Light to the revelation of the Gentiles
BY Liam Gibson
One of the most frequently repeated myths about Christmas is that its origins lie in a pagan Roman festival. The…
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The war on Christmas
BY Liam Gibson
This December marks the eight-hundredth anniversary of the institution of the first Christmas nativity scene (presepio in Italian) by St…
READ MOREIreland’s rebellion against God
BY Liam Gibson
In his 2015 book Black Earth: the Holocaust as History and Warning, Timothy Snyder describes how, on 12 March 1938,…
READ MOREThe abolition of the death penalty and human dignity
BY Liam Gibson
On 15 May 2017, one of Britain’s most notorious child killers, Ian Brady, died of natural causes in Ashworth High…
READ MOREAbortion and the breakdown of moral norms
BY Liam Gibson
In an atmosphere of celebration, the British pro-life movement gathered in London last Saturday, in the early autumn sunshine, before…
READ MOREThe “chilling effect” of the criminal law
BY Liam Gibson
Few crimes are more heinous than the premeditated killing of a child. And yet, no act of violence has gained…
READ MOREThe promotion of abortion in Northern Ireland’s schools
BY Liam Gibson
On 1 July 2023, a draconian piece of legislation — more reminiscent of something from the dark days of the…
READ MOREAssisted suicide — calling evil “good”
BY Liam Gibson
In his play Good, C P Taylor tells the fictional tale of John Halder, a professor of literature in 1930s Germany.1 Weighed…
READ MOREParliament and the policing of silent prayer
BY Liam Gibson
On Saturday 6 May 2023, in an elaborate ceremony harking back to the Middle Ages, Charles III will be crowned…
READ MOREA tale of two children: doctors, disability and the law
BY Liam Gibson
On Sunday 19 March 2023, a “citizens convention” in France concluded a discussion on end-of-life care by calling for the…
READ MOREThe persecution and betrayal of the pro-life cause
BY Liam Gibson
While early indications reflect a decline in the number of abortions in the months following the US Supreme Court’s reversal…
READ MOREThe form of the soul: human dignity and our duty to the dead
BY Liam Gibson
In the final hours of 2022, New York became the sixth US state to legalise the “natural organic reduction” of…
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