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Most Believe Nelson Mandela Was a Methodist Christian Who Did Not Talk Openly About His Faith to Avoid Disunity

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 6, 2013 at 10:50pm

One of Nelson Mandela's famous quotes was also an expression of a deeply Christian idea - "until I changed myself, I could not change others". That expression of being born again, the need for internal revival before one can lead others to their own change, was just one of many expressions of faith Nelson Mandela shared throughout his life.

Although it is almost universally agreed that he was a Christian, his exact denominational allegiances remain a source of discussion. While some have sugge

Dr. Richard Land says Nelson Mandela's Greatness Was a Rare Combination of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 6, 2013 at 10:32pm

by Dr. Richard D. Land

Nelson Mandela was a great man. If there were to be an international Mount Rushmore of twentieth century world leaders, his countenance would certainly be among the first to be carved into the rock surface. Why is this so?

The reasons are many and not difficult to define. To his own nation of South Africa, he was, to use American analogies, a rare combination of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.

He was, like Washington, the "father" of His

Obama, Bush, and Clinton to Attend Memorial Services for Nelson Mandela in South Africa

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 6, 2013 at 10:11pm

President Obama will travel to South Africa next week to attend services for Nelson Mandela, the White House said Friday.

(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)

"President Obama and the First Lady will go to South Africa next week to pay their respects to the memory of Nelson Mandela and to participate in memorial events," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

He did not say whether Obama would attend a large memorial service on Dec. 10 or a private burial service on Dec. 15, or both.

"We'll have further

Emancipator and President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Is Dead at 95

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on December 5, 2013 at 11:48pm

Nelson Mandela, who led the emancipation of South Africa from white minority rule and served as his country's first black president, becoming an international emblem of dignity and forbearance, died Thursday. He was 95 .

The South African president, Jacob Zuma, announced Mr. Mandela's death.

Mr. Mandela had long declared he wanted a quiet exit, but his final weeks in a Pretoria hospital were a clamor of quarreling family, hungry news media, spotlight-seeking politicians and a national outpou

Nelson Mandela is on Life Support

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 26, 2013 at 10:30pm

Nelson Mandela is on life support.

Pictured: Daughter Zindzi Mandela, right, receives a hug from an unidentified woman, left, as she arrives at the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. / AP PHOTO

The former South African president's condition has worsened over the last couple of days. Well-wishers and supporters continued Wednesday to gather outside of the Pretoria hospital where the

Doctors Say Nelson Mandela's Condition Has Worsened

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 23, 2013 at 4:59pm

Nelson Mandela was in critical condition Sunday after a deterioration in his health, and doctors "are doing everything possible'' for him, South Africa's government said.

The office of President Jacob Zuma said that on Sunday evening the president had visited Mandela, the former president of the country who was imprisoned for nearly three decades as he battled the country's apartheid system of racial separatism.

Zuma's office said he was informed by Mandela's doctors that his condition had b

Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on March 10, 2010 at 9:25am

By DONNA BRYSON, Associated Press Writer – 39 mins ago

JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has bitterly criticized the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down," prompting outrage Wednesday in South Africa.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said she could not forgive him for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 alongside F.W. De Klerk, according to Tuesday's Evening Standard, a British newspaper. The white president released Mandela and went on to participate i

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Most Believe Nelson Mandela Was a Methodist Christian Who Did Not Talk Openly About His Faith to Avoid Disunity

Dr. Richard Land says Nelson Mandela's Greatness Was a Rare Combination of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Obama, Bush, and Clinton to Attend Memorial Services for Nelson Mandela in South Africa

Emancipator and President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Is Dead at 95

Nelson Mandela is on Life Support

Doctors Say Nelson Mandela's Condition Has Worsened

Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper

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