Can we develop a definition of economic freedom that can be measured? Fraser’s motto is, “if it matters, measure it.” Obviously, the effort fit well with its mission.  The early meetings attracted Milton Friedman and other talented economists.  These high-level discussions led to gradual progress and the development of a workable framework which is still... Continue Reading

“We are not safe in Pakistan. This was the first time we suffered, but it was huge,” he said from his son’s bedside. “I just can’t explain how I feel. We have lost many friends, I’ve lost cousins, uncles, aunties. We’re confused and we just don’t know what to do.”   It was at 11.44am... Continue Reading

Many Christians think they cannot believe in the full authority and inspiration of the Bible and at the same time support same-sex relationships, says Matthew Vines, though he hopes to convince them that isn’t the case. Vines says he’s received several hundred emails over the course of the last year-and-a-half from conservative-minded Christians who have... Continue Reading

Lela Gilbert is the author of Saturday People, Sunday People, which details the expulsion of 850,000 Jews who fled or were forced to leave Muslim countries in the mid-20th century. The title of her book comes from an Islamist slogan, “First the Saturday People, then the Sunday People,” which means “first we kill the Jews,... Continue Reading

They worry that people who act on their traditional, religious convictions about marriage are paying a price in the media and in state courts.   Conservatives are rallying around a House bill designed to protect religious people who advocate for traditional marriage — a belief, they say, that is held in increasing contempt. But supporters... Continue Reading

Scientists use “theory” both for what’s proven and what’s not, and Wade stipulates “that evolution has certainly occurred and no fact is better attested.” Excuse me? I’ve read numerous eyewitness accounts of Civil War battles: Those are well-attested. I’ve been in the DuPont labs where scientists developed nylon and other products: That history is well-attested.... Continue Reading

When we arrived in the city centre we were greeted with a barrage of noise. At one end of the street was a busker playing loud South American music through an amplifier, and then in the middle of the street was an opera singer who was singing at the top her lungs with amplification. All... Continue Reading

The Bulls will only allow married couples to share a double bed at their guesthouse near Penzance in Cornwall because of their Christian beliefs. Their policy, which applies to heterosexuals and homosexuals alike, has been in place since the business opened, and is well advertised.   Christians who suffered death threats and vandalism after being... Continue Reading

Two suicide bombers who thought they were doing the will of Allah killed 81 people including many children.  81 men, women and children killed as they left church!  Can you imagine the horror and hellishness of that?  And yet if you live in the West, if you blink you will have missed it.   Last... Continue Reading

We shouldn’t judge people. This one we hear from both the world and the church. With the church it even comes complete with a proof-text, Matthew 7:1. While Jesus warns us to not be too quick to judge, to judge with charity, to judge in a manner we would like to be judged, even He... Continue Reading