Jerusalem engulfed as pilgrims mark Good Friday, Passover
Christians and Jews in the Holy Land are set to begin marking their most important festivals as Good Friday and Jewish holiday of Passover coincide.
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Messianic Zuma loses his crown
President Jacob Zuma has been shrouded in fundamentalist Christian metaphor, but his flock is out in the cold, writes Niren Tolsi.
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The rise of the Afrikaner Christian Jew
A growing number of South Africans have started exploring Christianity's origins in Jewish scripture and ritual, under the term Messianic Judaism.
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A manifesto heathens can believe in
The time has come to shift the public discussion on atheism into areas in which genuine dialogue is possible.
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Zuma's Christianity comments 'misinterpreted'
Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj has panned media reports about Jacob Zuma's comments on Christianity, saying it was lost in translation.
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Rapture 2.0 newsflash: There is no escapism clause
We laugh at the Rapture quacks, says Verashni Pillay, but are we guilty of the same escapism?
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Inside Mogoeng's house of God
Pray, and keep praying -- was that the secret of the chief justice's success?
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Keeping the old faiths
I have never understood nor supported the obsession that Africans have with Christianity, a religion that came about through coercion.
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The transfiguration of Philip K Dick
A Bible annotated by the prolific science fiction writer is unlikely to reveal more than the books articulating his spiritual vision
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'Just war' erodes Christian belief
Far from being wishy-washy, Christians are right to be wary of any justification for violence.
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