On the weekend of September 9 to 11, The Fellowship Baptist Church in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town hosted the God, Gender and Identity conference — an event taking on a hot topic at the forefront of debate and discussion. In an hour where the world is rampant with ideologies that liquidise gender and identity, […]
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God, gender and identity in spotlight at upcoming Cape Town conference
Amidst a rapid, worldwide rise in gender confusion, Cause for Justice is speaking biblical truth and sound academic facts at conference events and debates across South Africa. Cause for Justice is a human rights organisation that exists to act in the public’s best interest by participating in court proceedings, creating public […]
ACDP pickets for scrapping of draft gender policy for public schools
The ACDP staged a picket outside the Western Cape provincial legislature on Monday to protest against the draft policy on gender identity and sexual orientation for public schools in the Western Cape which it sees as harmful to children and a threat to the constitutional rights of parents, teachers and […]
Under pressure, BBC withdraws video that tells children there are ‘over 100’ gender identities
Originally published in Christian Today The BBC has made the decision to “retire” a controversial schools resource that claimed there were “over 100” gender identities. The BBC Teach video featured relationships and sex education teacher Kate Daniels telling two young children that there were “so many gender identities”. “So we […]
Navigating culture without redefining biblical morality — Afrika Mhlophe
The fallout experienced by Israel Folau following his now infamous tweet is a cause for great concern. You might think that the issue is purely about love vs hatred for homosexuals but it is far more than that. It is fundamentally about a culture of authoritarianism and intolerance. A culture […]
Lessons from groundbreaking sexual identity conference — Afrika Mhlophe
I am privileged to have been part of a groundbreaking conference held recently by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). The conference was from February 6 to 9 in Randburg and its focus was on sexual identity. Various contributors tackled issues related to the LGBT community, with the focus […]
Scottish teachers’ union demands mandatory LGBT education for children
Originally published in Charisma News Scotland’s largest teaching union has voted for children across the country to be taught about same-sex families and LGBT history. At its annual general meeting in Perth, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) resolved to “affiliate to the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign”. TIE calls […]
‘UCT sexualities policy would open Pandora’s Box’
[notice]An open letter by Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network in which he reports on a radical ‘sexualities’ policy which is being proposed at the University of Cape Town and urges Christians to take preemptive action.[/notice] A sexual revolutionary activist group called HAICU employed on the staff of the University of Cape Town […]
Call me ‘ze,’ Not ‘he’: University wants everyone to use ‘gender inclusive’ pronouns
By Todd Starnes — Originally published in Charisma News Educators in the Volunteer State are very concerned that students might be offended by the usage of traditional pronouns like she, he, him and hers, according to a document from the University of Tennessee—Knoxville’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “With the […]
Youth gender issues in focus at PE seminar
The Gender Desk and Diocesan Youth Council of the Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth are hosting the “I’M THE ONE” Seminar on Saturday, May 10, from 08h30 to 12h30 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Central. Canon Ethel Pittaway describes the theme based on Ephesians 2:8-10 as “I’m the one saved by […]