The Mouse that Whored
Disney sets a trap for children. The Mouse that Roared is a 1959 comedy film about a mouse-sized country (the Duchy of Grand Fenwick) that decides to solve its money problems by declaring war on America, then surrendering, then reaping the financial aid that America...
Is Islam Fail-Safe?
“Deeply-held” beliefs are not always as deeply-rooted as they seem. “Is Islam too big to fail?” I raised that question ten years ago in Christianity, Islam, and Atheism. I pointed out that, like Islam, Soviet communism once had an air of inevitability...
Should Western Christians Provide Life Support to Islam?
It may do well to heed one of the more reliable lessons of history. When tyrannies are appeased, they tend to grow. That seems to be one of the more reliable lessons of history. Yet, societies continue to appease aggressors in the hope that, maybe this...
Expansionist Islam
Is Putin’s war distracting us from another threat? While the world justifiably worries about the expansion of Russia under Vladimir Putin, another world power is slowly expanding its reach. It’s called Islam. Unlike Russia, Islam is not one large land mass, but...
Joe Biden’s Gender Obsession
The president implies that God supports his gender agenda. How does he know? “Women can’t reach ‘full God-given potential’ without abortion, Joe Biden claims.” So reads a headline in a LifeSite News piece reporting on a statement issued by President Biden on...
Putin, Biden, Iran, and Nuclear War
How real is the threat? One of the ironies of our times is that while Vladimir Putin threatens nuclear war, the Biden administration is anxious to enter into a nuclear deal with Iran which, critics say, will only serve to hasten Iran’s development of nuclear weapons....
Has Church Policy Enabled Christian Persecution?
Francis fiddles with “fraternity” while Africa burns. The new Archbishop of Algiers recently said that Catholics must “abandon the idea that we have to evangelize and bring people to our truth.” “At the same time,” continued Archbishop Jean-Paul Vesco, “we have to...
Shoot First and Ask Questions Later
Our policymakers want to present us with irreversible faits accomplis. “It ought to be the oldest things that are taught to the youngest people,” wrote G.K. Chesterton more than 100 years ago. He didn’t mean that children should be fed a strict diet of ancient...
Freedom of Religion on Trial in Finland
Will Finland bow down to the gods of fashion? Päivi Räsänen is a member of the Finnish Parliament, a former minister of the interior, a public speaker and the mother of five grown children. She faces a heavy fine and two years in prison for quoting the Bible. In...
As Communism Spreads, Europeans are on Guard against Nazis
The Great Replacement and the Great Distraction. What’s the biggest issue in the next French Presidential election? The economy? Climate change? Education? All of the above are on the minds of French voters, but what’s shaping up to be the main issue...
