From October 21-27, members of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) Student Action campaigned in defense of traditional marriage in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The campaign was met with much enthusiasm by those who were surprised to see young people defending marriage As could be expected, however, the reception was not always … Read more
Close to 530,000 French paraded in Paris and Bordeaux on October 5 against artificial insemination for lesbian couples (medically assisted procreation or PMA) and the so-called womb-for-rent system (surrogate pregnancy or GPA, in its French acronym) to favor homosexual couples. These procedures are currently illegal in France and cannot be funded by … Read more
“It is better to die than to pervert ourselves,” Iraqi Catholics fleeing from Islamist terrorists bravely told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. Despite idyllic beliefs and ecumenical illusions, radical Islamists who embrace Allah’s supposedly “peaceful religion” are brutally slaughtering not only Christians but also Muslims not deemed sufficiently faithful. Catholics, however, … Read more
The late Sen. Eugene McCarthy once said that only two kinds of religion are permitted in America: strong beliefs vaguely expressed or vague beliefs strongly expressed. In a similar way, it could be said that the same formula applies to political beliefs. Keeping everything vague is the basis of a general consensus … Read more
China wants to develop a “Christian theology” compatible with Chinese culture and socialism, said the head of the State Administration for Religious Affairs Wang Zuo’an as reported by the Paris daily Le Figaro. Zuo’an Wang told the official China Daily they will develop a “Chinese Christian theology. . . adapted to the … Read more
When mentioning the country of England, images immediately come to mind of the Houses of Parliament, double-decker buses, high tea and…devotion to Mary? In a book published in the late nineteenth century titled Pietas Mariana Britannica: A History of English Devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Marye Mother of God, Mr. Edmund Waterton … Read more
A review of Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets by Dave Geenens (Atchison, Kans.: Inhance Press, 2013). * * * Modern economics tends to reduce what happens in business to numbers and formulas. The human element is taken out, and all is left dry and lifeless. … Read more
Midtown Manhattan is known the world over for being one of the busiest places on earth. At all hours, great numbers of pedestrians from around the corner and around the globe go this way and that down 5th Avenue and the surrounding streets, each with their own reason for joining the fray. … Read more
Today, the internet offers almost everything, even a marriage partner. But according to a recent study done by the University of Michigan, couples that meet online, tend to suffer from poor relationships and are more likely to separate within the first year. This analysis contradicts another study done by the University of … Read more
Hong Kong, one of the world’s major financial capitals, is the scene of violent clashes between the police on one hand, and students and young people on the other. The issue has been festering for several years, but this time it has acquired unparalleled proportions. It is being called the “umbrella revolution” … Read more