When the Pen is Mightier than the Sword
The old proverb claims that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. This saying has been used time and again and has consequently become tired. Though it is a cliché, my observation of current...
Category: Evil & Persecution
Persecution of Christians Worse Now Than Ever – Do We Care?
“The persecution of Christians is today worse than at any time in history,” says Aid to the Church in Need – a papal charity – in its report on oppressed Christians titled “Persecuted and...
Assault on Christianity
There is a stirring image that has been circulating around the internet this week after the horrific attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday by Islamic militants against Christians and Western interests. It is...
Religious Rights Group Deplores ‘Anti-Christian Hostility’ in France
A church-backed religious rights organisation has warned of growing “anti-Christian hostility” in France, identifying a spate of assaults on churches and Christian monuments. “France is of particular concern now – while anti-Christian attacks are...
Pakistan Court Sets Aside Death Sentence for Asia Bibi
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic convicted of blasphemy, and ordered her release from prison. A three-member court bench announced the verdict Oct. 31. The apex...
Crimes Against Christians May Not Always be Religiously Motivated
Social media has helped spread “fake news” alleging criminal or violent attacks against Christians in Pakistan as examples of hate crimes and religious extremism, reported ucanews.com.
Defending the Unborn at the Edge of Hell
In the early months of his papacy, Pope Francis felt the urgent need to courageously preach on the actual existence of the devil, and the grave dangers of not taking his existence seriously (1 Peter 5:8-9).
Pope: The Devil is a Real Threat to Christian life, Not a Myth!
The path to holiness does not involve wrestling with some abstract boogeyman, but involves a “constant struggle against the devil, the prince of evil,” Pope Francis said.
In his new apostolic exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate” (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), released by the Vatican, the pope urged Christians not to think of the devil as an intangible construct but rather “a personal being who assails us.”
Where Cows are Worth More than People
What is more important: a human being or a cow? While this may sound like a silly and irrational question, the sad situation on the ground in much of my Nigerian homeland is that innocent human beings are being slaughtered so that cattle can graze on their land.
The Pope and the Yezidis
“Once more I speak out in favour of the rights of the Yezidis, above all their right to exist as a religious community. No one can allocate oneself the power to eliminate a religious group because it is not among those who are ‘tolerated'” – Pope Francis
Addressing the Scourge of Domestic Violence
US Bishop Michael Burbidge writes on domestic violence in families within the US – we in South Africa have as great a problem with the same issue.
Las Vegas: Our Spilled Blood – Lack of Compassion Leads to Violence
Once again, violence has struck. More than 500 people were wounded and at least 59 died in an Oct. 1 shooting during a country music concert in Las Vegas. Once again, people ask, “Why?” How can this sort of random violence happen? Why do people shoot other people? Why so much bloodshed?
