Political secularism in South Africa is shaping into a tense contest between the relative ambitions of state and religious actors.
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It seems that former president FW De Klerk continues to find it hard to accept that apartheid was a crime against humanity.
At local level some congregations are bravely creating alternative models where LGBTIQ people can feel safe and be accepted
Once again South Africa is facing the challenge of a compromised relationship between the state and the church. Is Nelson Mandela inadvertently responsible?
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