MercatorNet | June 6, 2017 |

June 6, 2017

Conducting a rational argument about sensitive issues is getting harder and harder. Take Islam and same-sex marriage. Fanatical Muslims in London struck again over the weekend, killing pedestrians with a speeding car and then hacking to death as many as they could. (See the article below.) Their minds have shut down to all rational discourse; no arguments will convince them; no words will provoke them to question their world view. 

Similarly, as Australian tennis legend Margaret Court has learned over the past few days, many supporters of same-sex marriage have the same mental habits. They are not interested in debate; they slip automatically into vilification. It reminds me of nothing so much as the Moscow Show Trials of the 1930s, in which the accused were automatically found guilty and were subjected to the scabrous and absurd abuse. See our feature below. 

Michael Cook 
Editor 
MERCATORNET

Tried in the court of Twitter By Michael Cook Tennis legend Margaret Court is being crucified for opposing same-sex marriage Read the full article

 

Way of the Warrior Kid By Harley J. Sims Boys deserve a better primer than a guide to hero worship Read the full article

 

Largest Japanese population decline on record By Shannon Roberts Births fall below 1 million for the first time since 1899. Read the full article

 

Britain needs to tackle uncomfortable questions By Bill Durodie The PM says 'enough is enough' -- but what does that mean? Read the full article

 

How gender became political, and the political became personal By Wayne J. Ottenbreit One family’s engagement with the new identity culture. Read the full article

 

Senator Sasse has questions and answers about freedom and virtue By Sheila Liaugminas Now that his provocative new book is out, more people are noticing. Read the full article

 

‘Why I am a Jew’ By Michael Cook A leading British rabbi explains his faith in a short animated video Read the full article

 

The Lego Batman Movie By Rachele Mocchetti Action, humour, and unrelenting self-irony. Read the full article

 

Facebook enters the population mapping game By Marcus Roberts Does this mean census forms are a thing of the past? Read the full article

 

Grandmother bridges generation gap By Jennifer Minicus Henry likes to take his time. Read the full article

 

A Christian abortion doctor? On the ignorance, arrogance, and violence of the Pro-Choice cause By Charles K. Bellinger An abortion doctor's inadequate apologia. Read the full article

 

The engagement ring loses its sparkle By Helena Adeloju Whoever said 'Diamonds are forever' hadn't reckoned with the millennials. Read the full article

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