It’s Good Friday and God is everywhere

[View in browser]( [Mail & Guardian]( M&G Mornings | Fri 07 Apr   [Ozayr Patel] Happy long weekend or if you’re Christian, happy blessed Easter, if you’re Jewish, chag sameach and if you’re Muslim, jumah mubarak. We hope your Easter, Passover or Ramadan is blessed. Whether you’re following religious activities or not, we have some fabulous content in our [God edition]( for you to read. This year’s theme: God is everywhere Enjoy! Ozayr Patel | Climate & Environment Editor [@Ozayr8]( [Jacob Zuma]( Premium [God in politics: Divine boundaries exist in secular South Africa]( The country is hyper religious but has prided itself on not talking politics at the church table This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( Articles labelled as Premium are only available to subscribers. [CLICK HERE]( to subscribe Already a subscriber? [SIGN IN HERE]( [Islam and environment]( Premium [Every Muslim must look after the Earth]( There is a duty to show kindness, preserve life, care for the natural environment and not waste water This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( [GettyImages-1209172148]( Premium [No escape for non-believers in deeply-Christian Southern Africa]( After a while, it becomes exhausting to remind people that no, you are not religious, so you go along with the numerous rituals This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( Recommended Reads [The second coming of Jesus for Arsenal’s Premier League hopes]( A footballing three days and three nights in a cave don’t appear to have affected the striker’s performance [// Read more]( Premium [Load-shedding: The carpenter calls on his ancestors]( Fano Buthelezi believes his traditional faith – with a mix of Christianity and Islam – keeps his woodwork shop going amid Eskom’s blackouts This article is only available to subscribers. [View subscription options]( If you are already a subscriber, login here. [// Read more]( [Religion can be joyful but some reject it, and they can be ostracised]( John McCann illustrates how some can be cast out for not believing [// Read more]( [The non-believer’s believer]( At some point, you need to admit you don’t know everything. But not knowing something does not mean that what you choose to believe is true [// Read more]( [The cathedral of my heart, Yeoville library]( Long gone now, the library in one of Joburg’s most fabled suburbs, offered a whole lot more to me than books [// Read more]( Pic of the day [pope francis vatican] Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Vatican City (Vatican), April 6th, 2023. (Photo by Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Mail & Guardian Media LTD · 25 Owl St · Braamfontein · Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001 · South Africa