South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has launched a campaign calling on South Africans to write to President Cyril Ramaphosa, urging him not to sign the controversial Hate Speech Bill into law. Parliament passed the bill on Tuesday and it is now on the president’s desk. If he signs […]
Originally published in CBN News A Finnish politician who faced a years-long legal battle for sharing her biblical views on sexuality has been found not guilty of hate speech for sharing a Bible verse, among other expressions. Dr Päivi Räsänen, a member of Finland’s parliament whose religious freedom plight made […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa reports that the CRL Rights Commission is providing the faith communities of South Africa with a rare and important opportunity to participate in a religious freedom survey. The survey is intended to gauge the health of religious freedom in South Africa and will result in […]
Originally published by The Christian Institute. Lawyers for a US airline which defied a court ban on religious discrimination have been ordered to undergo corrective training. District Judge Brantley Starr found three lawyers at Southwest Airlines responsible for violating a Court order protecting religious liberty at the airline and sent […]
Originally published by The Christian Institute The ban on public worship in Slovakia during the coronavirus pandemic was a violation of religious freedom, the European Court of Human Rights has heard. Dr Ján Figeľ, a former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, told the Court that the Slovak […]
A Christian MP in the new Finnish government has been given a fresh court summons over her trial for tweeting a Bible verse. Dr. Päivi Räsänen is a former Interior Minister and Christian Democrat. She must attend the Court of Appeal on 22nd August, with Bishop Juhana Pohjola (who is […]
Originally published in Baptist Press. The US Supreme Court delivered a First Amendment victory on Friday (June 30) to a Christian designer who objects to creating custom websites for same-sex weddings. The court ruled in a 6-3 opinion the state of Colorado would violate the free-speech rights of Lorie Smith […]
In this video, Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) executive director Michael Swain and FOR SA attorney Liesl Pretorius delve deeper into why FOR SA believes that the controversial bill is a thinly veiled threat to religious freedom. Last week Gateway News published an article by FOR SA explaining the […]
Germany’s top court for disputes between citizens and the state has ruled in favour of a pro-life group that had been banned from praying near an abortion clinic. In their decision, the Leipzig-based Federal Administrative Court determined that blanket bans against peaceful prayer gatherings near abortion organisations are impermissible. “I’m […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Christian teaching assistant Kristie Higgs, who was sacked after sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school, has won her appeal. A previous ruling in […]