The Canadian-American radical feminist and polemicist, Shulamith Firestone, had this to say about marriage: ‘under Roman law [man] was invested with the rights of life and death over them all; famulus means domestic slave, and familia is the total number…
One month ago, Germany’s parliament passed a law forbidding “gay conversion” therapy for those under 18. As well as punishments for those offering the service to under-eighteens, parents could also be prosecuted if they pressure their children to take part.…
As I’m sure you’re aware, the former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and prominent journalist Trevor Phillips has been suspended from the Labour Party over allegations of Islamophobia, relating to his past comments. Now, while the laughable…
The controversial Shepherd Bushiri has established himself as an important figure in the South African political landscape, filling a vacuum many politicians have ignored. ‘Christian Prophet walks on air’: the 2015 video, supposedly showing Prophet Shepherd Bushiri walking above the ground,…
Peterborough City Council has approved plans for the first state-funded Roman Catholic primary school in England in over a decade. The school will open its doors to 90 children in 2022, and will eventually accommodate 630 pupils. And, if oversubscribed,…
Is a helter-skelter in a cathedral a mistake? Well, perhaps you’re too taken aback by that question to answer, but according to the Queen’s former chaplain, it very much is. The Right Reverend Dr Gavin Ashenden has criticised the installation of a…
Four years ago, Lizzie Lowe, a fourteen year old girl, took her own life. Thinking that she might be gay, she feared telling her parents, and was struggling to reconcile her sexuality with her devout Christianity. Now, the church of which…
For all Christians, Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year. It is a celebration of God being made flesh and entering the world: the welcoming of someone who will be crucified 33 years after his birth, making…
Pope Francis, the darling of the liberal media, is having a bad month. For those who think that the Holy Father is the best Pope in the 2000 years of Catholicism, this is a disaster. For those who have found…