Originally published in God Reports, Gospel Herald and Christian Today Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed in early September for refusing to sign the marriage licenses of homosexual couples, met secretly with Pope Francis at his request in Washington D.C. The stunning clandestine meeting was first revealed by Robert Moynihan, […]
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Hillsong leadership responds after choir director comes out as gay
Originally posted in Christian News Net Reports that a Hillsong choir director (or former choir director) has come out as “gay” and is engaged to another member has raised widespread controversy and has elicited a response from the leader of the international chain of churches. Josh Canfield, a Broadway performer, […]
Same sex couple and Christian guesthouse owners to “respect each other’s beliefs”
By agreement between the parties, the settlement agreement concluded last week between same sex couple Mr Neil Coulson and Mr Jonathan Sedgwick, and Wolseley guesthouse owners Steph and Marina Neethling, was made an Order of the Bellville Equality Court yesterday (Tuesday, April 21). The Magistrate who granted the Order in […]
Successful mediation for Christian guesthouse owners
Following a successful mediation on Wednesday, 15 April 2015, the unfair discrimination case instituted against the Christian owners of “House of Bread” guesthouse in Wolseley by a homosexual couple in the Bellville Equality Court last year, is now something of the past. Against all odds, the parties managed to reach […]
Christian guesthouse owners and homosexual couple meeting in bid to resolve dispute
Originally published by For Sa Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 15), the Christian owners of “House of Bread” guesthouse in Wolseley will be meeting with the homosexual couple who took them to Court for unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation last year, in an endeavour to mediate the dispute. (For […]
Another Christian baker threatened with lawsuit after refusing to bake Gay-themed cake
Northern Ireland’s Equality Commission has threatened to take legal action against a Christian-run bakery after it refused to bake a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage.” The owners of Asher Baking Co., based in Newtownabbey, said they were unable to produce the cake as this would conflict with their […]
Court grants request of FOR SA and Christian guest house owners, to conciliate
By FOR SA Correspondent On Tuesday, June 24, the Equality Court in Bellville ruled that it was in the interest of the parties, and indeed in the interest of justice, that the dispute between the homosexual couple (as Complainant) and the Christian owners of “House of Bread” guest house in […]
Christian guest house owners ask Court for an opportunity to conciliate with homosexual couple
On Tuesday, June 17, the Equality Court in Belville convened to hear legal argument on the extent to which Christian business owners may obey their conscience, religion and belief in the conduct of their businesses, if at all. At the centre of the dispute, are the Christian owners of “House […]
Guesthouse ‘gay discrimination’ hearing postponed
Last week, Gateway News reported on the legal proceedings instituted by a gay couple (now legally represented by the SA Human Rights Commission) against Steph and Marina Neethling, Christian owners of a guesthouse in Wolseley, in the Equality Court of Bellville. At the directions hearing this week (on Monday, April […]
Christian guesthouse owner ‘standing firm” in face of gay couple hearing
Western Cape guesthouse owner, Steph Neething, 58, says God has told him to stand firm and be a witness for Him when he appears in the Equality Court in Bellville on Monday (April 14, 2014) for turning away a gay couple in November 2013. The court hearing follows an investigation […]