Would He Be Detained?
Or Necklaced? On Friday 13 February 1987, Archbishop Tutu declared before a crowd of 4,000 at a graduation ceremony of the University of the Western Cape: “If Jesus Christ came to South Africa today, He would be in trouble with the authorities because of His solidarity with the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, and He would certainly be detained.” (Cape Times, 14 Feb 87)
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By God’s grace, in 2001, ACA celebrated its 10th year of Christian Action – fighting for the right to life of pre-born babies, opposing the exploitative industry of pornography and campaigning for Biblical principles in all areas of life.
Salt and Light Since 1991 Africa Christian Action has been mobilising and equipping Christians in Southern Africa to make a positive difference in society. †ACA organised the first anti-pornography and pro-life demonstrations in South Africa. At a meeting of clergymen (many of whom were from Europe) in a church hall in Rondebosch in 1985, it was decided to start a programme of mass recruitment of “politically aware” Christians who would be willing to be trained and used to commit illegal acts. The stated purpose was “to make this country ungovernable” by mass civil disobedience.
"Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?" Lamentations 1:12
When any friend or family member suffers a tragedy or dies it is right and necessary to grieve. The Book of Lamentations was written by the prophet Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. It records the stunned, dazed, heartbreaking sorrow and shock that he felt at the defeat of his nation. Jeremiah had given his life to warning the people of Judah of the disastrous consequences of their sin and rebellion. He had done his very best to save Jerusalem. The book of Lamentations speaks to all those who have suffered the trauma of seeing their nation occupied by enemy forces. Much as been said about the economics and social analysis of Marxism, but as a Christian, I want to look at the heart of Communism. Beneath all the philosophical verbage and political rhetoric, what is the driving force of Marxist-Leninism?
“Atheism is the natural and inseparable part of Communism.” Vladimir Lenin. “We must hate. Hatred is the basis of Communism.” Lenin “Hatred is an element of the struggle, a relentless hatred of the enemy…transforming him into an effective, violent and selective, cold blooded killing machine. A people without hatred cannot vanquish a brutal enemy.” Che Guevare. “I wish to avenge myself against the One who rules above.” Karl Marx. “The hellish vapours rise and fill the brain, till I go mad and my heart is utterly changed. See this sword? The prince of darkness sold it to me.” Karl Marx. “With disdain I will throw my gauntlet full in the fact of the world and see the collapse of this pygmy giant… Then will I wander god-like and victorious through the ruins of the world. And giving my words an active force, I will feel equal to the Creator.” Karl Marx “Karl Marx is a monster possessed by ten thousand devils.” Frederick Engels. Karl Marx “had the devil’s view of the world and the devil’s malignity. Sometimes he seemed to know that he was accomplishing the works of evil.” Robert Payne (a friend of Karl Marx). “We do not fight against believers and not even clergymen. WE FIGHT AGAINST GOD to snatch believers from Him.” Velchernaia Moskva (a Marxist newspaper). The slogan of the Soviets in their early days was: “Let us drive out the Capitalists from the earth, and God from Heaven.” Volume 2 - 1994
Three people were killed and eleven wounded when terrorists attacked a Zionist Church near Escort in Natal/KwaZulu on Good Friday, April 1. The dead were identified as Mr S Hadebe, Mr M. Mvelasa, and Mr P. Hadebe. Thirty-two spent AK-47 cartridges were found outside and another seven cartridges were found inside the church. In a separate incident, two women and seven children from the same family were hacked and shot to death at Nkulu, near Port Shepstone, in Natal. Pastor Ndukuyenji Mzelemu fled through a window when armed men forced their way into his home. By the time he returned with policemen and soldiers his mother, wife, and six of his daughters lay hacked and shot to death on the ground. Only the pastor’s daughter, Elizabeth (20 years old) and three other children survived by hiding in a wardrobe. Emilio Castro, when General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, taught that: “God works through Marxist revolution in order to bring all men together” and he stressed the need for Christians to participate in revolution. (OMS Outreach 3/81).
In the 1970’s and 80’s, the World Council of Churches (W.C.C.) gave over $6½ million to terrorist groups – most in Southern Africa (including the Marxist SWAPO, ANC and ZANU). (Ecunews 1985). It was Easter Sunday and I had been invited to participate in Radio 702’s program Believe It Or Not, hosted by Kate Turkington. The subject was: Christophobia. Little did I realise that the explosive, and mostly hostile, reactions from callers would demonstrate the reality of Christophobia better than anything I could have said on the programme.
What Christophobia? The program host, Kate Turkington, began by expressing her surprise that I had written an article on the subject of Christophobia. She said that she had never heard of such a thing and challenged me to justify the statement, that she quoted from our article on the www.christianaction.org.za website:“Many of our freedoms are at risk. There is a rising tide of anti-Christian intolerance worldwide.” Volume 4 - 1989
American economic sanctions have decimated the missionary effectiveness of South African Christians. Africa is more than three times the size of the United States of America. The 600-million Africans are 10% of the world’s population in 20% of the world’s land surface. Yet for the more than 2000 ethno-linguistic groups in Africa, there is only one missionary-sending people. Out of the 55 countries of Africa, only South Africa is a missionary-sending nation. Volume 2 - 1993
A Frontline team’s outreach to Ciskei in November 1992 led to the wife of the Head of State travelling to Cape Town and participating in the ten day Biblical Worldview Seminar. Upon her return she organised the first BWS to be held in Ciskei and invited us to present the course at their capital, Bisho. |
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