By Jonathon Van Maren This, from the Telegraph, is just incredible: Surgeons have operated on unborn babies for the first time ever in Britain. Weeks before they even took their first breaths, two babies had their spinal cords delicately repaired while still in the womb. The spina bifida surgeries were successfully performed by a team at London’s…
By Jonathon Van Maren While traditionalists are losing the culture on a handful of fundamental issues—on sexual morality, for example—there has consistently been good news on one front: The battle for hearts and minds on the issue of abortion. From LifeSiteNews: The pro-life cause is gaining momentum in the United States with a growing number…
By Jonathon Van Maren October 24, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Last week, I noted that Canada’s abortion activists have responded to a recent surge in violence against peaceful pro-life protestors with a collective shrug and a heavy dose of victim-blaming. Pseudonymous abortion blogger Fern Hill suggested that “blaming the victim is not always wrong.” Nora Loreto…
By Jonathon Van Maren I noticed this week that the great American composer George Walker died a few months ago at the age of 96. His name might not immediately trigger recognition, but his story is a powerful one: He was the first black man to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, and he ended…
By Jonathon Van Maren Awareness of the fact that pornography is fueling rape culture continues to spread—and for horrifying reasons. Nepal has moved to ban porn in the wake of a 300% spike in rape rates over the past decade. A human rights activist in India is urging the government to take action after revelations…