South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its sobering 2026 Annual Report on Wednesday documenting the worsening global crisis in freedom of religion or belief throughout 2025. The bipartisan commission, mandated by Congress under the International Religious Freedom Act, cataloged egregious violations — including state-sponsored repression, extremist violence, attacks on […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo has warned that the modern-day assertion of “rights” related to abortion, assisted suicide and LGBT issues is being used to limit religious freedom in what he called “polite persecution”. Speaking to Crux Now, Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi said that the […]
South African Church Defenders (SACD) announced today they will host a major Christian march in Durban on March 12 to defend religious freedom and the independence of the Church. The march, which will bring together Christian leaders, pastors and Christians from across SA is expected to be one of the […]
Key religious freedom stakeholders in South Africa have reacted positively to a virtual meeting between religious sector leaders and Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs last Wednesday. Freedom of Religion South Africa says in a briefing memorandum that it is cautiously optimistic after the engagement which it […]
At a press conference last week Professor Musa Xulu called the CRL Rights Commission chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva a dictator and the CRL’s Section 22 committee on Christian-sector abuses a front for pushing state regulation of religion. At a media briefing yesterday the CRL chair and Section 22 member Dr John […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Christian preacher in the United Kingdom, accused of making anti-Muslim remarks during a sermon in a town centre, has been found not guilty. A jury at Swindon Crown Court in southwest England returned the verdict after a six-day trial. Shaun O’Sullivan, 36, was […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The Mexican government has withdrawn a controversial bill that sought to regulate religious content on social media and digital platforms. Federal Deputy Arturo Ávila Anaya of the ruling Morena Party announced the decision that came after a strong wave of criticism from Evangelical leaders, […]
Originally published in Christianity Today When Matthew Okeyo heard in 2023 that a religious sect leader had led hundreds of followers to starve to death in Kenya’s Shakahola Forest, he felt “shocked but not surprised.” Okeyo, who pastors African Inland Church Milimani in Nairobi, Kenya, said unchecked heretical groups have tricked and […]
In this report on an important religious-freedom trial in the Grahamstown Supreme Court tomorrow, ChristianView Network founder Philip Rosenthal challenges the arguments of Rhodes University in support of its decision to expel Arthur Vamva Expelled Christian SRC candidate Arthur Vamva is taking Rhodes University to court on Thursday November 20 […]
Originally published in Christian Today Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen is praying that she will finally be exonerated of hate speech charges over her biblical views on marriage and sexuality after the case against her was heard by the Supreme Court today. Räsänen, former Minister of the Interior, was first charged […]