More than 388 million Christians — or 1 in 7 believers worldwide — face “high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith,” according to a new report.
“World Watch List 2026” report, an annual overview that measures the severity of Christian persecution in some 50 countries.
“For nearly a decade, New York bureaucrats tried to strong-arm nuns into paying for abortions because they serve all those in need,”
“The Supreme Court has made it abundantly clear that religious groups shouldn’t be bullied for staying true to their faith,” Windham added. “We are glad that New York finally agreed to settle this case and protect religious objectors from discrimination.”
Polling shows men under 25 are significantly less likely than older generations and their female counterparts to support homosexuality, abortion, and the transgender agenda.
The shift of young men toward a more conservative or right-wing outlook on life and politics is corroborated by data from the Pew Research Center’s annual National Public Opinion Reference Survey,
Birth rates are falling around the world. While generous pronatal policies to support families are a tried-and-true strategy to modestly increase birth rates, the rather smallish effects have led most people to conclude that there must be important cultural headwinds at play.
… one factor weighing on fertility may be staring us in the face as we get back to work: travel.
Spain’s euthanasia and assisted suicide toll climbed a staggering 27.54% in 2024, with 426 lives ended compared to 334 in 2023. Since the 2022 legalization, the total has ballooned by 47.92%, highlighting the perilous expansion of death-on-demand policies without prognosis restrictions—a recipe for abuse.
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Poland’s center-left government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk is dodging the nation’s Constitution to bow to a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling demanding recognition of same-sex “marriages” from other EU states.
This precedent endangers Europe’s diverse traditions, demanding resistance to preserve national identities against supranational meddling.
Organizers decried the push as a “license to kill,” long forbidden but now a leftist priority.
Two bills loom: one bolstering palliative care, the other enabling “aid to die”—already cleared by the National Assembly, with Senate debate on January 28 and final review in February. If passed, it would create one of the world’s most permissive euthanasia frameworks, eroding protections for the vulnerable.
France has relentlessly promoted abortion in recent years, and President Macron’s administration is also now promoting euthanasia.
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