Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
A Hong Kong court this week convicted Jimmy Lai, the territory’s most prominent champion of democracy and basic human rights, of breaching national security. The sham trial and conviction confirm Hong Kong’s tragic descent into tyranny. Hong Kong was long one of the freest places on earth, and Jimmy Lai, age 78, both symbolizes and … Read more
COMMENTARY: Reconciliation must never sacrifice the timeless truths of the Church, but sadly that appears to be the case in China. Cardinal Stephen Chow, the bishop of Hong Kong, defended the state of religious freedom in Hong Kong in a public dialogue in Parramatta, Australia, on Sept. 15. If what he said were true — … Read more
The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom [Full Film] See also “Trump vows to push for release of jailed Catholic activist Jimmy Lai“ Related PostsMillenarian Mobs: An old and dangerous story. A Field Guide to the American Left Stealing the Holocaust from the Jews A Synod for Sin and against Repentance … Read more
Jimmy Lai has lived a great life: as an entrepreneur, as a media magnate, as a freedom-and-democracy advocate. His friends and admirers want him to have a decent ending. He has been a political prisoner in Hong Kong for almost four years. Most of that time, he has been in solitary confinement. I wrote about … Read more