South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Calvin Freiburger — Originally published in LifeSiteNews The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report on religious persecution around the world, and while it calls attention to ongoing abuses at the hands of the Chinese government, Chinese Christians say the situation on the ground […]
Florida mega-church pastor and evangelist Rodney Howard-Browne who was arrested on Monday for allegedly violating a government order by holding a service last Sunday announced yesterday that he will be taking legal action for wrongful arrest and will not open his church doors this Sunday “to allow an opportunity for people […]
Originally published in Lifesite News To the delight of the 3 500 people at the 68th National Prayer Breakfast in the United States capital, President Donald Trump strode into the cavernous Washington Hilton ballroom on Thursday and flashed a newspaper with a giant headline blaring, “ACQUITTED!” It was less than […]
Originally published in The Christian Mail After facing discriminatory venue cancellation in the UK because of his biblical beliefs, a spokesman for Franklin Graham tells CBN News they have decided to fight in court for their religious rights there. “Since the original venues have broken our legal contract with them, […]
Originally published in Freedom of Religion South Africa Recently, the owners of the Beloftebos wedding venue were back in the crosshairs because they declined the opportunity to host (and for their family to be involved in) the celebration of the same-sex wedding of Megan Watling and Sasha-Lee Heekes. Social media, […]
Originally published in CBN News President Donald Trump is unveiling new federal guidelines today to protect the constitutional right to pray in public schools. The president previewed his idea earlier this month at the Evangelicals for Trump rally at the King Jesus International Ministry in Florida, saying he would take […]
Originally published in Religion Unplugged In the latest move that pastors say is another threat to religious freedom, the Ugandan government ordered nearly 12 000 churches and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country to close in November after failing to participate in a “validation exercise”. The exercise started in 2018 […]
Originally published in Christian Today The UK Government has challenged Iran on the treatment of Christians and other minority faith groups. In a statement to the UN during its 34th Periodic Review on human rights, Miriam Shearman, representing the Government in Geneva, said that it was “deeply concerned” about Iran’s […]
Originally published in CBN News A Christian politician from Finland will be interrogated at police headquarters on Friday in a hate speech investigation for sharing a Bible passage on social media. Päivi Räsänen is a member of the Finnish Parliament, and she’s under investigation for committing a so-called hate crime […]
By Freedom of Religion South Africa As most South Africans will know by now, the Constitutional Court has recently ruled that it is illegal for parents to spank their children. The practical implication of the Court’s judgment is that all spanking – whether on the hand or on the bottom, and regardless […]