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Last week, the Australian Catholic University managed to turn every word in its name into an oxymoron. It’s Australian, but neither its staff nor its students believe in a “fair go”. It’s officially Catholic, but students walked out on an eminent speaker who opposed abortion.

As the US Presidential election draws nearer, two conflicting opinions are emerging for Christians wishing to vote in a principled manner. Both have their merits and both allow for a decision to be made in good conscience.

We expect non-Christians and Christophobes to hate on Christianity. It happens all the time and is par for the course. But it is a bit more surprising when those who claim to be Christians do much the same thing.

It would be a mistake to read too much into Harris’s words, but by exalting abortion as a manifestation of freedom, isn’t she close to endorsing Sartre’s bleakness and despair? A distinctive moral feature of abortion is being alone – radical alienation from both the child and her partner.

I hope these six simple strategies give you some idea of how to engage young people in the pro-life conversation. Please continue to pray for our young people and our culture as a whole.

Appalled by Smith-Connor’s legal defeat, the UK branch of Alliance Defending Freedom exclaimed, “This is the first known conviction of a 'thoughtcrime' in modern British history. We’re examining the possibility of appeal.”

Children have become a commodity, and so have women and their wombs. Surrogacy is marketed as the fulfilment of a dream. But often, it ends up a terrible nightmare, especially considering the health risks to both the surrogate mother and the child.

Following three hours of lively debate in South Australia’s Upper House, the Hon Ben Hood MLC’s Live Births Bill suffered the narrowest of defeats Wednesday evening, being voted down 10-9.

Bevelyn Beatty Williams, a 33-year-old pro-life activist, was convicted in Manhattan on 22 February of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act after a nine-day jury trial. She was sentenced on 24 July to three years and five months in prison.

I was heartbroken recently to see Melania Trump repeating the talking points of the Abortion Lobby. I could hardly believe it. She personally lived through the tyranny of Communism, and the Ruling Party in America relies on the very same tyrannical tactics as the Communists.

Family First represents contemporary Australia, which values the family and the safety of the community at large – their particular focus on society’s children is important for our times, as they are the future of this nation.

The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, has warned the church will be forced to consider closing religious schools if the government strips them of the ability to preference the employment of teachers supportive of Christian teachings.

Melbourne’s annual March for the Babies will be held this Saturday, 12 October. But this year’s march comes after an incredible pro-life campaign during the NT election. The NT election results have much to teach and encourage Victorians.

A new book by Melania Trump is due to come out in a few days. Among other things, the former First Lady discusses her pro-abortion position. Melania and others like her are standing on the wrong side of history. We can pray that their eyes are opened.

Momentum is building for the Live Births Bill in South Australia. We have letterboxed over 20,000 homes with our leaflet drawing attention to the tragic plight of 45 healthy SA babies killed after viability and up until birth in the first 18 months of the Termination of Pregnancy Act.

While Vance was the clear victor in this debate, the question arises as to how much of an impact it will have in next month’s election.

Up to 2,000 people gathered on the steps of the South Australian Parliament House to voice support for Ben Hood’s bill. If passed, the bill would uphold the right to life of babies in their third trimester, a move blasted as “extreme right-wing”.

There is a growing polarisation of society, and it is not coincidentally growing with the suppression of Truth and pride in sin. We are divided by false doctrines and suppression of the Truth.

When it comes to our guilt of abortion, individual guilt and collective guilt, it is better to confess. We can be free from our guilt and free to start again, knowing we have been forgiven by God through Jesus and His death on the Cross and Resurrection.

Seattle street preacher Matthew Meinecke was forcibly removed by police at a pro-abortion protest and a PRIDEFest rally in 2022. Attendees abused and physically assaulted Meinecke. Instead of arresting Antifa and the LGBTQ+ self-identifiers involved, Seattle police detained the pastor.