Month: February 2022

Sweden: Charges Pending for Unapproved Research

Dr. Sundquist published research that a common factor among the majority of rape convicts was immigrant background. She is now under investigation because those findings had not been ‘pre-approved’ by the government.

Populism: A Word without Meaning

Populism is a term often used to criticize conservatives. But when we take a closer look, those who use it don’t bother to define it. In fact, a closer look suggests that the term has no meaning of its own. All it means is—democracy.

Egypt Appoints First-Ever Christian Head of Supreme Constitutional Court

Head of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights, hailed the decision as “historic” and “a giant move” in the field of political and civil rights. Ishak Ibrahim, an expert on Christian affairs in Egypt, was more skeptical: it “will not have a significant impact on eliminating discrimination and ensuring the opportunity for all citizens.”

Cardinal Müller Warns of Creeping Progressivism

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, has cautioned against the Church’s increasingly firm embrace of the Left’s secular progressivism and ‘wokism.’

Lebanon Sends SOS to the West

“Lebanon is basically a failed state,” explained Fr. Benedict Kiely, founder of the Nasarean, a charity dedicated to helping persecuted Christians in the Middle East. “The question is what will happen next.”

German Chancellor Scholz Visits Moscow

In a meeting between Chancellor Scholz and President Putin, both sides affirmed their willingness to find diplomatic solutions for the Ukraine conflict. While Scholz raised concerns over civil liberties in Russia, Putin emphasized the attractiveness of Russian gas for Germany.

France: Trial for Jihadist Assassination of Fr. Jacques Hamel Begins

The trial has begun of four individuals believed to have been involved in the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, an 85-year-old Catholic priest whose throat was slit by two Islamic terrorists while celebrating Mass at a church in northwest France in 2016.

Islamic Veil and Football: an Unexpected Controversy

The Hijabeuses activists have found unexpected support in the person of Elisabeth Moreno, the French Minister for Gender Equality, who believes that women “have the right to wear the Islamic veil to play” on a football pitch.

Abortion: The Battle of the European Lobbies

Abortion: The Battle of the European Lobbies

These attacks on the rights of the unborn child are not isolated initiatives. They are well thought out and coordinated. A survey by the European Centre for Law and Justice reveals the existence of a real pro-abortion lobby within the European institutions.

February 14, 2022
Netherlands: Over Two-Thirds of MPs in Favor of Scrapping Reflection Period for Abortions

Netherlands: Over Two-Thirds of MPs in Favor of Scrapping Reflection Period for Abortions

The parties of CDA, ChristenUnie, SGP, and Forum for Democracy voted unanimously against, as did Caroline van der Plas of the BoerBurgerBeweging and independent MP Pieter Omtzigt.

February 14, 2022
South African Doctor Pressured to Exaggerate the Severity of Omicron

South African Doctor Pressured to Exaggerate the Severity of Omicron

After discovering the Omicron variant last November, Dr. Angelique Coetzee faced heavy criticism from scientists and politicians in Europe for calling the variant a “mild disease.” Some three months later she is proven right and refuses to be silenced.

February 14, 2022
France: A Handful of MPs Vote to Extend the Legal Deadline for Abortion

France: A Handful of MPs Vote to Extend the Legal Deadline for Abortion

Only 59 out of 577 MPs were present in the hemicycle of the National Assembly for what is nevertheless a crucial issue, since it is a question of deciding the life or death of hundreds of unborn children.

February 14, 2022
EU Interior Ministers’ Meeting: No Agreement on the Reception of Migrants

EU Interior Ministers’ Meeting: No Agreement on the Reception of Migrants

An informal meeting of European Interior Ministers was held in Lille and Tourcoing in northern France on February 2nd and 3rd. The aim of this meeting was to put forward the proposals of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, as the head of the EU, in favour of border control in the Schengen area. The ministers decided to […]

February 14, 2022
Islamist Party Likely to Win Seats in Swedish Parliament

Islamist Party Likely to Win Seats in Swedish Parliament

There is nothing dramatic per se about a new party in the Riksdag. What is unique about the new party Nyans emerging in the 2022 election cycle is that it springs from the Islamist environment in Sweden.

February 13, 2022
Spain: Children to Learn Gender is a ‘Social Construct’

Spain: Children to Learn Gender is a ‘Social Construct’

At the beginning of the next school year, Spanish children aged six and under who’re enrolled in public schools will be taught that gender—rather than a biological reality—is a social construct.

February 13, 2022
Top VOX MP: “Peaceful Multiculturalism Doesn’t Exist”

Top VOX MP: “Peaceful Multiculturalism Doesn’t Exist”

“Peaceful multiculturalism does not exist, cultures have been imposing themselves on each other since the beginning of time, and France is perhaps the best proof in our environment,” the VOX MP said.

February 13, 2022
Head of Greenpeace International Becomes Germany’s New Climate Envoy

Head of Greenpeace International Becomes Germany’s New Climate Envoy

After appointing the head of Greenpeace International as the new climate envoy of Germany, members of the Green party expect to have greater influence over global climate policies.

February 13, 2022
An Untold Tragedy: Douglas Gresham and C.S. Lewis’s Final Years

An Untold Tragedy: Douglas Gresham and C.S. Lewis’s Final Years

Douglas Gresham vividly remembers the frosty December day he met his stepfather, the great Christian apologist C.S. Lewis, and later life.

February 13, 2022
Upcoming German Presidential Election Promises to be More of the Same

Upcoming German Presidential Election Promises to be More of the Same

The president of Germany primarily has a representative function, but the gravitas of the office lends importance to his statements. With 4 out of the 6 parties in Parliament endorsing Frank-Walter Steinmeier for another term, the election might just turn into a show of vanities.

February 12, 2022
VOX Campaigns on Choice between Natalism and Immigration

VOX Campaigns on Choice between Natalism and Immigration

VOX leader Abascal is framing the campaign in terms of what he calls “the great decision” of our age: “natalism or immigration.”

February 12, 2022