South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post A Virginia public school district has agreed to pay R10 million ($575,000) to resolve a lawsuit brought by a Christian teacher who was fired for refusing to use the self-declared pronouns of a trans-identified student. The West Point School Board reached a settlement with […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Serbian judo champion has been suspended from the sport for five months for making the sign of the cross during the Paris Olympics. 28 year old Nemanja Majdov made the sign just before his round 16 match on July 31. Writing this week […]
Originally published in The Roys Report On a recent Sunday morning, a dozen people congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali to ponder their next steps after the government shuttered numerous churches for noncompliance with health and safety regulations. “We are appalled by […]
By Massimo Introvigne and Rosita Šorytė — Originally published in Zenit In April 2023, media all around the world carried the news that a Kenyan religious movement they called a “cult”, led by a local pastor called Paul Mackenzie, was responsible for the death of hundreds of followers, who had starved […]
Originally published in Christian Today Australia’s Labor government has come under fire from both sides of the ideological divide after comments earlier this month that indicated it was abandoning its controversial proposal for a Religious Discrimination Act. While addressing a press conference in Western Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was […]
At least 50 Christians were murdered in Nigeria’s Benue state last week during an attack on their villages by Fulani jihadist herdsmen and a criminal gang, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. On Thursday August 8, Fulani terrorists and affiliated bandits raided the predominantly Christian village of Ayati village in Ukum […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A group of church leaders have said that the Prime Minister’s proposed conversion therapy laws could threaten to criminalise some Christian practices. In a letter representing more than 1 300 churches, the group warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for a “full trans-inclusive ban” on conversion […]
Originally published in Worthy News The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned last week that the year-long war between the Islamic Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their rival, the Islamic Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, has reached devastating levels and is severely impacting religious communities including […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Christian artist has claimed that she was reported to the police for saying, while making a cup of tea with a council employee, that it is harmful for children to try and change their sex. It’s been announced that Victoria Culf will now challenge how Watford […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A taxi driver in Essen, Germany, is contesting a fine imposed by local authorities for displaying a Bible verse sticker on his vehicle, which reads “Jesus – I am the way. The truth. And the life,” sparking a debate over religious expression and advertising […]