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SAMSON MOVIE REVIEW

Movie Review by Andrea Combs

“…for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
Samson 13:5

It’s a story many of us grew up hearing. It’s the story of a man with unusually long hair, set apart, chosen by God, and given the gift of extraordinary strength. He was a Nazirite who had to live by a different set of rules: never to drink any wine, touch a dead body, or shave his head. We all know him by the name of Samson, and his story has just been brought to the screen unlike ever before.

Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Home Education at Risk

marchers outside parl 2018 Thank you for prayers, I have now returned from maternity leave. We praise God for groups such as FOR SA who have been fighting these battles in the courts and in Parliament. The following updates come mostly from the www.forsa.org.za website.

CRL Report on the Regulation of Religion
The COGTA Parliamentary Portfolio Committee has decided (for now) not to adopt the CRL Rights Commission’s proposed recommendations for the regulation of religion. Instead, COGTA recommended (as unanimously requested by the religious community during the meetings before Parliament), that the religious community be granted an opportunity to come up with solutions by the religious community for the religious community, including a Code of Ethics.

Cape Town Pride Parade

“Our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin” Romans 6:6

On Saturday, March 3rd, we had an outreach at the pride rally in Green Point, Cape Town. The event, sponsored by the city of Cape Town, celebrated lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, queers, intersexuals and others (LGBTQI+).

Two major sponsors were We the brave and Health 4 men which specialize in helping homosexual men with sexually transmitted diseases. One report from the hosts read: “there were a record amounts of HIV testing done at the Cape Town Pride Festival this year to fight the scourge that is still so prevalent in our community.”

Risen!

Risen 250px A new film, Risen, about the Resurrection of Christ, is due to be released in SA Sterkinekor cinemas this Friday, 18 March (runs until Thursday, 24 March). Read the Movieguide review here. Whilst the Atonement is not proclaimed in the film, the Resurrection is powerfully proclaimed. Risen provides an excellent opportunity to witness to sceptics about the glorious truths of the Gospel - why Jesus came to die and why the Resurrection is vitally important.

We have adapted the cover of our Christ is Risen! tract (see text below) to include a poster from the film, for you to use as a tool to witness to friends you are taking to see the film, or to distribute at cinemas where the film is showing. Download the tract here.

Risen
"And declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the Resurrection from the dead."Romans 1:4