Persecution and Constitutional Theocracy
by Peter J. LeithartImmense practical obstacles stand in the way of making the liberal principles of the Universal Declaration truly universal. Continue Reading »
Immense practical obstacles stand in the way of making the liberal principles of the Universal Declaration truly universal. Continue Reading »
We are witnessing a global crisis in religious freedom, wherein roughly three-quarters of the world’s people live in nations where religion is highly or very highly restricted. China presents a particularly troubling case. The assault on religion currently taking place under President Xi Jinping . . . . Continue Reading »
It is a scrupulously made short film, shot with several cameras in 2015. Arabic letters dance atop a black background, as if afloat on a whirling current of water, finally coming together and forming a droplet of closely intertwined characters. In Arabic calligraphy—one of Islam’s most . . . . Continue Reading »
A tough year lies ahead. Yet Christ, risen and triumphant, remains present and available in the Eucharist. Continue Reading »
Death Penalty Sad to say, but as surely as night follows day, when Pope Francis speaks on doctrinal matters, confusion results. And so it is with the pope’s August revision to section 2267 of the Catechism. Although taught by the Church for two millennia as a legitimate punishment for . . . . Continue Reading »
A vast oblong of Islamist, authoritarian, or sectarian persecution stretches from Egypt, Eritrea, Turkey, and Sudan, all the way to China and North Korea, across India and Pakistan. According to a recent report published by Aid to the Church in Need, “the persecution of Christians is today worse . . . . Continue Reading »
Having once put such hopes in Burma, the world has lost interest. Continue Reading »
Persecution may well eliminate Christians from the Middle East, yet too many remain reluctant to declare ISIS guilty of genocide. Continue Reading »
America’s conservative Christians should consider not only joining the vigils, but also visiting Ahok in his jail cell. Continue Reading »
The scope of anti-Christian violence does demand a much louder voice from American Christians in defense of persecuted Christians overseas. Continue Reading »