MPs call for parliamentary religious freedom forum across party lines
ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley and UDM MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa. ACDP Member of Parliament Cheryllyn Dudley, supported by her #IPPFoRB colleagues in parliament, Narend Singh (IFP) and Nqabayomzi Kwankwa (UDM),...
View ArticleUrgent call to unite in one place, at one time
Pressing need for repentance In the last of a series of articles paving the way to the Sacred Assembly at the FNB Stadium, Soweto on November 19, Alf James speaks to farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan who...
View ArticleReligious bodies granted more time to respond to CRL Commission proposals
Religious leaders attend a meeting in Cape Town organised by FOR SA to discuss the CRL Commission’s report on the ‘commercialisation’ of religion. (PHOTO: FOR SA) The CRL Rights Commission has granted...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Bay Church leaders endorse SAVE SA campaign
Lawson Naidoo, of the Council for Advancement of the South African Constitution, left, Sipho Pityana, centre, and businessman Mkhuseli Jack arrive for last night’s meeting in Port Elizabeth Picture:...
View ArticleTake action on religious, speech freedom threats — sign two online petitions
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) have posted two online petitions which provide South Africans with an easy way to oppose current government-driven threats to freedom of religion and freedom...
View ArticleWhen the glory of the Lord fills the store
The Levyvale SUPERSPAR worship team. (PHOTO: Screenshot from video — WATCH BELOW). The glory of the Lord surrounded them as they sang last week, said Lydia Lincks, one of the members of a fiery worship...
View ArticleAfrica Alive pedals for Tonga bible translation project
From the left, Dalene, Geldenhuys, Ninette, Oliver, Karen, Roy, Tibbit, Karen and, Selwyn. It was a beautiful, sunny day on Sunday November 20 2016, as cyclists hit the road for the 20th edition of...
View ArticleChurches condemn actions of “Prophet of Doom”
Prophet Lethebo Rabalago sprays a congregant with insecticide (PHOTO: Dispatch Live). Originally published in For SA. Following news reports of a pastor who sprays his congregants with insecticide,...
View ArticleE-mails on “State control religion in SA” – fact, or hoax?
Originally published in FOR SA. It has been brought to our attention by friend and ally INcontext Ministries (www.incontextministries.org), that it may be necessary to shed light on and clarify two...
View ArticlePresence and power of the Lord evident at Sacred Assembly
A shofar being blown during the Sacred Assembly on November 19 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. (PHOTO: Alet Pretorius) ALF JAMES reports on the Sacred Assembly — a historic gathering of 50 000...
View ArticleCRL’s religious regulation proposals ‘unlikely to survive legal scrutiny’
Guidelines on what churches can do about religious freedom threat now It seems extremely doubtful whether legislation proposed by the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of...
View ArticleWATCH: Hate Crimes Bill comments deadline extended
Categories: South AfricaTags: freedom of speech, hate crimes, Hate Crimes Bill, Relgious freedomIn response to a flood of emails from concerned Christians the Department of Justice has extended the...
View ArticleCourt kills ‘Doom prophet’ fumigation sermons
Doom prophet. (PHOTO: news24) Originally published in news24 The Limpopo High Court has granted an interdict against the ‘Doom prophet’. Limpopo Health Department spokesperson Derrick Kganyago says the...
View ArticleTrevor Goddard — Knowing God and making Him known
Former South African cricket captain and later evangelist Trevor Goddard died last Friday (November 25 2016) after a long illness. David Melvill writes this tribute to the great all-rounder. Trevor...
View ArticleCape Town SPAR putting Christ squarely back into Christmas
Irene Enslin, co-owner of the Uitzicht SPAR, in front of one example of signage around the store that boldly proclaims scripture. (PHOTO: Kaylynne Bantom) A SPAR store in Cape Town has been getting a...
View ArticleParliament must decide right-to-die issues says Supreme Court of Appeal
FLASHBACK to Supreme Court of Appeal hearing in Bloemfontein last month — one of a group of about 40 pro-life protesters who picketed outside the court during the appeal against a judgment that granted...
View ArticleFrom Sacred Assembly to acts of revival: it’s up to us
The Sacred Assembly You were born for a time such as this! If people who attended the Sacred Assembly from different congregations, denominations, social circumstances and race groups, but from the...
View ArticleTESTIMONY: Snatched from the pit by the power of prayer
Sharlene Stafford, 34, of Pietermaritzburg experienced a taste of hell and a touch of heaven 20 years ago. Since then, Sharlene, who teaches dance and drama at her local church, has shared her powerful...
View ArticleTBN in Africa boss wants to reach world with simple but powerful gospel of...
Meet Lucky Mbiko, the man at the helm of Christian television network TBN in Africa Lucky Mbiko, Managing Director of TBN in Africa. Luckly Khayalethu Mbiko remembers a time when he was about...
View ArticleTraditional marriage must return to the heart of humanity‚ says Cape Town...
Pastor Errol Naidoo of the Family Policy Institute introduces International Organisation for the Family president Brian Brown. (PHOTO: Breitbart) Compiled from reports in Times Live and Breitbart Cape...
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