South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]This news and commentary comes from Citzen Go, an online activist community promoting life, family and liberty[/notice] The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly has overwhelmingly supported the right of Christians to observe their faith at the workplace and in the education of their children. The resolution called, “Tackling intolerance and discrimination […]
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) wants the House of Assembly to debate “the apparent failure of State Security to stop South Africa from becoming a viable base for terror groups directly linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State”, said ACDP President Rev Kenneth Meshoe yesterday. In a notice of motion […]
The recent proposal by the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) to remove Good Friday and Christmas as public holidays on the SA calendar, has triggered criticism around the country. Is the proposal as innocuous as it presents, or is there a greater agenda at work? According to the SALRC, […]
It has just come to our attention that Ecclesia de Lange (“De Lange”), the lesbian minister who was discontinued from the Ministry of the [Methodist] Church [of South Africa] following her announcement that she intended to marry her same-sex partner (as she later did) in 2010, has referred her case to […]
Constitution guarantees the right not to be unfairly discriminated against on the ground of one’s sexual orientation A recent news article in the Citizen reported that a soon-to-be-wed gay couple was turned away at a wedding venue because of the religious beliefs of the owner who is a Christian. (http://citizen.co.za/319347/gay-couple-turned-away-wedding-venue/). […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald When Aaron and Melissa Klein refused to bake a cake promoting gay marriage in 2013, they never imagined it would mean the end of their business and a personal liability suit that could result in the couple paying up to $150 000 (R1.69m) in […]
African Christian Democratic Party MP and Chief Whip Cheryllyn Dudley is calling for the establishment of a multi party parliamentary committee to focus on the promotion and protection of the “very important but often forgotten human right” of freedom of religion and belief. Dudley, who believes that there is an […]
[notice]On International Woman’s Day this year, African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) MP, Cheryllyn Dudley reminded the President of South Africa and Members of Parliament that freedom of religion will not hold up on its own, saying: “If we stand by while global terrorism destroys freedom of religion around the world, we will stand alone when […]
The court case recently initiated by OGOD to stop six public schools from conducting certain Christian observances and allowing certain Christian activities, seems to have more than just the Christian community up in arms. The case, which concerns the interpretation and application of section of 15(2) of the Constitution, may […]
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says it is shocked by claims by South African State Security that they were not aware that ISIS was recruiting South Africans to fight in Iraq and Syria. In a media statement released today the ACDP says that Iraq’s Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Hashaim […]