South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Eno Adeogun — Originally published in Premier Religious leaders in Nigeria have called for Christian students to boycott compulsory Arabic classes introduced by the government. Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church and other religious leaders claim the compulsory lesson is an attempt to convert secondary pupils to […]
Originally published in God Reports Since the early 90s, millions have left the church and they may not be returning, according to a disturbing report by Dr Anthony Horvath, the director of Athanatos Christian Ministries. “Numerous studies show that around 1990, the number of ‘religious nones’ increased from roughly 8% […]
Originally published in Assist News Sheikh Mohammed Idris, chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers and previous leader of Mombasa’s Sakina Mosque, was assassinated by unknown gunmen on his way to morning prayers on June 10. According to a news release from human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), […]
Originally published in Ecumenical News South Africa’s top judge has said corruption and many other social ills are largely due to a failure to infuse law with a measure of religion and morality. Chief Justice Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang Mogoeng said infusing law with religion could help turn around crime, corruption, […]
Two well-known figures in South African law, Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs and Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, will be the keynote speakers at an international conference on Law and Religion in Africa to be held at Stellenbosch University (SU). Sachs, a former political activist and member of the National Executive of […]
[notice] A monthly column by CRAIG DUFFIELD[/notice] Over the last few weeks I have had this growing awareness of the sheer abundance of sports matches, tournaments and events taking place around the world daily. Within the last week we have had the NBA Finals start and NHL Finals end, French […]