Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) expressed its concerns about recent remarks by Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, before Parliament on Tuesday September 2022. The comments were made while the minister was giving an update on the Bushiri investigation. Motsoaledi said an investigation was also underway to determine how Timothy […]
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Ethiopian Christians arrested for ‘praying against government’
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Seven Ethiopian Christians have been arrested and detained in the north-western town of Chagni on suspicion of praying against the government. A local source told World Watch Monitor the seven men, members of the Meserete Kiristos church, were followed and overheard by a local […]
50 days of blessing the nation through prayer: Week 2 — Alf James
Each week of the #50Dayd2BlesstheNation Alf James is interviewing a leader around the week’s theme. This week he spoke to Olusegun Olanipekun, Pastor of the Pretoria Christian Centre and leader at The Institute for Christian Leadership Development (ICLD) about the week’s focus of “The Government and Judicial system”. Christians’ love […]
2016 national day of prayer to be largest in US history
Originally published in The Christian Post The annual National Day of Prayer is expected to be larger than ever, with an estimated 47 000 local events taking place across the United States. For the 65th year in a row Americans will observe the National Day of Prayer, which is held […]
Christians to invade steps of US Capitol Building with Word of God
Originally published in Charisma News If you started at Genesis 1:1 and kept reading — without stopping until you finished Revelation 22:21 — it would take about 90 hours to read the entirety of the Bible. We know that because, for the past 26 years, Christians from around the country […]
Christians and the South African crisis
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] No one has to be a rocket scientist to know that South Africa is in enormous crisis, especially with the recent Constitutional […]
Gupta allegations: Church leaders make urgent appeal for prayer
The SA Christian Leadership Initiative has issued “an urgent appeal for prayer on behalf of our nation” in the wake of “the phenomenon of state capture currently unravelling in our nation”. Referring to St Paul’s exhortation to offer prayer for “all people, especially those in authority”, SACLI says of the […]
Peace to you this Christmas, New Year
Gateway News taking seasonal publishing break Whew! I am sure I am not the only one looking forward to some time out after a busy year. I do wish you and your loved ones a joyful, restful Christ-centered end to 2013 and beginning to 2014. Please note that our final […]
Church has 5-year plan to transform Nelson Mandela Bay
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) were united in an ambitious plan to transform the city over the next five years, said Transformation Christian Network (TCN) executive member Trevor Jennings. “We’ve lost a lot of ground. And if we, as the Church, are going to take up our responsibility […]