Jonathon Van Maren is a writer for europeanconservative.com based in Canada. He has written for First Things, National Review, The American Conservative, and his latest book is Prairie Lion: The Life & Times of Ted Byfield.
Maltese Court Acquits Christian Accused of Violating ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban

Maltese Court Acquits Christian Accused of Violating ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban

The prosecution of Matthew Grech highlights activists’ aim with these bans: to silence Christians, to make it illegal to call LGBT ideology a sin, and to end religious freedom.

March 28, 2026
Finnish Supreme Court Convicts Päivi Räsänen of “Hate Speech”

Finnish Supreme Court Convicts Päivi Räsänen of “Hate Speech”

The MP was found “criminally liable” for a 22-year-old pamphlet stating the biblical views on homosexuality.

March 26, 2026
A Defeat for Suicide Campaigners Is a Victory for the Vulnerable

A Defeat for Suicide Campaigners Is a Victory for the Vulnerable

The rejection of the Scottish assisted suicide bill comes after cautionary tales from Canada, which is on track for 100,000 euthanasia deaths by this summer.

March 19, 2026
<em>Folktales</em>: Bringing Digital Natives Back to Reality

<em>Folktales</em>: Bringing Digital Natives Back to Reality

Technology has spun a web around us so all-encompassing that for many young people, a campfire in a snowy forest feels like a different world.

March 14, 2026
Is It Still Legal To Criticize Gender Ideology in Canada?

Is It Still Legal To Criticize Gender Ideology in Canada?

After a British Columbia pensioner is fined $750,000 for saying there are only two sexes, British comedian John Cleese cancels his tour dates.

March 5, 2026
Munich Meltdown: Hillary Clinton Clashes With Czech Leader Over ‘Woke’ Politics

Munich Meltdown: Hillary Clinton Clashes With Czech Leader Over ‘Woke’ Politics

The truth that angered Clinton in Munich last week is that the revolution she champions is destroying the West at home and weakening the West abroad.

February 17, 2026
Pronoun Priority Over Safety: Trans Ideology’s Role in Canada Shooting

Pronoun Priority Over Safety: Trans Ideology’s Role in Canada Shooting

Were eight people murdered by a mentally ill teenage boy suffering from fundamental delusions? Or was the killer a young woman? Just a few years ago, the question would have struck Canadians as absurd.

February 12, 2026
A Hamas Hostage Speaks: “He who has a <em>why</em> can bear any <em>how” </em>

A Hamas Hostage Speaks: “He who has a <em>why</em> can bear any <em>how” </em>

Eli Sharabi spent 491 days as a hostage of Hamas in Gaza, not knowing what had happened to his family. Now, he tells his story.

February 10, 2026
UK Assisted Suicide Bill Halted by Last Stand in the Lords

UK Assisted Suicide Bill Halted by Last Stand in the Lords

A furious Lord Falconer has threatened to override the Upper Chamber using the Parliament Act, which would likely trigger a constitutional crisis.

February 5, 2026
March for Life: Vance, the White House, and a Divided Pro-Life Movement

March for Life: Vance, the White House, and a Divided Pro-Life Movement

Pro-life leaders welcomed the VP’s remarks but continue to press for more concrete policy action.

January 26, 2026
Prosecuted for Praying: Abortion Battle Lines in Northern Ireland

Prosecuted for Praying: Abortion Battle Lines in Northern Ireland

“If we are not free to express prayer against abortion outside of a clinic without being criminalized, then none of us are free.”

January 21, 2026
<strong>Tommy Robinson</strong>: “I’ve always known there’s a far greater power than me. I’ve always searched for it.”

<strong>Tommy Robinson</strong>: “I’ve always known there’s a far greater power than me. I’ve always searched for it.”

“I’m a Christian. I believe in Jesus. But I’d love to be a better Christian.”

January 13, 2026