South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A fortnightly column by a team of real people dedicating their lives to the fight against human trafficking, exploitation and social injustice. This week’s writer is Elanie Kruger.[/notice] National Human Trafficking Resource Line Over the years of working on the ground and seeing the harsh reality of this modern day […]
Last week Cause for Justice made oral submissions in Parliament, together with other key stakeholders, on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill. This Bill, amongst other things, proposes the decriminalisation of online pornography. Parliament now has a big task ahead before the deliberations on the Bill take place from September […]
[notice]A special report by Taryn Lourens about the Fight The New Drug ministry that she and her husband Abrie offer as a community service. [/notice] Porn. Mention that word and you might get an awkward look or a muffled giggle from teenagers. Even though most teens have seen it, few […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner A generational divide exists between teens and adults on not only pornography usage but also attitudes about it, and the church cannot afford to ignore the widening gap, says Barna Group editor-in-chief Roxanne Stone. Stone addressed the differences in a new blog post, “Porn 2.0: […]
Originally published in Christian Today American pastor and former prisoner in Iran Saeed Abedini returned to his family in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday only to be greeted by the news that his wife Naghmeh Panahi had filed court documents to legally separate from him, citing spousal abuse as the reason […]
Originally published in Christian Today Porn filters could be scrapped from internet service providers after a ruling from the European Union this week which has been called “shocking” by a Christian lobby charity. The new rules, voted through in Brussels on Tuesday, will make internet services providers (ISPs) treat all […]
Originally published in Times Live Porn addicts are at high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own. This is according to research by Dr Antoinette Basson, of Unisa’s youth research unit, who interviewed convicted child-sex offenders in prisons in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The study, which focused on […]
Human Life International is hosting the “Protect our Families in South Africa Pro-life and Family Conference” at St John’s Church, Maitland, Cape Town from Thursday, May 28 to Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Topics that will be addressed include crisis pregnancy and abortion, birth control, African pro-life policy, euthanasia, human trafficking, […]
Originally published in Dispatch Live Digital satellite TV broadcaster StarSat got more than just a telling off by the broadcasting watchdog for continuing to show pornographic content after a court order forbade it to. The company was fined R25 000 by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) for […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with costs an application by On Digital Media Media (ODM) for leave to appeal against a Western Cape High Court order preventing it from broadcasting hardcore pornography channels on its StarSat (formerly TopTV) pay-TV service. Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA), supported by […]