In and of themselves, the guidelines agreed upon at the White House will be inadequate to keep AI companies honest.

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Growing in biblical wisdom is a lifetime project.

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Biological reality has always been on the side of truth.

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Wednesday was the third anniversary of the Hamas attack in Gaza. Religious liberty continues to fight for its life in courts across America. And should Christians send their children to public schools? 

Segment 1 – October 7 Anniversary 

Remembering Oct 7 

Breakpoint article on Islam 

Segment 2 – Religious Liberty On Trial 

University Heights Ohio case 

St. Mary Catholic vs Roy 

New York Amish case 

Camp vs. Colorado 

Segment 3 – Questions and Comments 

What are They Teaching Teachers 

The underlying principle beneath so many of today's moral issues is the assumption that our dignity lies in our autonomy.

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Married, religious, church-going women are repeatedly the happiest cohort among those studied.

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Arguments long used to explain the choice for an abortion have now been used to explain the horrible choice to kill a child outside of the womb.

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Downplaying religious zealously is not only to misunderstand what motivates Islamic terror, it has led us to foolish responses.  

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How can post-Dobbs laws be blamed for what happened before Dobbs was decided?

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A planned hijacking is thwarted over the skies of Saudi Arabia; President Trump floats a plan for a national school choice program. And the mainstream media misses the real reason behind the growing ectopic pregnancy deaths. 

Segment 1 – Attempted Hijacking; School Choice Program 

Fox News article on attempted highjacking 

US Treasury press release on school choice plan 

Article on scholarship plan 

Segment 2 – Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths 

Probulica article on ectopic pregnancies 

National Review article 

Segment 3 – Fewer Kids Identifying as LGBT; The Key to Happiness 

Jean Twenge study  

Burlington Ralliy  

IFS study on happiness 

Mom of the year 

Christian worldview formation is not limited to correcting ideas.

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God has revealed to us the end of the story. And it is very good, because He is. 

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Love God with all your mind like Jesus did.

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Marriage as God intended has always been one of the best gifts we can give to the wider world.

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When teachers understand their role within the biblical framework of redemption, the potential is amazing.

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A new women's conference seeks to start a new feminist movement. A shocking case out of Ohio reveals more dangers that come with the abortion pill. Even advocates of public schools are having second thoughts. And are prenuptial agreements a good idea? 

Segment 1 – Women's Declaration; Abortion Pill Dangers 

Article on women's declaration 

Declaration 

Ohio surgeon article 

Segment 2 – Public School Firestorm 

Fox article on Nikole Hannah-Jones 

X post on transgender research 

Segment 3 – Prenuptial agreements 

IFS article on prenuptial agreements 

Taylor Swift moment 

A generation that doesn't know that socialism has failed everywhere it has been tried will be easily deceived.

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IVF, as it is commonly practiced, dehumanizes more embryos than are born.

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The gospel's offer of forgiveness for us and its call for us to forgive others gives hope for something beyond grievance and petty revenge.

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The health and future of the Church is tied to the well-being of humanity. 

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Restorative reproductive medicine is offering a way forward for men and women who wish to be moms and dads. 

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The reaction to the Clancy trial reflects how many think about abortion. For the church, euthanasia is a hill to die on. How should Christians think about AI doomsday talk. And boys are filling the chairs in church youth groups. 

Recommendations 

Creation Regained Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview  by Albert M. Wolters  

The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck and R. Carlton Wynne  

Colson Fellows 

Segment 1 – Clancy Trial Reaction; Euthanasia in the UK 

Tearing Us Apart book 

Townhall article on Clancy trial 

Netherlands Toddler Euthanized 

BBC article on euthanasia bill 

AI short course 

Segment 2 – AI Doomsday 

AI whistleblower 

AI short course 

Segment 3 – The Boys are Back...in Church 

Youth group attendance 

The Constitution is an experiment that needs to be stewarded.

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 Families, churches, and Christian schools have the opportunity to cultivate the kind of convictions that can undergird the religious freedom consensus.

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We need to remember the faithfulness of God, repent of our sins, and return to His ways.

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Wherever men and women behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, the idols fall. 

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Our idols will not disappear simply because we expose them. They disappear when we behold Christ. 

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John and Maria talk about how the world has changed in the 25 years since 9/11. How concerned should we be about Artificial Intelligence ending humanity. And thoughts about Charlie Kirk one year after his assassination.  

Segment 1 – 9/11 Anniversary 

25 Years after 9/11 

Ali Tablet article on 9/11 

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11  Graff, Garrett M. 

Drive Thru History Special hosted by Dave Stotts 

Segment 2 – AI Fears 

Breakpoint AI Forum 

OpenAI chief scientist warns no-one is prepared for consequences of AI  

Frustrated AI researcher: AI could kill us all by decade's end 

Segment 3 – Remembering Charlie Kirk 

Charlie Kirk Legacy 

God willing, it won't take another day like 9-11 for us to recapture an awareness of what is true and good.

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The human heart remains as religious as ever.

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Because names matter, we should always take the God-given task of naming seriously.

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Welcome to a special edition of the BreakPoint podcast. In view of the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attack on the United States, our team went back and revisited commentaries from our founder Chuck Colson. 

Having committed her life to advancing and protecting women's rights, Gloria Steinem instead enabled the erosion of those rights.

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Part of honoring human exceptionalism is to honor work.  

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35 years ago this month Chuck Colson started the Breakpoint commentary. Two notable deaths this week; Gloria Steinem and Wendell Berry.  And a new study suggests that our 5th graders are not alright. 

Segment 1 – 35 Years of Breakpoint and the Deaths of Gloria Steinem and Wendell Berry 

Beyond Strange Bedfellows 

The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale 

Segment 2 – Meta's Record Settlement; Mental Health Crisis in Children 

Meta Settlement 

Mental Health study 

The Triumph of the Therapeutic` by Philip RIEFF 

Segment 3 – Treating the Homeless 

Treatment First Policy 

Mobile Loaves and Fishes 

The events of the Bible did not take place "once upon a time" or "long ago, in a galaxy far, far away."

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Zombie ideas of overpopulation and human pestilence gets humanity tragically wrong and misunderstands the created world. 

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Thirty-five years ago today, on September 2, 1991, Chuck Colson broadcast the very first episode of Breakpoint.

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Tyndale's work laid the foundation for virtually every English Bible translation of the past 500 years and left a major mark on the English language and our theological vocabulary.

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By investing wisely, we can oppose what is evil and mend what is broken in our world.

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A devasting flood hit the Nepal-China border leaving many dead. Dolly Parton dies and for once all political sides are mourning. The Log Cabin Republicans say they won't support transgender ideology anymore in the face of transgender gaslighting about what's happening in America's schools. 

Segment 1 – Nepal Flood, Dolly Dies, More Transgender Fallout 

Log Cabin Republicans announcement 

Breakpoint commentary on gaslighting 

Segment 2 – Woke 2.0 

USA Today article 

Segment 3 – More Bad News about Young Men 

IFS study 

Virtue online 

The gaslighting must stop. 

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 Americans should do their homework and study the history of socialism.

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Check out the entire "How to T.H.I.N.K. Series" with Tim Barnett on the What Would You Say? YouTube channel.

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Hatred of Jews has no place whatsoever for the Christian.

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The Bible is a book, but it is not just a book.

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The tragic case of Cambridge professor Jason Arday reveals much that is wrong in today's higher education. And how certain are you about your belief in God? 

Segment 1 – Jason Arday; The Rot in Higher Ed 

Alex Berenson Substack 

UM Skipping Letter Grades 

Segment 2 – Shaky Belief in God 

Ryan Burge on Belief 

Segment 3 – Questions 

Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life) by Eric O. Jacobsen and Eugene H. Peterson   

Arthru Brooks article on Bumble  

Jason Arday was as much a victim of his own ideas as he was the victim of other's good intentions. 

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62% of Americans under 40 have a positive view of socialism or communism. Where did this come from, and what should be done?

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Christianity has played a significant role in shaping many modern traditions of generosity and giving.

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