South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Christian Today A Christian couple who owns a wedding venue in Texas has placed an advertisement in a local newspaper to announce that they will not host same-sex weddings because of their faith. “Our Christian faith demands that we not participate in same-sex, transgender or any other […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Chinese authorities closed down a prominent house church in the country’s coastal Zhejiang province for organising “Christian activities without permission” and attempted to replace crosses with the national flag amid an ongoing crackdown on believers. According to China Aid, Chinese authorities have increased pressure […]
A brief overview of the US State Department’s 2015 International Religious Freedom Report Originally published in World Watch Monitor The following are a selection of news stories covered over the past three months that highlight the extent of the suppression of religious freedom: Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’ Chinese […]
[notice]Despite rampant persecution carried out against Christians by China’s Communist leaders, a leading Chinese writer has argued that Christianity – not Confucianism, Communism, or Atheism – is the country’s future. Yu Jie, a best-selling Chinese author and one of the foremost critics of the country’s leadership, recently penned in an op-ed […]
Originally published in Christian Today Evangelist Franklin Graham has said he is cancelling a summit meeting on persecuted Christians in Russia because of new laws restricting Christian freedom. Instead, the summit will take place in the US next year. Writing on Facebook, Graham said: “Earlier this year I announced that […]
[notice]Neziswa Kanju shares her impressions and emotions after viewing God’s Not Dead 2 which is currently showing at cinemas in South Africa.[/notice] From the creators and writers of God’s Not Dead Pure Flix Entertainment comes the much anticipated sequel, God’s Not Dead 2. Starring Melissa Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, Ernie […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Originally published in The Christian Post In response to a Florida man kicking off a Pensacola city council meeting with a […]
Originally published in Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law last week a measure punishing any kind of religious evangelization outside of churches, which some observers have called one of the most restrictive move in “post-Soviet history.” “This new situation resembles the Soviet Union in 1929. At that […]
Originally published in Christian Today Seven Protestant Christians and a pastor could be tried for proselytising after being found distributing bibles to school-children, Asia News reported. A trial date has not yet been set but a court is preparing to charge the suspects, according to local sources. The seven were […]
A Christian school in Sandton that was accused of Islamaphobia last week over a letter to parents urging prayer for the salvation of Muslims has apologised for any misrepresentation of Islam and insensitivity in the letter. The King’s School in Linbro Park was reported to the education MEC and the CRL […]