Make Shoplifting Bad Again
Big-name retailers are losing billions and closing stores because of activism. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Feb 01, 2024•1 min
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Bluey, the Cultural Warrior
The New York Times complains about fathers who might be too good in popular cartoon. ________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Feb 01, 2024•4 min
A Double Victim of Canada's Bad Ideas
The growing option to die by medical assistance is leaving patients already sick with disease or mental disorders with no hope. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Jan 31, 2024•1 min
Don't Follow Your Heart: Commit Cultural Heresy
In his new book Don't Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship , Professor Thaddeus Williams of Biola University has exposed "the cult of self" behind these mantras. The cult of self is, in a sense, the largest religion in the world and promises to elevate adherents to the place and prerogative of God. In the end, however, like all bad ideas about God and self, this lie dehumanizes us, leaving us empty, unsatisfied, and isolated. ___________ Receive a copy of Don't...
Jan 31, 2024•6 min
Marijuana and Psychosis in Teens
It's time to stop the delusion that legalizing weed has done no harm. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Jan 30, 2024•1 min
Is Abortion Pill Reversal Safe and Effective?
Despite progressive states trying to ban APR, the treatment is proving to be safe for moms and lifesaving for babies. ______________ We're excited to announce the Colson Fellows program is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cohort. As a Breakpoint listener, you probably pick up on how the daily commentaries do the work of translation for you. We take a story or issue being discussed in our culture right now and model how to think through it from a Christian worldview. But, if you're in...
Jan 30, 2024•7 min
Girls Forced to Share Rooms With Boys in Colorado
More stories are emerging showing children systematically put in harm's way to advance dangerous ideologies. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, visit Colsoncenter.org
Jan 29, 2024•1 min
Doctors Admit Puberty Blockers Aren't "Reversible"
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health's model of so-called "gender-affirming care" does not "follow the science." Despite the growing evidence about puberty blockers' irreversible effects, the gaps in medical research, and the dangers for children, the lie that puberty blockers are "fully reversible" will continue. To learn more about the harms of gender ideology, and the lie that these treatments are "irreversible," check out our latest Breakpoint Forum , "The Real Facts Abo...
Jan 29, 2024•7 min
More 'Nones' Than Catholics and Should Christians Attend Same-Sex Weddings?
New study confirms that more Americans identify as religiously unaffiliated than as Roman Catholics. Also, John and Maria discuss the debate over Christians attending same-sex weddings, the push for polyamory. Recommendations The Identity Project "Perhaps Emotional Dependence on Celebrities Has Gone Too Far" by Freddie DeBoer Segment 1: "Nones" Outpace Catholics More 'nones' than Catholics: Non-religious Americans near 30% in latest survey Segment 2: Should Christians Attend Same-sex Weddings? C...
Jan 26, 2024•54 min
African Bishops Reject Same-Sex Blessings
Pope Francis' declaration allowing priests to bless same-sex couples puts Roman Catholics who accept the biblical definition of marriage in a tough spot. Though the document doesn't officially change doctrine, it has sown confusion and emboldened heresy. However, earlier this month, a group of African bishops released a joint statement explaining why they will not bless same-sex couples. Led by Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungo, these bishops insisted that such unions are "contrary to ...
Jan 26, 2024•57 sec
A Detransitioner's Story
Sascha Bailey, son of a world-renowned photographer father and a fashion model mother, appeared to "have it all." Rather than saving his life, Bailey now believes that his attempts to adopt a new sex was, in reality, suicide with extra steps: "Transitioning was a way of killing myself without dying, because I was so unhappy with my life." ______________ What are worldviews? And why is teaching worldviews so crucial in this cultural moment? Dive into worldviews, their importance, and how to make ...
Jan 26, 2024•6 min
Finnish Double Jeopardy
Over the last year, we've reported on the (literal) trials of Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, who was accused of "hate speech" for sharing Bible verses in support of traditional sexuality. Twice already, she has been found "not guilty" by the courts. But as our friends at ADF reported last week, prosecutors are now trying to get that verdict overturned. According to Paul Coleman of ADF International, the attacks on Räsänen have been relentless. "As is so often the case in 'hate speech' tr...
Jan 25, 2024•1 min
BONUS: Interview with Miriam Grossman MD
In this special edition of Breakpoint, John Stonestreet sits down with Dr. Miriam Grossman to discuss the facts behind transgender ideology. Miriam Grossman MD is board certified in psychiatry and in the sub-specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry. The author of five books, Dr. Grossman's work has been translated into eleven languages. She has testified in Congress and lectured at the British House of Lords and the United Nations. This is a followup conversation from the latest Breakpoint F...
Jan 25, 2024•54 min
Democracy Is Having a Moment
God has placed us in this moment, a moment that is really a historical anomaly. Among other things, this implies we have a responsibility to be the moral people upon which democracy depends. Thus, we must commit again to loving one another, to governing our tempers, ambitions, greed, and tendency toward selfishness, and to never compromising on the truth of what it means to be human or what it means to seek the good. ______________ In Don't Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments...
Jan 25, 2024•7 min
Tom Holland on What Christianity Gave the World
In a newly resurfaced clip from 2020 , English philosopher A.C. Grayling claimed he could think of nothing truly unique that Christianity had given the world. Historian Tom Holland replied with what my colleague Shane Morris called, "one of his best 'mic drop' moments." In about 90 seconds, Holland rattled off a list that included lifelong marriage, concepts of sexuality that protected women and children, the modern scientific project, the idea that humans bear the image of God, the universality...
Jan 24, 2024•1 min
The Growing Political Divide of Men and Women
One feature of American life for some time now is that women, as a group, tend to fall to the left of men politically. For much of the twentieth century, that gap was relatively minor. Until 1980, in fact, the sexes voted within a few percentage points of each other. Since then, things have changed dramatically. Citing polling data from Gallup, Brad Wilcox of the Institute for Family Studies recently pointed out that the percentage of young men ages 18 to 29 who identify as Republican has risen ...
Jan 24, 2024•7 min
The Worldwide Persecution of Christians
A recent article in Christianity Today states, "Overall, 365 million Christians live in nations with high levels of persecution or discrimination." That's more people than live in the United States. The most troubling spots tend to be either authoritarian states like Cuba and North Korea, or Muslim-dominated areas like Saudi Arabia. Nigeria accounts for over 75% of world martyrs, with over 4,100 killed between October 2022 and September 2023. In contrast to a popular Western claim, the growing h...
Jan 23, 2024•1 min
Epistemology Has Consequences
Ideas tend to sprout up in academia, but the ones that matter do not stay there. Even when birthed in seemingly abstract fields like epistemology (the study of knowledge), ideas can have a major impact on culture. This is especially evident in the modern to postmodern shift from an objective and verifiable understanding of truth to a subjective and socially constructed understanding of truth. This shift has landed us in what can be called "standpoint epistemology." Standpoint epistemology is the...
Jan 23, 2024•4 min
Educating vs. Schooling
The rising generation is our most educated generation if you compare the number of millennials who completed bachelor's degrees with that of previous generations. However, as British commentator Peter Hitchens recently pointed out, being "schooled" isn't the same as being "educated." What he said about British schools could be applied to many U.S. ones: "Our education system teaches the young what to think, not how to think. And if you ever wonder why so many things don't work properly any more,...
Jan 22, 2024•1 min
Pope Francis on Surrogacy: 'Children Aren't Experiments'
In the last few years, the credibility of science or, more accurately, scientists, has taken more than a few hits. Take for instance the rush by many doctors, researchers, academics, and medical institutions to force transgender ideology on children. For example, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine Society have both issued guidelines for medically transitioning minors. From the beginning, maverick scientists have called foul, pointing out that the safety and long-term effectiven...
Jan 22, 2024•7 min
The Open Doors World Watch List, Our Growing Identity Crisis, and the Iowa Caucus
John and Maria talk about the growing incidents of persecution against Christians worldwide, gender confusion, and what to make of the results of the Iowa caucus. Recommendations Finding the words to sing - WORLD The Identity Project Segment 1: Open Doors 2024 World Watch List Open Doors 2024 Watch List Highlights persecution of sub-saharan African Christians Open Doors World Watch List 2024: Trends Segment 2: Introducing the Identity Project IdentityProject.tv Segment 3: The Iowa Caucuses Trump...
Jan 19, 2024•58 min
The "Science" of Abortion
Earlier this month, an image was shared on social media featuring what looked like a bit of used tissue paper with the caption, "Just a reminder that this is what an 8 week pregnancy/abortion looks like." The inference is that pro-lifers are fools or liars to call the preborn "a child." It didn't take long for that tweet to get called out. The image had been doctored . The "tissue" was not an embryo but merely an empty gestational sac. A real 8-week embryo has hands and feet, heart and head, and...
Jan 19, 2024•57 sec
Marsilius of Padua on the Relationship of Church and State
Seven hundred years ago, Italian scholar Marsilius of Padua helped lay the foundation for our modern ideas of popular sovereignty. In his book Defensor Pacis , written in the context of an ongoing battle in Church-state relations, he anticipated the idea of separate spheres for Church and state. Though tensions over the balance of power between Church and state were probably inevitable, it took surprisingly long for them to develop. In the Roman Empire, the state regulated religious practice. Ch...
Jan 19, 2024•5 min
Stop the DEI Handouts
University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was barely in the locker room after his team's victory in this year's National Championship before reporters were pointing out his 11 million dollar paycheck . While the controversy over what college football coaches make isn't going away any time soon, the University of Michigan also pays 30 million dollars to nearly 250 employees in its various diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. DEI staffing is a major industry, especially at universities, ofte...
Jan 18, 2024•1 min
Would the Discovery of Alien Life Disprove Christianity?
To see this What Would You Say? video in its entirety and to share it with others, go to whatwouldyousay.org. Or, you can look up the What Would You Say? channel on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to be notified each time a new video is released. _________ Among the unexpected stories of 2023 was a renewed interest in all things extraterrestrial: from images of alien corpses; to retired high-ranking military officials claiming secret government programs launched to capture UFOs; to a strange encou...
Jan 18, 2024•6 min
A Holocaust Without Jews?
An unsung hero of the twentieth century was Sir Nicholas Winton. Winton secured visas to Britain for 700 mostly Jewish children in the late 1930s, saving them from being victims of the Nazi Holocaust. For decades, Winton's work went unnoticed for the simple fact that he didn't tell anyone. Decades later his secret was discovered and revealed to the world. In fact, there's an actual video clip online of the then-grown children thanking Winton. Now, a new movie to be released later this year, star...
Jan 17, 2024•1 min
Why Abortion is a (the?) Priority Issue for the Political Left
Last week on NBC's Meet the Press, Joe Biden's deputy campaign manager, Quentin Fulks, was asked what the president's top priority would be if reelected. His reply: "First of all: Roe. … The president has been adamant that we need to restore Roe. It is unfathomable that women today wake up in a country with less rights than their ancestors had years ago." According to Politico , President Biden's pro-choice agenda is "the strongest abortion rights platform of any general election candidate," and...
Jan 17, 2024•7 min
America Is #1 (and it's not good)
America is number one, again! Apparently, nearly one in four American kids grows up in a single-parent home, which is the highest rate in the world today. The U.K. is nearly keeping up at 21%, right behind our 23%. There are, at times, reasons a parent is absent, but as a nationwide reality it's unsustainable. These numbers are not the way for America to be exceptional. How is it that the U.S. and the U.K., two nations with such a long and intense history of Christian influence, have such a terr...
Jan 16, 2024•58 sec
2023 Priorities from the Biden Administration to Expect in 2024
Go to identityproject.tv. Breakpoint listeners can receive a special discount by using the code BREAKPOINT at checkout. _____ "In 2023, the Biden administration doubled down on its commitment to radical gender ideology. Federal agencies proposed a slew of regulations pushing the Biden administration's extreme pro-LGBT agenda in education, employment, and health care at the expense of children's interests and women's rights." That agenda, Rachel Morrison suggests in an article at The Federalist ,...
Jan 16, 2024•6 min
Harvard's "Unapologetic Antisemitism"
"Unapologetic antisemitism—whether the incidents are few or numerous—is a college phenomenon because of what we teach, and how our teachings are exploited by malign actors." That's a line you'd expect to hear from some right-wing activist or conservative think tank. Instead, it came from Harry Lewis, Harvard grad, Harvard professor, and former Harvard dean. In his article " Reaping What We Have Taught ," Lewis took his own school to task: When complex social and political histories are oversimpl...
Jan 15, 2024•1 min
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