McGLORY SPECKMAN | Solidarity with all but God: can toxic theology correct its damage?
This is another call to action, 40 years later, as AfriForum and Solidarity seek to foment a political movement outside government and democratic structures
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Kairos Document in September 2025, we must look back at its impact on what it called ‘State Theology’ and how it influenced people’s behaviour. A case in point is the behaviour of theologically formed social formations such as AfriForum and Solidarity. Their ideology is very much influenced by the theology that formed the basis of apartheid philosophy and the policies that resulted from it. Hence, they go on as if their conduct is natural. At the same time, the government’s attempts to normalise a society that was made abnormal by the apartheid policies are portrayed as diabolical and deserving of strenuous resistance. ..
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