A person’s identity is not linked to what he or she can articulate. Identity and humanness emerge from the imago Dei bestowed upon each person (Gen. 1:27). John Swinton reminds us that modern thinking often equates humanness with cognitive ability. But knowing about God is not the same as knowing God—and knowing God is not limited to memory or... Continue Reading

One of the most wicked arguments the authors give in favor of quick abortions is this: “Such a patient might interpret her pregnancy as a baby and feel love for it and a desire to be a mother. She might believe that by having an abortion she is killing her baby… Rapid [abortions] also lessen... Continue Reading

Immigration is as controversial as it has ever been in American life, particularly as patterns of migration from Latin America intersect with broader global movement and displacement.   Some cross borders fleeing violence or persecution. Others move primarily in search of economic opportunity and stability. According to the United Nations, an estimated 122 million people,... Continue Reading

When patriots spoke of “Nature’s God” and “Creator” in the Declaration, every colonist knew which God they meant. It was the God preached from American pulpits who “make of one blood all nations” and who calls even kings to account.   Decades before Jefferson drafted the Declaration, ministers from across the 13 colonies preached natural... Continue Reading

Addressing King Charles directly, the former chaplain pleaded, “It’s Easter, your majesty. Christ is risen. Try saying it perhaps to your subjects to encourage them.…Is that not what a king ought to do at a time like this?”   Dr Gavin Ashenden has called time on the House of Windsor, criticising King Charles III for... Continue Reading

While most once traditional markers of the West are losing ground, the “sacred principle” expressed by Prime Minister Netanyahu, for now, remains compelling among certain Western militaries, especially America and Israel’s. This no-one-left-behind principle was prominently displayed in the air for the first time during the Korean conflict, by which time technological advances made combat... Continue Reading

You thought it was going to be capitalism that would save the world through American business, but actually it’s this new spirituality that joins the East and the West, and joins all these different things that God set asunder–in particular, male and female. And this spirituality is involved in a process of mystical trance-like going... Continue Reading

As do many governments, Finland claims to guarantee freedom of speech and religion. But the recent decision of the Finnish Supreme Court to convict Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola of “hate speech” calls into question the meaning of such traditional freedoms in the West…Räsänen authored a booklet in 2004 on the Bible’s... Continue Reading

This has been a massive win for free speech, for genuine counselling, for those needing help, and for basic reality and biology. Hopefully many other countries will also come back to common sense and stop the persecution of those wanting change, and those offering change.   Let me start with a scenario: a person who... Continue Reading

Many young Christian men are attracted to their brand of Christianity for political reasons. To be Christian is to be anti-woke. From this view, Christian faith becomes a political and tribal marker as much as or even more important than personal faith. The church, as they define it, chiefly through self-selected online sources, is the... Continue Reading