By Jonathon Van Maren As the Sexual Revolution inches past the half-century mark, it is becoming increasingly obvious to anyone who happens to be looking closely that this collective social experiment has not worked out particularly well. As I highlighted in the first several chapters of my 2016 book The Culture War, broken marriages, shattered…
By Jonathon Van Maen I’ve noted many times on this blog that the backlash against pornography is increasing as porn use becomes ubiquitous and its poison seeps into every aspect of our lives. Increasingly, there are those who stand up and demand a change. Consider this wonderful open letter in the Notre Dame Observer on…
By Jonathon Van Maren It is a sad irony that one consequence of the Sexual Revolution has been that Christians are being barred with increasing frequency from caring for society’s orphans, even as abortion activists delight in accusing them of being callous to the fate of these children. I’ve heard many stories of Christians who…
By Jonathon Van Maren October 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Despite decades of activism and a near-complete takeover of the institutions of academia, the media, and the educational system, abortion activists have spectacularly failed to accomplish their goal of “normalizing” abortion and persuading people that feticide is like an appendectomy, but safer. The “ShoutYourAbortion” campaign flopped…
By Jonathon Van Maren Two weeks after Richard Sempala was born, he was dropped in a trash can alongside the street in Kampala, Uganda. His weak cries were heard by a passerby, who called the directors of an orphanage to come and fetch him. Despite this sad beginning, Sempala feels indebted to his mother. “I…
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…