Christianity

Jesus of Nazareth stands before Pontius Pilatus. “What charges are you bringing against this man?” Pilatus asks of the Pharisees who hold Jesus for trial. “If he were not a criminal, we would not have brought him before you,” the Pharisees explain to the Roman Prefect. Pilatus sighs, but nobody, not even his servants, can hear it over the stormy noise of chatter, whispers, and rumours unfolding all over Jerusalem. “Take him yourselves! Judge him according to your own law,” Pilatus commands, dismissively. The head of Pharisees looks at his colleagues. They nod back at him. “We are not allowed to put anyone to death. Such is your law.” ...

The blue light of the laptop screen was the only thing illuminating the room, casting long shadows that clung to the corners like old doubts. He scrolled through an endless feed of algorithmic sludge: vacant smiles selling products he didn’t need, recycled outrage over issues he couldn’t fix, and shallow promises of liberation that looked suspiciously like a subscription fee. It was a river of noise, and he had been drowning in it for years. With a quiet click, he closed the laptop, plunging the room into a heavy, waiting darkness. He was in his early twenties, and the silence that followed felt more honest than anything the screen had to offer. Where to even begin? ...

On 10th September 2025, a shooter climbed onto the roof of a building at Utah State University, Utah, USA. He was positioned approximately 200 metres away from Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). Charlie sat in his iconic ‘Prove Me Wrong’ tent, seated in front of a table, where he would invite university students to debate him. It was one of the many ordinary tours that Charlie was well-known for, having done them since the age of 18. ...