Society
The Destructive Anti-Liberal Ideology That the World Still Tolerates
Last month, a group of Islamic terrorists attacked the predominantly Christian village of Yelewata, killing three local residents and injuring three more. A few months earlier, the same group attacked the same village and killed 200 people, many…
The Rise and Fall of Humpty Dumpty
“What is this world if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare,” writes the poet William Henry Davies. When I lived in London, I would visit the National Gallery and simply stand and stare at the great works of art. One of the paintings…
There’s No Such Thing As a “Little” Assisted Suicide
By The Stream Published on August 28, 2025 Wesley J. Smith, chair and senior fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, shares how a friend who committed suicide under the influence of the Hemlock Society propelled him into…
Is Your Mind Immortal or Are You a Meat Machine? Part I
The Immortal Mind, a new book by neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and science writer Denyse O’Leary, challenges some unexamined dogmas that dominate science classrooms and popular media — especially materialism, the theory that mind, spirit, and the…
Pope Leo Affirms Ecumenism Comparing Nicaea to Lutheran-Led Conference
In a resounding endorsement of the ecumenical movement, Pope Leo XIV is drawing parallels between the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea and the Lutheran-led ecumenical Conference in Stockholm, referring to Catholics and Protestants as “fellow…
The Real Danger of Progressive Christianity
When Baylor University returned a $1.65 million grant last month — one tied to DEI efforts and LGBTQ initiatives — it sent a ripple through the Christian world. On the surface, it looked like a victory: a Christian institution on the verge of…
Catholic Archbishop Joins Anti-Trump Tycoon in Crusade Against Deportations
Miami’s Catholic archbishop and a Trump-hating billionaire have joined forces to prevent illegal aliens in Miami from being deported. This is taking place in the very city reporting the most arrests of illegals since President Donald Trump’s…
When Faith Becomes a Loveless Place
Novelist Alphonse Karr’s old lament that “the more things change, the more they stay the same” has stood the test of time for a reason. It carries a truth about the human condition that resonates in the new age of artificial intelligence, just…
Is Islam the Strong Horse?
Osama Bin Ladin once said, “When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse.” He was referring, of course, to Islam’s eventual victory over the Christian West — a victory that might be achieved…
Seeing Beyond – The Stream
My decision to restore an old family home set a miracle in motion in my life, though on that first night, it sure didn’t feel like it. A miracle is happening in your life too, even if you can’t quite see it. Jesus is making all things new, but…