South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The ‘Spy Bill’, or the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill as it is formally known, is now open for you to have your say before the deadline of January 31 2024, says Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA). In an alert released today FOR SA warns that the bill […]
By Samuel Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett — Originally published in The Hill This week marks 75 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) — the document that has become the blueprint for our international architecture of rights. The UDHR references “the […]
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 […]