South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
South Africans have sent an unprecedented loud and clear message to the Department of Justice And that message is: “NO!” to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Discrimination Amendment Bill — commonly known as the PEPUDA Amendment Bill. By the end of Tuesday June 30, the closing day for […]
Confusion arising from two related but separate processes The Department of Home Affairs has published a draft Marriage Policy for South Africa, for public comment by no later than June 30. The purpose of the policy, the first of its kind in a democratic South Africa, is to “establish a policy foundation […]
The attack on Chief Justice Mogoeng’s right to express his Christian views on Israel is not new but a continuation of an ancient battle spoken about in Psalm 83 which says that those who hate God will attack the very people of God, said Vivienne Myburgh, national director of the […]
With time running out for South Africans citizens of faith to respond to the PEPUDA Amendment Bill which poses a serious threat to religious freedom, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) have partnered with Dear South Africa — a website which makes it quick and easy to make official […]
This is the first article in a series by Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) on the PEPUDA Amendment Bill (“the Amendment Bill”) and its potentially detrimental and far-reaching implications for religious freedom in South Africa, if passed into law in its current form. For more articles like this that explain what the bill is about, and […]
FOR SA, a non-profit, legal advocacy organisation dedicated to upholding the rights to religious freedom conferred by the South African Constitution, released a video on May 27 that warned that the PEPUDA Amendment Bill is the greatest threat to religious freedom in South Africa yet. Cheryllyn Dudley, Member of Parliament […]
In a video released today Advocate Nadene Badenhorst legal counsel of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) made an urgent call on people of faith to take action against the “greatest threat tor religious freedom since the advent of democracy in 1994” — the PEPUDA Amendment Bill. “This bill […]
Originally published in ADF International In Finland, the Former Minister of the Interior and Member of the Finnish Parliament Päivi Räsänen is facing three criminal charges. Her alleged crime: She publicly voiced her deeply held beliefs. The Finnish Prosecutor General brought three criminal charges against Päivi Räsänen at the end […]
By (Freedom of Religion SA) FOR SA The Department of Justice has released the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Amendment Bill (the Amendment Bill) for public comment until Wednesday May 12. We believe that this Amendment Bill represents “possibly the biggest single threat to religious freedom of individuals, religious institutions/organisations, and even NPOs, that we have experienced to date”. The video below […]
Originally published in Voice of Martyrs Thirty-five Christians have been arrested in Eritrea for conducting prayer meetings. The latest arrests dash hopes of a change of heart towards Christians in that country, where many have been imprisoned for their faith since Eritrea closed most of its churches in 2002. The […]