cape Town jewellery business which has been attacked on social media and received hate mail after they recently refused to make an engagement ring for a gay couple have posted a statement on their website explaining their position. In their statement, the owners of Craig […]
Originally published in Christian Newswire The United States’ second-largest Protestant denomination, the United Methodist Church, voted on Tuesday to strengthen its embrace of marriage between one man and one woman, laid out in the church’s so-called “Traditional Plan”. In an unexpected turn, the UMC’s delegates decided to reject the “One […]
By Daniela Ellerbeck, legal adviser to FOR SA In an important decision this month, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) affirmed the right of religious people to have their beliefs treated with dignity and respect by the government. The question the court had to answer in this case, […]
Originally published in CBN News The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the Sweet Cakes by Melissa bakery who in 2013 refused to design and bake a cake celebrating a lesbian couple’s same-sex wedding. The Kleins felt that designing and making the cake […]
Originally published in Christianity Today A day after a Religion News Service interview portrayed retired pastor and author Eugene Peterson as shifting to endorse same-sex marriage, the evangelical leader retracted his comment and upheld the traditional Christian stance instead. “To clarify, I affirm a biblical view of marriage: one man […]