Euthanasia debate to resurface with murder trial of DignitySA founder
Euthanasia and assisted suicide is seen in the Catholic Church as a violation of Divine Law. The case of murder against DignitySA founder, Sean Davison, to be heard in South Africa re-opens this controversial debate, as Fikil... More »
For whom the bell tolls: prayer or noise?
The sounds made by people gathered for prayer are considered, by some, a serious public nuisance and a violation of religious freedom. A heated social media exchange on this issue provoked Sarah-Leah Pimentel to write. More »
Terrorism and religious tastes
The spate of attacks spurred by religious extremism is growing at an alarming rate. As Muslim believers the world over observe the sacred month of Ramadan, Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya worries about the recurring need for revenge t... More »
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‘Horrendously hard, cruel and atrocious’ — This economy kills!
88 years ago Pope Pius XI issued an economic critique. Élio Gasda SJ, a Brazilian moral theologian, shows that in the Catholic view, the economy should not be devoted to the enrichment of a few but to the principles of social justice and solidarity. More »
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Fr Smangaliso Mkhatshwa writes to journalist Ranjeni Munusamy asking her to vote
Prominent political journalist and committed Catholic, Ranjeni Munusamy has said that she will likely be unable to vote given the lacklustre state of politics in South Africa at present. But one of the country’s best-known Catholic priest's, Smangaliso Mkhatsh... More »
Opinion
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Calling for active participation — in our politics and in our religion
We might owe greater respect to those who made a principled decision not to vote than to those who did so as a matter of course. That applies to our religious practice too. Are we living our faith or simply meeting obligations, asks Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya. More »
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Why we hardly hear from the smaller political parties
With less than three weeks to go to until voting day, Lia Marx is still struggling to decide who to vote for. Is there any value to voting for a smaller political party, she asks. And, if so why is their voice so marginal in the media? More »
Africa
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The enigma that is Rwanda
As the world celebrates what Rwanda has been able to achieve in the last 25 years and how many Africans seem ready to embrace the Kagame way, the inevitable and uncomfortable question is whether democracy is overrated, asks Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya. More »
International
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The new asceticism
Ancient ascetic ideas seem to be making a resurgence but, as Chris Chatteris reflects on an article recently published by a French sociologist of religion, it seems that it now has more secular than religious appeal. More »
