*OPEN LETTER TO CHRISTIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA (WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON CAPE TOWN)*
CHRISTIANS OF SOUTH AFRICA, THIS SHOULD CONCERN YOU
What is happening in our nation should awaken every Christian.
Christian symbols. Jesus, Mary, angels, the nativity , have reportedly been removed from the Christmas lights on Adderley Street in Cape Town. Let us speak plainly:
Christmas without Christ is not inclusion.
It is erasure.
For years, Christians have been warned that opposition would not begin with outright bans, but with subtle removal, redefinition, and pressure disguised as neutrality.
Yesterday was Christian education
Today it is Christmas symbols.
Next it is the regulation of pastors and churches.
Already before us are:
The CRL Commission’s renewed push to regulate the Church
The so-called Apartheid Bill pushed by Al Jama-ah, which targets Christians and others who travel to Israel, the birthplace of Jesus Christ
Increasing hostility to public Christian expression
And now, the removal of Christ from Christmas itself
Let us not deceive ourselves: this is not random.
Christian pilgrims, pastors, and believers are being stigmatised and threatened for visiting the land of the Bible. Churches are being scrutinised. Christian symbols are being erased from public space.
This is not democracy at work. This is ideological pressure.
Scripture warns us:
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3)
Christians of South Africa, especially in Cape Town:
Do not be silent
Do not normalise this
Do not dismiss it as “just decorations”
Symbols matter. Public witness matters. Faith expressed openly matters.
First they seek to regulate the Church. Then they criminalise Christian pilgrimage to Israel. Now they erase Christ from Christmas.
This is not neutrality. It is hostility.
We must respond lawfully, respectfully, but firmly.
We must hold political leaders accountable, regardless of party. We must stand united across denominations.
The war against Christianity is real. But so is the call to courage. Christ will not be erased from His Church, or from history.
Shalom,