Originally published in Christian Today Kenya’s government has rowed back from moves to regulate the country’s churches in the face of fierce opposition from religious leaders. New proposals unveiled last week by Kenya’s Attorney-General Githu Muigai would require all religious bodies to register and for preachers to have police clearance. All religious […]
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Street preacher gives thanks to God after winning appeal
Originally published in The Christian Institute A street preacher has won his appeal against a public order conviction and said he is thankful to God for the decision. The Christian Legal Centre, which represented Michael Overd, stated that the case was a warning of what could happen if the Government […]
Arggghhh: Charlie Brown gets censored
Originally published in Christian Examiner As if Charlie Brown doesn’t have enough to worry about with Lucy moving the football, now he’s getting censored. Johnson County Schools in Kentucky have told the staff at W R Castle Elementary in Wittensville, a school staging “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” that they must […]
Why we cannot regulate religion — Part 3
By Andrew Selley (Founder of FOR SA, & Leading Apostle in Four12 global partnership of churches) & Advocate Nadene Badenhorst (Legal Counsel, FOR SA). In Gateway News the last two weeks, FOR SA published Part 1 and Part 2 of a 3-part series on why religion (and especially the Church) cannot […]
Why we cannot regulate religion — Part 2
By Andrew Selley (Founder of FOR SA & Leading Apostle in Four12 global partnership of churches) & Advocate Nadene Badenhorst (Legal Counsel, FOR SA) In Gateway News last week, FOR SA published the first article (Part 1) in a 3-part series on why religion cannot be regulated or even “self-regulated”, as […]
Why we cannot regulate religion — Part 1
By Andrew Selley (Founder of FOR SA & Leading Apostle in Four12 global partnership of churches) & Advocate Nadene Badenhorst (Legal Counsel, FOR SA) In Gateway News two weeks ago, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) reported on the CRL Rights Commission’s current investigation into the “commercialisation” of religion and […]
Constitutional Court shuts the door on Ecclesia De Lange
In a great victory for religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church to govern her own affairs, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday shut the door on lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange’s unfair discrimination claim against the Methodist Church of South Africa. The Court unanimously held that “it would not […]
The high but worthy cost of keeping God in schools
Keeping God in schools is a costly cause but it is well worth the price says civil rights organisation Afriforum which to date has spent more than R2-million towards the legal costs of six South African schools that are opposing a court application to prevent them from maintaining their Christian […]
Churches probe: CRL Commission ‘willing to talk, but not willing to stop’
On Tuesday, November 17, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), along with leaders from various religions and faith communities, participated in a meeting convened by the Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission, a state institution established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution) […]
CRL apologises to pastors over summonses on commercialisation of religion
An investigation by the Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) into the commercialisation of religion has angered respected church leaders in Gauteng who recently received summonses ordering them to attend hearings or face a year behind bars. The CRL has subsequently apologised to the church leaders […]