A rock formation in rural Kenya attracts pilgrims from a variety of Christian sects that mix Catholic and Anglican practices with traditional African paganism. Some even receive angelic messages, they say.
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(ANALYSIS) With 19 countries out of the total 50 listed, Africa tops the ranking of countries where Christians face the most persecution, according to a recent Open Doors report. We take a closer look at these countries and the level of persecution Christians endure inside them.
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Just like their American counterparts, many Kenyan and other African Pentecostals are convinced that Donald Trump won the election and that he was rigged in a major conspiracy of the Deep State, anti-Christians, Democrats, Big Tech, pharmaceutical lobbies and a host of other dark forces opposed to God’s Kingdom. Others are calling for Christians to remain neutral and seek God’s voice earnestly.
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In Kenya, Evangelical churches backed Donald Trump in the elections, but other Christians went for Joe Biden, including Barack Obama’s grandmother, whose village held a mock election in which a “Biden” beat “Trump.”
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(OPINION) Tanzania’s president has ignored science in battling COVID-19, opting for prayer instead. He is strongly criticized by his challenger in Oct. 28 presidential elections.
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Massive corruption has allowed the embezzlement and theft of funding meant to combat COVID-19 in Kenya and South Africa, prompting the countries’ Christian leaders to speak out.
Read MoreIn Kenya, vital Islamic pre-burial rituals are prohibited during the coronavirus pandemic. Muslim scholars say such restrictions are justified, but that doesn’t make the pandemic easier.
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Churches in Kenya are slowly reopening during the coronavirus pandemic, though some church leaders think their religious freedom is coming under fire with restrictions, including a limit of one hour for a worship service and a ban on adults 58 and older and youth younger than 18.
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In his third attempt, Lazurus Chakwera, not unlike his biblical namesake, resurrected his political fortunes and was sworn in as president of Malawi. Apart from a senior leadership role in the Assembly of God as bishop, he was a sought-after theology professor supervising PhD candidates as far as Kenya and other African countries.
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President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died June 8 at 55 years old, was a study in contrasts. He was known for public demonstrations of his Christian faith, yet his political opponents were often silenced or disappeared mysteriously. However, it was his biggest — and last — contradiction that will remain etched in the minds of Burundians. As the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Nkurunziza and his officials ignored the virus, but reports now say he may have died from it.
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(OPINION) It appears the general consensus in Kenya is that the U.S. police are a racist lot who derive much fun from bullying people of color. However, some Kenyans are questioning why their compatriots are so irked by what is happening in far away USA while not condemning similar prejudices in their own country.
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(NEWS ANALYSIS) While some mourn the death of Moi as a great leader who championed education and Christianity, others see a very different man— a dictator responsible for brutal violence and suppressing free speech.
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Some schools are requiring exams on Saturday, when Adventist students observe sabbath.
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A popular Pentecostal pastor was arrested after he led a service that resulted in 20 deaths. The incident is part of a dangerous trend in some African countries, where services create deadly conditions for desperate people.
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“Africans are being blackmailed: if you want development aid, you have to embrace abortion,” one pro-life Christian said.
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One woman said, “If he ever needed God, and Mother Mary and all the Saints, this is the time — that is why we are here, praying hard.” Kipchoge runs Oct. 12 in Vienna and has compared the feat to landing on the moon.
Read MoreThere is one person’s body of work that came to define outsiders’ views on African religion more than any other in the past 50 years: Prof. John Samuel Mbiti, a Christian philosopher, Anglican minister and writer from Kenya.
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As funeral costs rise, the deaths and cremations of three high-profile Kenyans have sparked a nationwide discussion over the spiritual merits and harms of non-traditional burial methods.
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Eleven NGOs petitioned the Kenyan government and won to force a Kenyan church to remove billboards aimed at expecting mothers considering abortion.
Read MoreCases of religious conflicts in Kenya's education institutions are not new but never before has a dispute over school rules found its way to the highest court in the land like it did recently.
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