South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) should take urgent and appropriate action to withdraw its approval of a gay lifestyle, says Christian leader Dr Arno van Niekerk in a letter of concern to the leadership of the DRC. In a letter sent to the DRC synod last week on behalf of […]
Originally published in Fox News The Australian rugby player who was fired earlier this year for writing on social media that “hell awaits” gay people has sued Australia Rugby and his former team, claiming that his contract was unlawfully ended over his Christian beliefs. Israel Folau launched a court action […]
Article compiled from reports in CBN News, Fox News, Christian Today, Charisma News and Breaking Israel News Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after he convincingly won a ballot vote of Conservative Party members against Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, it was announced yesterday. He will replace outgoing […]
Originally published in CBN News Yesterday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of the International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will make the issue of persecution a top priority for countries around the world. One of the goals of the new alliance will be to hold accountable countries […]
Australian rugby star’s legal battle will affect everybody By Michael Swain, Executive Director, Freedom of Religion SA — Originally published on the FORSA blog The dismissal of rugby superstar Israel Folau from the Australian national team and the Waratahs is arguably one of the most significant cases in recent times […]
Originally published in Premier A Christian freedom group has written to members of the Human Rights Council urging them to support a resolution to seek peace in Eritrea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Concern Eritrea have written to the member states of the Human Rights Council (HRC) calling on […]
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian doctor lost his job in a government department after he refused to refer to “a six-foot-tall bearded man” as ‘madam’, a tribunal heard. Dr David Mackereth, 56, claims he was sacked as a disability benefits assessor by the Department of Work and Pensions […]
Special report by Open Doors SA The 2019 Cricket World Cup is moving toward a climax and many of us have chosen our favourite teams (though sadly the Proteas are out of the competition) and cricketers around the world. A shocking reality is that half of the countries (five) participating […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his Government is set to introduce new laws on religious liberty, following the case of Israel Folau. The sports star was fired by Rugby Australia in May for a social media post quoting the Bible which was deemed […]
Originally published in Christian Concern In a landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal has upheld the rights of UK Christians to freely express their faith by handing victory to former student social worker Felix Ngole. Overturning a High Court decision to uphold Felix’s expulsion from Sheffield University, the crucial outcome […]