On This Day in 1963: Anniversary of C S Lewis’s death
On this day 60 years ago, the dawn broke for the last time in C S Lewis’s life.
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Handle with care: You can’t teach RSE in a moral vacuum
In July this year, new legislation came into force that requires post-primary schools to teach pupils about contraception and abortion.
Beyond Utopia: Harrowing documentary on North Korea should drive us to pray
To its residents, North Korea is a paradise. It is the most wonderful country in the world. Yes, there have been famines; yes, people die in the street; yes, there are draconian rules that must be adhered to. But when compared with any other nation, it is utopia.
New extremism laws mustn’t repeat past failures
In recent weeks we’ve seen anti-Semitic incidents across the UK that many, including Christians, believe have no place in our society. Hamas’s terrorist atrocities were celebrated on our streets within hours.
Five ways the world would be worse without Christianity
In 2007, God Is Not Great, a bestselling book by the late Christopher Hitchens, denounced Christianity as being violent, hateful, and inimical to human flourishing.
Tracing Christianity’s impact on slavery through the centuries
Early in 1972, Paul Raffaele was wandering along a street in Canton, China, when he noticed a silent crowd surrounding an open truck. On it stood four men, heads bowed. Each had a board strapped to his back bearing his name—crossed out.